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Wow - a move to catch up to the impact Wiim (and their iOS microphone Room Correction function) is having on the "audiophile music streamer" market segment!Future Bluesound devices will come ready to handle Dirac Live once a Dirac Live license is purchased through the Dirac website. Backwards compatibility to existing Bluesound devices is also being studied and roll out plans for eligible models will be shared at a later date.
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Very little chance for the N130 to get Dirac support. I'm quite sure it's only the new Node X and newer devices... I also have the N130 connected to my Denon AVR. If Dirac will be added and it could be activated for the Digital out, then I'll get the license.Wow - a move to catch up to the impact Wiim (and their iOS microphone Room Correction function) is having on the "audiophile music streamer" market segment!
Anyway - I have a Node N130 - so I'd love to try Dirac on the Node -- if it's possible...interesting!
Very little chance for the N130 to get Dirac support. I'm quite sure it's only the new Node X and newer devices... I also have the N130 connected to my Denon AVR. If Dirac will be added and it could be activated for the Digital out, then I'll get the license.
C700, nice. It's good to have a low cost integrated option.Dirac live is worth every dollar.
I wouldn't run a setup today without it. NAD has now also made the last amplifier in the current portfolio Dirac Live ready, the C700 V2.
Dirac Live seems to be the new Dolby NR.
Without it, it will be difficult to sell a device in the future.
Every company has pre-set launch dates for new products & announcements. Google with Pixel products last week, Apple, Tesla etc…thinking Lenbrook won’t lose sleep.Why? If they don't want to tell me now then it's a complete waste of my time.
Yes. But's it's just to build the hype. It's of no use to the consumer. And when I bother to follow such things, I usually end up disappointed and lose interest. So the company loses too.Every company has pre-set launch dates for new products & announcements. Google with Pixel products last week, Apple, Tesla etc…thinking Lenbrook won’t lose sleep.
The only device among the 3 new products that is a departure for Bluesound / Lenbrook is the Node Icon, and based on the minimal description its likely to retail for well over $1200, as they offer higher profit margins for the ever dwindling numbers of "brick and mortar" retailers.Their website is falling apart today, but the updated Node with Dirac looks like it might finally be a fully digital and user friendly way to add room correction to a pair of Kef LS60s where the only external input so far is a TV via eARC. The screen on the Node Icon would be nice, but I'm not sure it is worth the extra cost.
The only device among the 3 new products that is a departure for Bluesound / Lenbrook is the Node Icon, and based on the minimal description its likely to retail for well over $1200, as they offer higher profit margins for the ever dwindling numbers of "brick and mortar" retailers.
So it'll start off at a market disadvantage compared to the Eversolos and Wiim Ultra, which are the products that forced Bluesound / Lenbrook (no doubt kicking and screaming) to refresh the Node lineup - unfortunately they did this at least a year too late to recover the "audiophile" streamer market - AND - not a mention of Dirac in the promo email, they've really "f'd up" this opportunity to regain the marketing narrative...
Dirac will be the only feature that serious and technically minded audio enthusiasts (the market they're trying to get back into) will think about buying these products - XLR outputs aren't enough...
Really... Even at $1K, Dirac should have been mentioned in the promo email, which implies, at least to me, that they don't have Dirac ready to be implemented in these products...The Icon is reported at $1,000 versus the $550 for the updated Node. Wiim is crushing them on value, and with the rate they're moving maybe we'll see Dirac sooner than later.