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BluOS server with USB out?

I'm using a Node2i as my streamer and just got a new DAC.
The MP D2
https://www.musicalparadise.ca/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=97

I'm connected between the 2 with coaxial and there is an audible clicking when shuffling through songs via Qobuz and Spotify.
The designer said USB sounds better with his DAC and that the clicking is only audible via coax.
Therefore I'm looking for a BluOS server that has USB out and can bypass the DAC.
Does it exist?

Reply to my query last night about the issue from the Garry of MP
" If you use coaxial input, your specific player cuts off signals and on very fast when selecting different tracks, the DAC follows it to switch muting relay on/off. I will try to take a look at the firmware source code to find a solution to this compatibility issue. You can use a computer, cell phone or tablet to run  Qobuz and Spotify via USB. USB sounds better than coaxial and don't have this kind of issue."
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flavo OP
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@djones51. Hmm,  I have not.  But using the optical out would be using the internal DAC of the Node I believe.  
What happens when you feed the internal DAC of the node to another DAC?  Does the DAC from the MP still work?

I want to keep the BluOS in the picture because 99 out of 100 people seem to think it's the easiest streaming software to use.  That ease of use is important to me. I confess to never having used a different server though, so this is all I know. 

I also have a DSpeaker X4 on the way to finish up my bi-amping project. The X4 has a DAC as well so I might just ditch the Musucal Paradise and simplify things. 
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flavo OP
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I know it's not solely a Musical Paradise thing. While not super common I've heard of other DACs that will make a little click between songs.

But the crickets I'm getting for my question leads me to believe that such a beast doesn't exist, and that's why I couldn't find one.   

Hopefully Garry comes up with a solution.
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flavo OP
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@mofimadness 
I agree that it's problem with the MP and not the Node. I just assumed a few other DACs did this as well. As I seem to remember reading about this somewhere else. I could be wrong though. 

I don't understand why this would be acceptable to send out to the consumer with out a heads up.
Audiophiles seem to be OK with weird clicks for some reason. Plenty of relays seem to do this.

The 2 Schiit Pre's I had both made a horrible racket with every adjustment of the volume knob. They also both got rave reviews and I never read a word about the clicking relays in all of the reviews I read Until I got them home and went looking for what the issue was.
Apparently they were designed that way!!??
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