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Here is the price list for Dirac.
Unless I am missing something, it is quite reasonable.
Darko always does. PR is the only thing he does successfully.Darko has more PR press release pics of the back of the Icon:
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Bluesound teases Dirac-ready NODE Icon, 2024 NODE + NODE Nano | Darko.Audio
Something for every budget: good, better, best.darko.audio
Time smearing exists nowhere outside of Doctor Who.Speaking of PR, I signed up for the new MQA Labs subscription for updates and press releases, thinking I might get actual details for the MQA QRONO "transient time smearing" processing used in the Icon...
I'm sure it'll be full of "thought crime", "Doublethink", and "Newspeak" rather than actual technology descriptions of the processing, akin to Bob Stuart's early MQA sales talk of "De Blurring" of the time and phase characteristics of the PCM before hitting the DACs digital filters...
It varys. A lot. Some NAD devices secondary to the high cost are enabled with limited bandwidth out of the box to charge another hundred dollars for full bandwidth. The other thing is the licenses are tied to the device and not transferable to another device. They are transferable if you sell the product to someone. One of the videos mentioned it’ll be a discount rate for Bluesound devices between 250 and 300.![]()
Online Store - Dirac
Get optimal sound quality in any environment with Dirac Live advanced sound technology. Shop now at Dirac Live online store.www.dirac.com
Here is the price list for Dirac.
Unless I am missing something, it is quite reasonable.
So you’re saying it does exist thenTime smearing exists nowhere outside of Doctor Who.
Node N 132 seems to be essentially the Node X, apart from the fact that Node X was more expensive as a “limited special model” and silver. In any case, the processor is the same (ARM® CORTEX™ A53, quad-core, 1.8 GHz), so it would be a pure marketing decision if they didn't offer Dirac for the Node X as well. Then you can be twice as annoyed that you paid more than for the N132. Or be happy about the silver color.Bluesound has delivered
Let's see which existing devices will receive DL.
Only in a purely imaginary way.So you’re saying it does exist then
same processor : not frequency , no defect , and size of memory ?Node N 132 seems to be essentially the Node X, apart from the fact that Node X was more expensive as a “limited special model” and silver. In any case, the processor is the same (ARM® CORTEX™ A53, quad-core, 1.8 GHz), so it would be a pure marketing decision if they didn't offer Dirac for the Node X as well. Then you can be twice as annoyed that you paid more than for the N132. Or be happy about the silver color.
yes like is said its sofware update and sofware update need storage .. its not rare in somme product with memory inside you can not put new think because you cannot put more memoryThe N130 & X both use "Quad-Core 1.8GHz ARM® Cortex™ A53" according to Bluesound specs, same as the ICON ("ARM® Cortex™ -A53, Quad-Core, 1.8GHz per core") and N132 ("Quad-core 1.8GHz ARM® Cortex™ A53 processor"), though the latter two may have more memory.
the dac do the same job before and after diracFishing for input here.
When using Dirac, do you suspect the built-in DAC in the blue sound icon/node will handle the signal better than an external DAC?
Also after processing will the Hi-Res/DSD signal sent to external DAC be down sampled. Thx
BluOS 4.6.3I signed up for the new MQA Labs subscription for updates and press releases, thinking I might get actual details for the MQA QRONO "transient time smearing" processing used in the Icon...
Oh dear.BluOS 4.6.3
Released September 17, 2024
• New MQA Libraries
• New chassis firmware for the NAD C 399, C 389, C 379 and C 3050
• Initial support for the Bluesound NODE (gen 5) and NAD C700 V2