The bluesound node2 internal Dac has a slight edge over my Peachtree Nova Pre. Listening to 16/44 Tidal or hi Rez Qobuz streams, the soundstage seems to open up just a faint with the BS. Could be me, but I'm willing to think that to improve the Node 2 , one would probably need to go a bit higher on the Totem pole beyond the mid $500 or so Dacs.