Bluesound node confusion

Thanks for all the info! I didn’t know the 130 referred to the 2021 version. I was planning on getting no earlier than that so that helps me a whole bunch. Thanks for the source references too. I was watching a YouTube video about the node that the guy was explaining that gapless streaming is not a given for all devices and the blue Sound node was one of the best at achieving that.

Cheer's 

The icon is nice I’m sure but I’m looking for hapless streaming for five hundred dollars or less. If the dac performance is good enough for now I can always add a better dac later. I was trying to differentiate between the standard versions of the node because there might be a feature that might miss. And also the best performing internal dac in that range.

Gapless streaming. Auto correct got me again!

Thanks for that

Dirac correction is probably worth it to me. Internal dad should be fine for the level of system I’m running it in. Thanks everyone for the input!

My situation has changed. My old Outlaw preamp/processor has died so now I’m going to have to use the standalone streamer dac as a preamp also so now I’m looking at the node icon, but there are some other ones out there that are comparable in price like eversolo so I’m still debating. I kind of like the idea of all in one. I really don’t have anything else I need to hook up except for a cheap Sony Blu-ray player, which doesn’t have an optical output only coax so that’s the one caveat with the node icon. Balanced outputs are a must! Any thoughts or feelings? 

Went with the Icon. Thanks! It does it have a coax input but I can use the HDMI audio out on my cheap Blu-ray if I wanna use it for SACD so I decided that that’s not a dealbreaker. Thanks for all the input and I will be following up!

Will do! Should be here in time for weekend setup.

Cheers!

There’s definitely a learning curve to this! Still trying to figure out how to get sound through the HDMI port. Signed up for Qobuz. Glad the old outlaw pre/pro died. Just having the icon as a stand alone is a MAJOR improvement. If anyone has an idea of how to alter or set inputs on this thing I could use the help. Can’t seem to find it in the settings on BluOS. Sonically I’m sure I could improve on this but I have to move way up the food chain to get significant gains. It’s probably pretty compatible with the rest of the components.

It's a Sony Blu Ray player. It doesn't recognize the signal from the HDMI audio output for some reason. Just bought an HDMI audio extractor and using the optical output from that. That may be the only option for this situation.

Been streaming qobuz. Something sonically very cool happening there! Huge sound stage! Great dynamics. My second system may be my primary for a while. Love this hobby! Always surprises. Going to trial tidal also to see which one is a better fit for me. Not sure where roon plays into this but I’m going to look into it.

Yes, getting the hang of it. Where does roon play into the whole streaming game? Is that for a separate server or another interface app?

Certainly am having fun! Thanks 

Loving qobus and the node. Very cool listening experience for me went ahead and tuned it up with Dirac live! That is a work in progress!

Any advice on Dirac setup is welcome