New member here, just getting into streaming, but long time audio guy. Recently I wanted a way to stream Amazon HD music to my Audioengine 5+ powered speakers in my bedroom. I got a Firestick 4k after doing a little research. Just so happens we have a small tv there and I use it attached to the TV as I can see the menu from Amazon music and pick it out easily.
So on to mu main system in my living room: Yamaha RX-V757 AV receiver and Paradigm Atom speakers, which I know are ancient at this point. So I wanted to get something better than the Firestick. I heard the Bluesound Node 2i was a great piece of kit and ordered one from there Outlet store.
Hooking it up to the Yamaha was a pain, and made me use my also old Fire 8 tablet to use it with the BLUEOS app. I liked the way the Firestick was easy to use with the TV upstairs so I brought it down and compared it to the Node 2i.
What my old ears told me: first the Audioengine speakers sounded wayy better than my old Paradigm Atoms(that was a surprise), second I could not tell the difference in sound between the Node 2i and the Firestick.
So I'm sending the Node 2i back and getting a second Firestick.
My long drawn out question is(tada) Would putting a better DAC inline between the Firestick and my Yamaha produce any better sound?
So on to mu main system in my living room: Yamaha RX-V757 AV receiver and Paradigm Atom speakers, which I know are ancient at this point. So I wanted to get something better than the Firestick. I heard the Bluesound Node 2i was a great piece of kit and ordered one from there Outlet store.
Hooking it up to the Yamaha was a pain, and made me use my also old Fire 8 tablet to use it with the BLUEOS app. I liked the way the Firestick was easy to use with the TV upstairs so I brought it down and compared it to the Node 2i.
What my old ears told me: first the Audioengine speakers sounded wayy better than my old Paradigm Atoms(that was a surprise), second I could not tell the difference in sound between the Node 2i and the Firestick.
So I'm sending the Node 2i back and getting a second Firestick.
My long drawn out question is(tada) Would putting a better DAC inline between the Firestick and my Yamaha produce any better sound?