Yes the Bluesound node and the Yamaha are competitors. The yamaha has a DAC on board, I just don't use it. If your budget stretches to $1,000 + the the bluesound is a great unit. There is a new version just released IIRC.
The Cambridge Audio deck is a great deck but once you start going down that rabbit hole then you might as well get the Brooklyn Bridge which is pretty much top shelf.
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