Cebolla
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Considering you connected the CD player directly to the amp (so using the CDP's internal DAC) and didn't mention also trying the CDP via the Mx DAC to the amp, your conclusion appears to be premature. How do you know the 'fogginess', etc, isn't actually due to the Mx DAC, rather than the streamer's internal audio file player?I connect the Node2i via an MF MxDac still not happy. The best way I can describe it is a fogginess, or closed in sound in the mid to upper base frequencies, its very listenable but that closed in feeling just bugs me. Today I connected an old Arcam CD73 direct to the amp (MF2si) and was blown away with the difference, much more open, much bigger soundstage, more clarity and detail. My conclusion, CD's are here to stay for a while yet. Is there a streamer that can rival a decent CDP?