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Bluesound node 2i

Hi all

My Audio Research CDT1 is apparently unrepairable so I've been thinking about replacing it with a network streamer instead of another transport.  The local audio shop has the Bluesound Node 2i and it has a digital out that I can plug into my DAC, so it seems like a possibility.  But then the sales person said something that seems a bit strange to me: he claims that the sound will be much better if I plug it directly into the router than if I let it use the wireless.  Does anyone have any experience that would back up or refute this claim?  I admit I am a Computer Scientist not an Electrical Engineer, but I would have thought that any decent wireless streamer would buffer the input that came in and I think my DAC buffers and re-clocks whatever input it gets, so I'm not sure why this should matter.  For context I have Google WiFi and 450 Mb per second service.  Any other streamers I should consider? I know a lot of folks seem to like the Audiolab 6000N. Thanks for any comments.

Howard
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mac742
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I have one issue with Bluesound stuff.

You will see this in all of their promotional product descriptions:

"...the NODE 2i connects your gear to all the music ever recorded."

Why would they make such an obviously false claim?  I don't get it.
I own at least 100 records that are not available from Tidal or Qobuz.

Not saying it's a bad product;  I know that lots of people like them.  

Does this bother anyone else, if even a tiny bit?
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