gdickin2
Established Member
Having ripped my CDs to Flac and relegating my Arcam Alpha 8 CD player to the gathering dust pile some 18 months ago, I am now using a Sonos Connect into an Arcam FMJ A28 amp via Chord Chameleon interconnects which is powering a pair of Kef LS50 speakers. I stream from AmazonHD and Spotify premium (not HD).
With Sonos now releasing the S2 OS that my Connect will not be able to benefit from, I am thinking that an upgrade is due.
The options I have been considering are:
Bluesound Node 2i
CA CXN V2
Audiolab 6000N
External DAC for the Connect
I don't need a display on the device as it will be inside a cupboard at all times so I won't see it anyway.
I have a very broad ranging taste in music from Heavy Rock to Classical and everything in between.
I can probably stretch to around £1k for the right solution.
I would be grateful for your thoughts on any of the above or any that I've overlooked?
Ultimately I am looking for a notable improvement over the Sonos which can some times sound closed in and lacking in scale.
With Sonos now releasing the S2 OS that my Connect will not be able to benefit from, I am thinking that an upgrade is due.
The options I have been considering are:
Bluesound Node 2i
CA CXN V2
Audiolab 6000N
External DAC for the Connect
I don't need a display on the device as it will be inside a cupboard at all times so I won't see it anyway.
I have a very broad ranging taste in music from Heavy Rock to Classical and everything in between.
I can probably stretch to around £1k for the right solution.
I would be grateful for your thoughts on any of the above or any that I've overlooked?
Ultimately I am looking for a notable improvement over the Sonos which can some times sound closed in and lacking in scale.