I'm fascinated to read so many rave reviews about the Bluesound. Sounds like most folks have the Node, rather than the Vault. Which makes me wonder where you are storing your music files, in the case of Node users. Are you streaming music files from your computer, or from a NAS? I have a MacBook Pro - what's the SQ like with a Node streaming music from such a computer? Is this done wirelessly or hardwired? Thanks for your insights.
Experience with Bluesound Node 2 use with external DAC
I am very impressed with the Node 2. So far my use of the Node has been with it's built in DAC. It sounds great. Since I don't own an outboard DAC I have had no other choice but to use the Node's DAC. It is hard to fault it's DAC at any price much less the $500 price of the Node. That being said, I realize there are alternatives out there than can improve upon the built in DAC. I am at a point now where I am curious to hear what an external DAC may have to offer in terms of sound quality. For those of you who are running a Node through an external DAC, what would you recommend and what type of improvement have you experienced vs DAC in the Node.