Seen the news about Peachtree and Bluesound partnership?
https://bluos.net/2021/02/peachtree-audio-to-adopt-bluos-high-resolution-multi-room-audio-platform/ It looks like they are using the OS instead of developing their own. You can probably setup an office system now for cheaper than when products come out of this. |
Spatialking Having trouble with your 3 Bluesound gear? Really? I have 3 separate systems, two of them has a Bluesound Node 2 and the other Bluesound Node 2i and they have been performing flawlessly since I purchased them. I am mostly into vinyl, CD, and Tape and wanted to test the streaming waters without spending a ton of money and the Bluesound fit the bill perfectly. I do have some really good electronics behind it but the sound is really good streaming Spotify. Can it be better with a more expensive streamer/DAC, of course. But for the money and ease of setup it’s a good value. Gjrad |
Very odd announcement> I just inquired about this (future MQA integration ) to Peachtree before my purchase of the Nova 300 last month and was told they had no plans of such. I do own and use a Node 2i along with the Nova 300. Had I known this, maybe I would have waited for the next gen to come. Maybe the way I asked <MQA> instead of specific Bluesound was the issue? Either way these two pieces of gear, for me work together flawlessly and sound great to me on both my Polk 707’s and B&W N803’s. +1 @gjrad my results also reflect this performance of the Bluesound Node 2i I have. @spatialking the history of wifi usage of these streamers have been suspect and inconsistent. Once hardwired they tend to work flawlessly. |
@gjrad The problems I had with BlueSound and Roon was over WiFi. The two Node2's and Vault 2's had a lot of problems with Roon, to the point where the Roon acknowledged the problem as well as BlueSound. When BS came out with the Node2i, they dropped Roon Endpoint compatibility listing in their features. For a while I ran a 100 foot Ethernet cord from my router to the Node2 but that didn't help either. All of this started when BS did two firmware upgrades, nothing worked after that, although it did work pretty well prior to that. This was only a BS and Roon compatibility problem, the BS application almost always worked without a hitch. The problem is the WiFi part of the Node2 and Vault2, according to the manufacturer "it isn't as robust as communication via a dedicated line". It's too bad, really, the Node and Vault are perfect solutions and fill a solid notch in the marketplace. I have no idea if Node2i would work with Roon via Ethernet but I sure am not going to try! I'd like to find a equivalent replacement for the Node 2 that works with Roon over WiFi but so far I have not. Well, at least in the Node 2 price point range. |
