Help understanding the digital signal for audio


Hi, I am using bluesound node 2i digital out into Denafrips Venus 2 Dac via coax cable.  Since I am bypassing the dac in the node 2i does that mean the digital signal is being clocked and processed by the Venus DAC?  If so how would an upgraded streamer change the sound?

 

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jh

johnah5

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Hi I think there is confusion.  I have a bluesound Node 2i which is a streamer and also has a dac.  I go coax digital out of the node 2i which bypasses the inboard dac.

 

So would a more expensive streamer do something different than what the node 2i is doing?  Like less jitter? 

 

Thanks

I apologize and yes from the Vinshine website for Venus 2

"All digital input are FIFO buffered and reclocked by improved Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillators TCXO"

So this likely is the reason when I tried Lumin, Rose streamers vs Bluesound Node 2i it was hard to hear much of a difference.  I heard more black background but I am still learning and hearing so there could be more of a sound diff.