Had the same thing happen to me. Bought a used Node 2 several months ago, worked wonderfully after getting my phone to connect to it, which took some back and forth-ing. Then just stopped working. Red Light comes on and nothing changes. Hard reset didn’t work, usb firmware upgrade didn’t work, Bluetooth connection won’t work. I tried customer service and so far that’s getting me nowhere as well. Frustrating that BS won’t service their own device. Considering bringing it to a local electrician to see if they can poke around and figure out what died inside the box.
Dead Bluesound Node 2
I have a Bluesound Node 2 that died recently and I'm wondering what I should do next.
First off, it was only 3 years old. I got conflicting reports from customer service as to what went wrong, but either way, it was working fine one day and the next day it would not respond and it would not re-set. I have been round and round with customer service and as far as they are concerned, it is out of warranty, so tough toenails; they will not take it back for a repair. They offered to sell me a new unit at a reduced price or a refurbished unit at an even lower price but somehow that doesn't sit right with me.
My habit has always been to buy reasonably good gear and keep it for a long time. It's also my habit not to reward a manufacturer with additional purchases once they have done me wrong. I have never had a piece of gear fail so quickly. I have never had a manufacturer tell me they would not repair or service a component. This little guy was not abused, and barely moved from the time I plugged it in, so I don't think I did anything wrong.
Now I know a lot of you folks love your Nodes. Admittedly, I did too. I used it almost every day, created dozens of playlists (which are presumably gone forever) and I even added a Qobuz subscription about 6 months ago. I can't tell you how many friends I demonstrated this set-up for. I was actually considering adding a 2nd unit for my primary system. Basically, I was all in. Now I'm just stuck.
That's my tale of woe, so here's what I'd like to know:
Were my expectations for this component too high? I understand that computer products have can have a short lifespan, but this seems a bit extreme. So should I pony up for another unit? Or do I try to save up for something more upscale and presumably better built (or better supported)? Cambridge Audio has a streamer I think might work, but I heard not all streamers can handle 30k+ files. I have actually heard several really nice units like the Aurender (at AXPONA) but that's probably out of my league. So what affordable alternatives are there, that also sound decent?
This is my first post/discussion thread here on A-gon, so go easy on me : )
Thanks for listening.
WoofMan74
First off, it was only 3 years old. I got conflicting reports from customer service as to what went wrong, but either way, it was working fine one day and the next day it would not respond and it would not re-set. I have been round and round with customer service and as far as they are concerned, it is out of warranty, so tough toenails; they will not take it back for a repair. They offered to sell me a new unit at a reduced price or a refurbished unit at an even lower price but somehow that doesn't sit right with me.
My habit has always been to buy reasonably good gear and keep it for a long time. It's also my habit not to reward a manufacturer with additional purchases once they have done me wrong. I have never had a piece of gear fail so quickly. I have never had a manufacturer tell me they would not repair or service a component. This little guy was not abused, and barely moved from the time I plugged it in, so I don't think I did anything wrong.
Now I know a lot of you folks love your Nodes. Admittedly, I did too. I used it almost every day, created dozens of playlists (which are presumably gone forever) and I even added a Qobuz subscription about 6 months ago. I can't tell you how many friends I demonstrated this set-up for. I was actually considering adding a 2nd unit for my primary system. Basically, I was all in. Now I'm just stuck.
That's my tale of woe, so here's what I'd like to know:
Were my expectations for this component too high? I understand that computer products have can have a short lifespan, but this seems a bit extreme. So should I pony up for another unit? Or do I try to save up for something more upscale and presumably better built (or better supported)? Cambridge Audio has a streamer I think might work, but I heard not all streamers can handle 30k+ files. I have actually heard several really nice units like the Aurender (at AXPONA) but that's probably out of my league. So what affordable alternatives are there, that also sound decent?
This is my first post/discussion thread here on A-gon, so go easy on me : )
Thanks for listening.
WoofMan74