Has anyone upgraded from Connect to Port and noticed any appreciable improvement in sound quality (with same source material and speakers, of course)?
How about any audible difference between these Sonos products and the Bluesound node 2.0i, preferably using same source? (I would expect Bluesound with Hi-Res streaming to sound better than Sonos)
Really want to hear about real life experience (subjective opinions!) more than technical articles…
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While it seems self-evident that higher bit depth and sampling rates will result in higher fidelity music reproduction, this is not the case within the limits of any human’s hearing. CD quality is more than good enough.
Time for an oldie, but goodie (By Monty Montgomery, creator of the Orbis codec, and founder of Xiph, the makers of FLAC, the #1 codec for Hi-Res audio):
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I would expect Bluesound with Hi-Res streaming to sound better than Sonos.
Why?
Been shopping for moderately priced speakers at the only audio store near me, which has a lot of “audiophile” gear, and they are definitely pushing the Bluesound/Hi Res streaming kool-aid.
Ah. as
While it seems self-evident that higher bit depth and sampling rates will result in higher fidelity music reproduction, this is not the case within the limits of any human’s hearing. CD quality is more than good enough.
I would expect Bluesound with Hi-Res streaming to sound better than Sonos.
Why?
Been shopping for moderately priced speakers at the only audio store near me, which has a lot of “audiophile” gear, and they are definitely pushing the Bluesound/Hi Res streaming kool-aid.
I was not asking about hi-res sources, I was asking about whether there is any noticeable difference in audio quality between these three devices with equivalent sound sources
Theoretically, all three are bit perfect, so there would be no difference using a digital output into a DAC. You will find those that swear there are massive “night and day” differences (usually favoring the more expensive, boutique brand Bluesound). Whether you buy their story or not depends on where you stand on the objective vs. subjective audiophile debate.
Using the internal DAC, well there could be differences, but personally I just want to hear the music. Listening to the differences between gear gets tedious. Again, the audiophile vs music lover debate all over.
Just using RCA outs into an NAD preamp/power amp, and then to (non-Sonos) speakers.
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I would expect Bluesound with Hi-Res streaming to sound better than Sonos.
Why?
I was not asking about hi-res sources, I was asking about whether there is any noticeable difference in audio quality between these three devices with equivalent sound sources
Theoretically, all three are bit perfect, so there would be no difference using a digital output into a DAC. You will find those that swear there are massive “night and day” differences (usually favoring the more expensive, boutique brand Bluesound). Whether you buy their story or not depends on where you stand on the objective vs. subjective audiophile debate.
Using the internal DAC, well there could be differences, but personally I just want to hear the music. Listening to the differences between gear gets tedious. Again, the audiophile vs music lover debate all over.
I was not asking about hi-res sources, I was asking about whether there is any noticeable difference in audio quality between these three devices with equivalent sound sources
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There are several topics here on the high resolution sound issue, well worth looking at before you spend money on it.
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