I had a similar problem with a Sangean internet tuner. Sometimes it worked great, sometimes it had dropouts and sometimes it wouldn’t work at all. I tried a second Netgear router, no help. A Motorola router cured everything. I’ve used it with a Node 2i for several months without a glitch. YMMV
Signal break up on 7 month old Bluesound Node 2i
I stream music on a Bluesound Node 2i using Tidal. I hard wired my Bluesound using CAT6 cable and I connected the Bluesound by way of RCA cables to my ARCAM AVR 550. All of a sudden after many hours of listening, I am experiencing signal break up and a stuttering sound when playing one album titled, "Eternal Light" by Morten Lauridsen. So far, I am not experiencing this problem when playing other albums from my library. I wonder if anyone might have experienced this problem and if they know what might be causing this problem. My Bluesound Node 2i is about 7 months old.
I also wonder if anyone can hear a difference when playing MQA Tidal recordings. For some reason I think I can hear greater clarity and a larger sound stage. Is it possible when playing my Bluesound Node 2i connected RCA to my ARCAM in order to get the complete unfold of MQA if I am hearing a higher resolution. Perhaps higher than 24/96. Unfortunately, the Bluesound does not display the level of resolution as when I was playing it through a ProJect S2 DAC.
You are all so knowledgeable and I will certainly enjoy reading your responses.
I also wonder if anyone can hear a difference when playing MQA Tidal recordings. For some reason I think I can hear greater clarity and a larger sound stage. Is it possible when playing my Bluesound Node 2i connected RCA to my ARCAM in order to get the complete unfold of MQA if I am hearing a higher resolution. Perhaps higher than 24/96. Unfortunately, the Bluesound does not display the level of resolution as when I was playing it through a ProJect S2 DAC.
You are all so knowledgeable and I will certainly enjoy reading your responses.