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Ditching Roon going back to BluOS for Bluesound Node 2i

My Bluesound Node 2i is connected wireless through my very good Eero Pro mesh wifi (love this network btw) and I hear nothing but awesome things about Roon.  So I bought the trial and don't really like it.. I figure there's got to be something I'm missing.

Points and issues:
1. I do not use a NAS.. I stream Tidal/Amazon exclusively.

2. Big one here: Roon does NOT list the top songs from artists! You have to select the album.
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3. Using wifi, there's a large lag in playing a song through Roon (10-20 seconds until the song finally starts mid-song) Works fine hardwired but it's not ideal for my setup.

4. The DSP functions in Roon is nothing but an EQ that requires me to know alot about what I'm adjusting and can only adjust from the main computer (core)

5.  With Roon, I have to keep my main computer running all the time  

All of these issues seem to be alleviated with the BluOS app.. Am I missing something here because I would rate the BluOS app FAR superior to Roon.

 
dtximages
erik_squires
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On the Android or Windows app ( all I have ).

Search for the artist.  Say "Stevie Nicks"

Then slide the panel up, and you'll find the top tracks.

Best,

E
dougsat
374 posts
 
@dtximages 

You’ve mentioned:

Points and issues:
1. I do not use a NAS.. I stream Tidal/Amazon exclusively.

Wait doesn’t BluOS also read a NAS ? 
So not sure I understand that one.
dtximages OP
377 posts
 
@dougsat  Yes BluOS will work with NAS but my understanding is that Roon is far better at working with a NAS integrating it in with streaming services.
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ozzy62
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I used Bluos with my Synology NAS and it worked flawlessly. Love the bluos app.

I now use a Lumin U1-mini with the same NAS and minimserver installed. This also works great.

For the OP,  you would be very surprised at how much better a Lumin streamer sounds over your Node 2i. 

Oz



dtximages OP
377 posts
 
@ozzy62 Greattt.. Looks like I'll be wasting another whole day at work trying to justify buying a Lumin now.  Then not buying because of all the "bits are bits" posts that make me feel stupid for paying that much for just a streamer.

But many seem 100% convinced that a streamer is NOT just a streamer.
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