Timster
1000+ Head-Fier
Don't sweat too much on a new model. I was waiting a while to see a Node 2i on sale, and I picked one up last Xmas for $200 (AUD) off the retail. 10 months later it's still the current model.Not entirely Schiit related but I just took delivery of and hooked up a Bluesound Node 2i. It is hooked up to a Modi Multibit thru spdif/coax.
I bought it because Bluesound recently knocked $100 off the price but I guess I'll be the sucker when the Node 3 is announced next month for another $100 less.
Anyway, it's a moderately-priced certified Roon endpoint (that may be a bigger deal than I originally thought https://twitteringmachines.com/roon-changes-support-for-uncertified-roon-ready-devices/ ) and it also works nicely as a Spotify endpoint which make my wife very happy.
It sounds great thru the Modi and was stupid easy to set up. I'll post additional thoughts as they come up but as of today, I like.
Oh, and I think it's great too, and will sound better I'm sure when I get a Schiit DAC for living room. Currently feeding the XMC-1 with the Blusound out to Magni 3 for the headphones.