Hello,
You have to think about resale, ease of use, and down the road functionality. The answer is really Blue Node 2i. I know some already mentioned this but you have to think about the three things I said above. Some streamers are a pain to navigate or hook up. What if your DAC fails for some reason meaning it has to be serviced. You can use the DAC in the Blue Node 2i until it’s fixed or replaced. You decide you want higher end and want to sell it. Everyone knows what Blue Node is. You can add on units or different models of Blue Node to have multi room music system functioning from one app. Last but not least. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a little over a week away. Wait to see if their is a deal to be had. In October Blue Node gave $100 off the 2i. Maybe they will do this in a week. https://holmaudio.com/bluesound/
You have to think about resale, ease of use, and down the road functionality. The answer is really Blue Node 2i. I know some already mentioned this but you have to think about the three things I said above. Some streamers are a pain to navigate or hook up. What if your DAC fails for some reason meaning it has to be serviced. You can use the DAC in the Blue Node 2i until it’s fixed or replaced. You decide you want higher end and want to sell it. Everyone knows what Blue Node is. You can add on units or different models of Blue Node to have multi room music system functioning from one app. Last but not least. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a little over a week away. Wait to see if their is a deal to be had. In October Blue Node gave $100 off the 2i. Maybe they will do this in a week. https://holmaudio.com/bluesound/