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Upgrade from Bluesound Node

I currently have a Bluesound Node used as a streamer And a Denafrips Ares II DAC. I stream music from from Amazon. 
My system is Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution and a Vitus MI100 integrated amp. 
I was thinking upgrading the front end of my system since I listen only to streaming music. 
I was considering a PS Audio PerfectWave Direct Stream Jr DAC with a Bridge II streamer. Do you think it is a worthy upgrade? I’m open to suggestions. The simpler the setup the better. I’m also thinking in getting something used, if it’s worth it. 
My room is about 13x17 ft. 

thank you

chemarcelo
chemarcelo OP
24 posts
 

It was in my list of 10 candidates. I was wandering if someone went from something else to the Eversolo DMP-A6 and could compared it and give their opinion. I value the opinions of regular guys than the paid reviewers on YouTube. 

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richdirector
271 posts
 

I upgraded my bluesound with new board and power supply... There are a few modders out there. 

Still less than 1000 all in 

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2psyop
1,941 posts
 

I bought a Bluesound Node X and it sounded fantastic to me. I moved my basic Node to another room. With both units I had replaced the power supply. In the older Node I had put in a PD Creative PS and in this newest Node X I opted for the Teddy Pardo unit. Both times it improved the sound by lowering noise floor. I like the Bluesound products because the GUI is an app on your phone. It is very intuitive. And the customer service is top notch with many, many troubleshooting guides if the user has a problem and a live support team to solve problems.

speedthrills
215 posts
 

Unless I'm miss understanding your thoughts on using the PS Audio set up, you only need the Direct stream Junior with the bridge - it both streams and is the DAC. It's Roon ready so you can use it as an endpoint too. I have one in my system and it works great. Sounds good too, better than the BlueSound (I have one of those too). 

riccitone
236 posts
 

Also haven’t heard it, but the Volumio Rivo is supposed to noticeably improve upon Eversolo in sound presentation. It uses a Khadas type cpu. The only thing is that you’ll need to get into using Volumio OS, which is actually really good. Lots of helpful plug-ins and sound options, mist very effective and useful. You’d also get a free subscription to their top tier version of their software if you purchase one of their in house streaming devices.

I’ve currently got a Pi2 design Mercury streamer using Volumio and think it still sounds very good - but am also considering an upgrade. I was looking looking at the Eversolo masters edition, until the Rivo showed up. Only possible dealbreaker, I don’t think Volumio supports Amazon music? But I do know Qobuz sounds exceptional through this software (as does Tidal). Band amp is also available through the plug-in section, also sounds great.

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