I didn't feel like reading through the volleyball match of one-sided opinions on this entire thread, so maybe you mentioned it. What DAC do you have? I mean, I'd say yeah it won't make a huge impact on a lower end DAC, but it's a FACT a streamer makes a size-able, audible, not so subtle difference in higher end systems with a DAC that's able to respond to a more pure source.
The way you need to look at this is simple...Back in the day, did a shitty TEAC CD player sound better than a high end CD Player? Just replace CD player with Streamer and you have your answer. The DAC in the Node 2i, would qualify as a very low end DAC. In HiFi terms anyway.
The way you need to look at this is simple...Back in the day, did a shitty TEAC CD player sound better than a high end CD Player? Just replace CD player with Streamer and you have your answer. The DAC in the Node 2i, would qualify as a very low end DAC. In HiFi terms anyway.