I have a Node 2i connected via WiFi to our Orbi mesh network and I’ve never had an issue with connectivity. Connectivity and the sound are great.
I have streaming, vinyl and CD’s yet I find myself streaming 95% of the time and most of that is SiriusXM. But my one problem, which bugs me all the time, is now that the Node 2i supports SiriusXM, there is no album art when streamed through the Node directly from the internet. All I get is a SiriusXM splash page for whatever channel that I’m listening to.
If I fire up the SiriusXM app on my phone or iPad and push it through the Node via Bluetooth (or via Bluetooth to my Audiolab 60000a) I get album art. It’s bugging me enough that I’m presently looking for alternatives to the Node.