I’m interested because I found very little difference between the node2i direct into Avondale mono amps and on to my impulse H2 speakers, than when sending it via a Graham Slee majestic dac.
The latter was very slightly smoother/softer?, but not better.
I kept the GS dac in place for a couple of months and then sold it on.
I’m curious as to whether a different dac would make a solid improvement.
I’ve experimented a bit in the past with DACs and found not a huge difference between them. Though CD players do vary significantly in my experience. I wonder whether more modern DACs do create uplift in sound quality.
I also wondered - when controlling the volume with the node, whether that would impact on the digital signal going to the dac.