This discussion is important for me. I am on the hunt for a good streamer. This is my experience.
I initially invested in a Power node 2i after reading rave reviews. It was plugged directly into my router. I do not want to knock this quality product but I was shocked it did not live up to my expectations.
To put it short, it worked flawlessly. Bluetooth sounded much better than network connected with WI-Fi. That should not be the case with the greater bandwidth. The comparison between my old system connected to a $15 chrome audio puck the size of a half dollar was not comparable. The old system put it to shame! I was taken back and shocked. I am not talking about old esoteric stuff here. Just $1500 new 40 years ago for the PA, $600 new for the Pre-A 38 years ago. I returned it. Knowing others experiences with just the Node would be nice so I know if this was not the streamer portion of the product which I hear from reviews are the same? With no pre-out I could not eliminate the class D amp.
I initially invested in a Power node 2i after reading rave reviews. It was plugged directly into my router. I do not want to knock this quality product but I was shocked it did not live up to my expectations.
To put it short, it worked flawlessly. Bluetooth sounded much better than network connected with WI-Fi. That should not be the case with the greater bandwidth. The comparison between my old system connected to a $15 chrome audio puck the size of a half dollar was not comparable. The old system put it to shame! I was taken back and shocked. I am not talking about old esoteric stuff here. Just $1500 new 40 years ago for the PA, $600 new for the Pre-A 38 years ago. I returned it. Knowing others experiences with just the Node would be nice so I know if this was not the streamer portion of the product which I hear from reviews are the same? With no pre-out I could not eliminate the class D amp.