i agree with other posters on the importance of figuring this out for yourself, in your house, using your network or wifi internet signal-feeding setup
i disagree with others saying there is a significant SQ improvement going from a BS Node 2i as a streamer (digital out only) to more expensive streamers (I have tried Innuos, Brooklyn, Auralic) -- at least that was contrary to my experience
in my experience... using the Node 2i as the base case, the DAC upgrade rates a 7-8 (10 scale) on its impact on SQ, whereas a digital streamer change rates 1-2
my house my system my ears my internet connection
to op ... you have node 2, not 2i... i am not clear on the sq upgrade involved there, either in its streamer or dac sections
i disagree with others saying there is a significant SQ improvement going from a BS Node 2i as a streamer (digital out only) to more expensive streamers (I have tried Innuos, Brooklyn, Auralic) -- at least that was contrary to my experience
in my experience... using the Node 2i as the base case, the DAC upgrade rates a 7-8 (10 scale) on its impact on SQ, whereas a digital streamer change rates 1-2
my house my system my ears my internet connection
to op ... you have node 2, not 2i... i am not clear on the sq upgrade involved there, either in its streamer or dac sections