Review of the Bluesound Node2i, Sonos Port, Yamaha WXC50 and Metrum Acoustics Baby Ambre.
Check the Description for all time-stamps. (NB: all Paul Simon-songs needed to be cut out due to copyright… so the time staps are a bit off. Sorry for that).
The Test System:
Pass Labs XP12 pre-amp
Bryston 4B SST3 Power Amp
Focal Sopra No1 speakers
Metrum Acoustics Pavane d/a-converter
Cabling from Audioquest and Grimm Audio
Filtering by Isotek and Kemp
Recording system
Rode TF5 microphones
Grace M108 mic-pre amp
Grimm / Sommer Cable
Benchmark AD-converter
Table of contents
0:00 Preperation
3:00 Start
13:09 Questions
16:06 Way of testing explained
17:37 Yamaha – Massive Attack – Angel
20:40 Yamaha – Mumford and Sons
22:20 Yamaha – Jaques Loussier – Chopin
23:47 Yamaha – Paul Simon – Diamonds on the souls of her shoes
25:38 Yamaha – Vini Vici – Make us Stronger
27:53 Yamaha – Recap and technical issues explained
31:34 Installation Sonos Port
36:09 Sonos – Massive Attack – Angel
38:36 Sonos – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
40:55 Sonos – Paul Simon – Diamonds on the souls of her shoes (Spotify)
44:34 Sonos – Vini Vici – Make us Stronger
46:37 Sonos – Recap
47:50 Introduction Bluesound Node2i
50:41 We dress badly and can’t speak English
52:14 Bluesound – Massive Attack – Angel – First Try
52:22 – USB controller issues 🙁
53:54 Bluesound – Massive Attack – Angel
55:52 Bluesound – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
58:44 Bluesound – Paul Simon – Diamonds on the souls of her shoes
1:01:47 Bluesound – Vini Vici – Make us Stronger
1:03:28 Bluesound – Recap
1:04:59 Switch To Metrum Baby Ambre
1:06:53 Metrum Acoustics Baby Ambre – Massive Attack – Angel
1:08:50 Metrum Acoustics Baby Ambre – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:11:39 Metrum Acoustics Baby Ambre – Paul Simon – Diamonds on the souls of her shoes
1:14:13 Metrum Acoustics Baby Ambre – Vini Vici – Make us Stronger
1:15:46 Recap first round – Discussion ROON
1:24:02 Yamaha – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:26:55 Switch streamer – explanation playback system
1:29:55 Sonos – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:32:30 Sonos – recap
1:34:44 Bluesound – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:37:37 Bluesound – Recap
1:39:56 Metrum Acoustics Baby Ambre – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:43:55 Yamaha (Coaxial) – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:46:49 Sonos (Coaxial) – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:49:06 Bluesound (Coaxial) – Jaques Loussier Trio – Little Fuge in G Minor
1:50:36 Roundup / Conclusion