I have a node 2i and yeah it does great, slightly over priced maybe, defo don't pay over £500. Theres a powered version too, it's defo overpriced, at £300 more your better off with a separate amp if similar value. I think they originally intended to be £400 and £600 was their target pricing.
Briefly had my new streamer taking its tv/ps4 sounds from the tv optical out (Samsung and quite old) as ps4 don't have an optical out of thee own and new streamer doesn't have a hdmi in out. Now have a hdmi to optical box. Difference in sound quality wasn't audiophile "mmm i detected that the xxxxxxxx", it was huge. Whatever the TV was doing to that sound stream waw bad.
Same between both setups!
New Marantz PM7000N, it seems pretty good about not being fussy.
Tv wasn't a fancy one at time, a cheap TV that size was maybe £400, it was £700 for same size, 'fancy' tv's with better all the things were obviously a lot more, Samsung brand.
I have a node 2i and yeah it does great, slightly over priced maybe, defo don't pay over £500. Theres a powered version too, it's defo overpriced, at £300 more your better off with a separate amp if similar value. I think they originally intended to be £400 and £600 was their target pricing.
Briefly had my new streamer taking its tv/ps4 sounds from the tv optical out (Samsung and quite old) as ps4 don't have an optical out of thee own and new streamer doesn't have a hdmi in out. Now have a hdmi to optical box. Difference in sound quality wasn't audiophile "mmm i detected that the xxxxxxxx", it was huge. Whatever the TV was doing to that sound stream waw bad.