OP--it sounds like you just need a better dac. The DAC in the Node is good, better than the dacs in the receiver that mine is hooked up with, but the Node 2 costs around $500, and that doesn't leave much in the budget for a high quality dac.
From the first post you appear to be a newbie, so if you don't understand what I am talking about, don't be afraid to say s
However, one cause for pause...Tidal is supposedly going to add a lot of MQA content, and Blue sound dacs are MQA compatible. If that is important to you, then you might want to use the Bluesound Dac. My suggestion would be to upgrade to a better DAC now, and if MQA ever actually hits the market place, you can always switch on your preamp between the two dacs .
Again, if you are trying to figure out what I've just written...don't be afraid to ask.
mofi--regrettably the answer to your question is no, the favorites section tends to be helter skelter. However, blusound itself keeps alist of Artists
in alphabetical order. I listen primarily to classical music so the bluesound organization scheme winds up being haphazard, but it probably works well for non classical