The dealer I purchased my Bluesound Node 2i suggested i connect it by way of Audioquest Carbon digital coax cable to an inexpensive Pro-Ject S2 DAC. He told me the the Pro-Ject, even though it is very inexpensive is better than the DAC inside the Bluesound. I do hear tighter bass and more detailed highs or is it like the EMPERORS NEW CLOTHS, by spending more on an external I have convinced myself it sounds better.
I still don't understand how using two MQA certified devices why I am not able to get full MQA unfolding? Is it the digital coax cable that is the problem. So, if that is what is breaking up the complete unfold, why then didn't Pro-Ject design their DAC with RCA inputs and RCA outputs so I could hear full MQA? It must be the digital coax to be the problem. Still don't understand why connecting two MQA devices why I would not get complete MQA unfold no matter how you connect the two devices. Also, if Pro-Ject is aware of this, why would they even bother to put MQA into the DAC to begin with. They should explain this in their owners manual.
I still don't understand how using two MQA certified devices why I am not able to get full MQA unfolding? Is it the digital coax cable that is the problem. So, if that is what is breaking up the complete unfold, why then didn't Pro-Ject design their DAC with RCA inputs and RCA outputs so I could hear full MQA? It must be the digital coax to be the problem. Still don't understand why connecting two MQA devices why I would not get complete MQA unfold no matter how you connect the two devices. Also, if Pro-Ject is aware of this, why would they even bother to put MQA into the DAC to begin with. They should explain this in their owners manual.