I'm just getting into streaming so after ditching the throw way interconnects and hooking up my Node2i with an Audience Cable, I am quite impressed. My next move will be to have an ethernet cable strung to my listening room and I've ordered some optical cables so I can feed the Bluesound stream into my Gugnier DAC thinking the Gugnier must be better Schiit than the Bluesound DAC, but keeping an open mind and will listen for results. There is only one Coax input on the DAC which is occupied with my CD transport so I am hoping for better results from than I've had in the past with optical cables. I might just be prejudiced but I have the feeling it's going to be a "fail" and I'll be back to using the RCA outs from the Node 2i into my amp. Not been impressed with glass cables in the past. I wish the Gugnier had two COAX inputs.
spend on the streamer or on the DAC ?
I a considering splashing north of 5000 (euro) for a new source for my rig (MOOON 340i, OPERA QUINTA speaker, McIntosh SACD, Node2). Better to spend more for the DAC or the streamer ? I was thinking about a Schitt yggrasil.Or would it make sense to spalsh on a more expensive DAC and use the Node2 as a streamer, or, for that matter, stream from my Macbook Pro. Regards.