[help] I'm too Boomer to stream. :-(


So I purchased a Bluesound node 2i after a previous discussion here. Now I can't get the node or BluOs program to recognize my music on other laptops that are on my same wifi.  When my laptop and hard drive was connected to my Parasound Zdac, I could usb the computer into the dac, and use an optical cable from my tv out to the dac.  The node doesn't seem to have a way to allow my tv into the node's dac (my tv only has optical & hdmi out for sound) & node has no inputs for hdmi or toslink) so I'm stuck with the dac of the node for streaming music and the zdac for tv audio with the two different analog outputs from 2 different dacs going into my integrated amp. I'm frustrated and feel like I spent this money for a ghetto rig, plus I can't even make libraries , etc. Totally confused and have tried making everthing "dicoverable " on network setting to no avail. So lost, angry, sad, confused and frustrated. And I swear to god if millerwhoever says I should have bought a tricked out fuse or dumb little cone, I'm gonna lose my s***.
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Showing 1 response by cio52

Sorry but I have not read all the posts.  Go buy an external hard drive and copy all your files to it, then plug it in to the USB on the 2i.  Open the app on your phone pick USB and then pick a CD or high res file and enjoy.  This way you avoid all the computer problems.  HDD cost about a $100 for 1TB at Best Buy. 

Plug your Toslink from the TV into the optical input converter plug that came with the 2i.  Plug that into the analog input on the 2i and you can listen to the TV through the 2i.