I am using the thin RCA cables that came with it. The Node can also do optical, coax, and usb.
My Parasound Hint 6 has a built in dac of its own. It’s being bypassed by the Node dac via RCA.
Have you found better sound quality using one output over another?
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Coax to DAC. I have read the earlier nodes had poor dacs, but the newest version is better. Go to Blue Jean Cables and get some good cables and try out the options. It’s fun.
The great thing about the node is that it outputs analog and digital at the same time. I would recommend switching back and forth and seeing which dac you like the sound of more. The one in your integrated amp or the one in the node. I use the dac in my integrated.
My Arcam SA20 has a DAC of its own. I’ve been using the coax out of the Node.
I’ve actually got both RCA and coax connects hooked up. I did a little A/B testing when I first set it up but my ears didn’t hear a huge difference between the two DACs.
Interesting. Thanks.
Coax to DAC.
Coax to dac
I have both COAX and USB output to my DAC. I prefer the USB output. With USB, you cannot control volume on the node as it’s fixed. I have both because for movies with the ARC connection the source is coax so I can control volume - for music it’s USB and volume is controlled by preamp.
My Node is my DAC so I use the line level outputs (RCA) straight into the amp.
If you are using the Node 2i as your streaming source then either Coax or Toslink would be the way to go, I would expect them to sound the same. The Node doesn’t have a USB output so that isn’t an option. The USB type-A on the back is for external storage devices holding MP3 FLAC etc., not audio signals.
I run USB to my Yamaha and use the DAC in my amp. I thought that if you use RCA it’s already analog and that means ur Nose did the conversion.