Digital output of Node 2i with Spotify connect

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Hessel van Kleffens

• March 06, 2020 10:16

Dear Bluesound team,

I'm considering buying the Node 2i, but first like to understand how it works with Spotify connect (or any other digital streaming service).

From what I read online, the Spotify connect stream is compressed with 320 kbps with a 16 bit / 44.1 or 48 kHz source (depending on source). 

At what bitrate and samplerate is this input from the internet send out of the digital outputs of the Node 2i?

I assume the compressed internet file is first uncompressed to a raw PCM file(?) What's the next step? Is it up-sampled to the max 24 bit 192kHz or just passed along at the source bit & sample rate to coax and optical outputs?

 

Thank you very much for a reply!

Cheers,

Hessel 

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• Official comment

  

  Tony W.

  Product Support Manager

  • March 06, 2020 19:29

  HI Hessel

  When working with our Music Service partners, we provide the highest quality available within their service. In Spotify's case, 320Kbps lossy compression.

  Though Bluesound can Play 24/192 loss (And does with HiRes Services such as TIDAL, Amazon UltraHD and Qobuz to name a few), we do not upsample as upsampling can, in fact, create its own distortion.

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