Powernode2i with external amp

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Ricardo

• April 15, 2020 12:19

Is it possible to use the powernode2i as a node2i and connect an external amp? If yes: to which output?

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  Wesley P.

  • April 15, 2020 17:33

  Hello Ricardo,
  
  Since the only available output on the Powernode 2i are the binding posts intended for speaker connections and the front 3.5mm headphone port, it is unlikely you could connect the Powernode 2i to an external amplifier.

  The Powernode 2i was designed from the ground up to include this internal amplifier so this is not an intended configuration to use the Powernode with another amplifier. To have BluOS connect through an external amplifier I would recommend the Node 2i instead.

  Regards,
  Wesley P.
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  Ricardo

  • April 15, 2020 18:06

  Hi Wesley,

  Thanks for your response. Which outputs are in the node2i to connect an amplifier?

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  Wesley P.

  • April 15, 2020 18:24

  Hello Ricardo,
  
  The Node 2i has 3 available output options to connect to an external amplifier depending on your amplifier's available inputs. The Node 2i has an RCA analog output as well as an optical and coaxial output which are both digital outputs.

  Regards,
  Wesley P.

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  Ricardo

  • April 15, 2020 18:26

  The powernode has an optical in and analog in. This won't do?

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  Wesley P.

  • April 15, 2020 18:29

  Hello Ricardo,
  
  Inputs would be for receiving audio, not for sending it to external equipment. From what you have described, having these inputs will not help to connect a Powernode 2i to your external amplifier.

  Regards,
  Wesley P.

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  Ricardo

  • April 15, 2020 18:30

  Okey, thank you very much for the information and your time!

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  Arthur Schwartz

  • June 30, 2020 02:26

  Why not headphone output to an external amp?

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  Ricardo

  • June 30, 2020 17:08

  Is this possible? To which output in the amp? Does this connection have a bad influence on sound quality?

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  Sam R.

  • June 30, 2020 18:58

  Hello,

  It is possible -- you would typically go Headphone Out > Analog/Line IN on your amp using a 3.5mm to RCA cable. 

  The sound quality would be the same as regular headphones, so if you turn the amp noticeably high you may potentially find some loss of quality (its taking a low-level signal and amplifying it).

  All things considered, you can test it out yourself to see if it is adequate. 

  Regards,
  Sam R.

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