I bought the Node 2 because it was on sale for $100 under than the normal price and wanted to compare it with my Cambridge streamer. I coupled them both with a Benchmark DAC. The Node sounded almost two dimensional compared to the Cambridge to my ears.
Bluesound Node 2i vs Upscale streamers
For those of you that have compared the Node 2/2i to some of the more expensive streamers like Lumin, Aurender, etc., what do the big boys bring to the table. Forget the internal DACs, I'm sure theirs beats the Node. I'm talking about using these devices as stand alone streamers into an outboard DAC. What are the differences you've heard?
Oz
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