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Streamer apps critical

I don't understand why high end manufacturers release streamers with terrible apps. One of the strongest advantages of the Nodes is the BluOS app. It's simple and effective,  though not full-featured. I understand the Innuos app is great. Not all of us like much less want to pay the cost of ROON and the online apps, like USB audio Player are clunky. I would love to see a paid-for version of BluOS or other manufacturers license a common but customized app, much as early versions of Windows were available from Dell, Gateway, Compaq and so many others. 

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audionoobie
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Just came here to say that I agree with the premise of this thread. I’ve owned the Lumin T2 for the last few years. For my system and needs, I think it sounds fantastic. The UI is whole other story. There are entire threads on the Internet dedicated to how horrible it is.

The sad thing is a UI upgrade doesn’t even seem to be on Lumin’s radar. The most frustrating thing to me, is that you cannot filter or sort your playlist. I have over 1200 songs in mine, and I have to scroll for minutes trying to locate the one I want to play. Seems like an easy fix. Lumin, you out there?

pprocter OP
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One thing that flabbergasted me is that PSAudio felt ok releasing the AirLens, which seems a great streamer, without a native interface. I'm looking at buying a streamer in the 2-3k range and I'm afraid it WON'T be the AirLens. 

moonwatcher
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One thing to mention, is that unless I can use a "connect" app like Tidal Connect to pass the URL directly to it, I'm not interested in a streamer. It is a pity that those with deep pockets like Apple and Amazon don't create these "connect" apps for streamers to use. I heard Qobuz was, but not sure if any streamer company has it on their hardware yet. We'll see. Not sure if smaller streaming services like Deezer can afford it. Maybe they should submit it for bids. 

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