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Bluesound node confusion

I was hoping to get some help determining the differences between the different versions of the node. First gen .,second gen., 2i in between, n 130,n132?

have a second system with some klipsch rp600m II an old outlaw pre/pro and would like to stream on the cheap. Using a slash 6 and my phone with iTunes and it’s pretty rough sounding in the front end. I’ve never had a dedicated streamer and thought this would be a good way to get my feet wet.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

johnnybwood
wolf_garcia
6,783 posts
 

I use a 2i into a better DAC and get great results.

katzenjammer27
71 posts
 

here's my question, I have a Bluesound Vault hooked up to my main stereo. want to be able to play this in sink with my new patio speakers running on a separate system. I tried using Y connecters from the bluesound to each system, get a ground loop issue. I could try removing the ground from one system, but also could get a Bluesound Node that would sync, am I correct? 

audiostick
74 posts
 

Also, I believe that from N130 (Node 2021) forward, USB 2.0 available as output.  This can be a big deal if your outboard DAC prefers USB over SPDIF or Toslink.

johnnybwood OP
34 posts
 

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!

johnnybwood OP
34 posts
 

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? 

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