Bluesound Node X is out

The old ones  Roon ready?

yes -- at least back to the prior node 2i, which i also had

before that, i dunno

The old ones  Roon ready?  Should make a good Roon endpoint.   I know the old Sonos ZP 90s work good for secondary systems (garage, ht....)

the lps mod on node 130’s make the analog section sound better, for sure -- more clarity, micro detail, dynamics, where the stock unit is inoffensive (a good thing) but rather bland sounding

i will pick up a new node x at some point, i suspect it will have the trademark sonic traits of the ess chipset... with greater treble forwardness, prat and finely etched detail with some foreshortening of the soundstage ... definitely a smart move by b-s making the change, as it cures the main sonic ill of the n130 dac performance

i think the other big plus is it is a better unit for headphone listeners... but used as a streamer feeding a separate downstream dac, i don't think new one will do a meaningfully better job

Upgrading the DAC wouldn't change my opinion that a separate DAC is, for audiophiles, the better move.

When they start offering a linear power supply, I'll perk up.

I owned Bluesound, it is good stuff for the money, Glad they upgraded the DAC.