01-Mar-2017, 23:36
I have recently connected Bluesound Node 2 to my Phantom Golds via optical. The quality I receive is exceptional for Tidal MQA. Phantoms at this stage definitely exceeded my expectations in terms of performance given 24/192.
Although there are many audiophile comments against Hi-Res, the difference is clearly there especially in the low range and crispyness of the overall sound stage.
I have Sonos Connect connected via Toslink to dialog while Node 2 is connected to Phantom directly again via Toslink. For some reason, the performance of Toslink connection over Phantom compared to Dialog is also much better. Will be sharing more observations as I keep on listening.
There was another thread re connection of Phantoms. I have also observed that ethernet connection directly to Phantoms is superior to PLC or wireless connection and much more stable.
Although there are many audiophile comments against Hi-Res, the difference is clearly there especially in the low range and crispyness of the overall sound stage.
I have Sonos Connect connected via Toslink to dialog while Node 2 is connected to Phantom directly again via Toslink. For some reason, the performance of Toslink connection over Phantom compared to Dialog is also much better. Will be sharing more observations as I keep on listening.
There was another thread re connection of Phantoms. I have also observed that ethernet connection directly to Phantoms is superior to PLC or wireless connection and much more stable.
