Coax output

I know that what I will say will not be new, however having done a 2 weeks desktop research I can ensure you thousands of people share the same wish...for the audiophiles of this world that are running very high quality music machines, surpassing the audio signal via a high end dac and then to the pre amp, having that coax output is a no miss. I have understood even that the internals of the Node do have the possibility of adding a coax upgrade with a cost and without having to reinvent the wheel (it seems that for some reason Bluesound did not want to make this feature available - maybe not as yet). Hence, for me and for many other people out there it is clear that the Bluesound is the next step closer to the audiophile era. But, I will only decide to spend 500 USD if I know that you are hit planning to upgrade anytime soon the bluesound node to include coax either via a hard code change or a soft one via an upgrade.

Could you elaborate please on this, since you are the experts that designed these machines and you know better than others why you have chosen toslink over coax, and whether an upgrade is forthcoming.

Thanks for making the world sound better :)
Dionysis

Official comment

Tony W. - Product Support Manager

October 14, 2014 19:09

Hi Dionysis

Yes Bluesound players do not include a coax output. It does have a great sounding 24/192 on board DAC.

DAC sound though has a lot to do with the room and location and personal preference and we recognise that so do provide a digital output option in TOSLink.

In the past though, TOSLink has had a bad reputation from poor cables and bad integration. When done right however, it is superior because there simply is less data conversion happening. Our TOSLink is designed to perform up to 24/192 with less jitter provided you are using a properly rated digital cable. That being said, there is no need to spend that type of money on a cable. Simply ensure your cable is rated correctly for the right through put.

We are confident in our implementation and you will be impressed. Listen and hear for your self at an Authorized Bluesound Dealer.

Thanks for #LivingHiFi

dionisis dervos

October 13, 2014 22:55

As I said in another post, if I have to spend another 500 $ on a good quality toslink cable to fully leverage toslink without losses, then this is not an interesting deal for me.

Coax output

Comments

Didn't find what you were looking for?