Dead Bluesound Node 2

@woofman74 said: "Second, to the CDs are dead crowd, when my Bluesound Node decided to commit suicide, it was the ancient technological dinosaur silver discs and reliable Oppo player that saved the day when guests were here..." 

First, I don't think anyone said CDs are dead. I just like the advantages of convenience and greatly improved access that my ripped collection gives me. I still have most of my CD collection.
 

Second, I have had three CD players die on me over the years. One I fixed and the other two were discarded. I don't have a CD player in my main system anymore. Yes, it is sad that they broke, but I didn't question the worth of the CD format and go back to cassette, Edison rolls or player pianos. Things do break and need repair or replacement -- just a fact of life.

I have a Bluesound Node 2 for almost three years now, and it's been a very reliable, high value piece of equipment for me.

@OP,
I just realized I forgot to mention Sam Laufer of Laufer Teknik.
He makes The Memory Player- which is very expensive, and also The Mini- a much less expensive, but very capable piece of equipment.

His system has some very interesting software that upgrades sound quality of either CD playback or Streaming Music.
I would contact him- I think he has an account here of via his website.
Bob

WoofMan responds

 Ghulamr, while I did use the Node 2 to stream music from the internet sometimes, I primarily used it to access my 3,000 CD's worth of music files.  If I bought a mac mini or raspberry pi, would it be able to handle 33,000 16/44.1 music files and maintain a couple dozen playlists?  Maybe something to consider. 

I agree with you Mahler re metadata on classical music files; it is an all too common complaint, such that it's surprising no one has come up with a better way to deal with it.  I've heard Roon has a good system/user interface but don't really know.  Unfortunately, I have a relatively small number of classical discs.  It's just (meta)data right?  What we're talking about is a way to format that data to make it more readily accessible.  There has to be a a code-writing, classical music aficionado out there somewhere willing to take this issue on, no? 

EdwardJ I have had some issues like yours too, however no problems with my iPhone, just with my aging Android tablet.  Enough so that I have thought about upgrading my router/wi-fi. 
You did however manage to capture exactly my frustration with the folks at Bluesound.  Yes, so far, my options are a new or refurbished unit at a reduced price, they are not able or willing to service this 3-1/2 year old component.  That reduced price might sound appealing, if I hadn't already spent 500 dollars. 

MissTL I don't really disagree with you either, however my experience has been much different from yours.  My first CDP was a Sony ES 5-disc changer that took 10 years to die (needed a new laser) and that unit got a daily work-out.  All disc players since then have been Oppo units costing no more than $500.  2 DVD players and 2 BD players.  One went back to Oppo for service a few years ago (BDP-93 I think).  It cost me 50 bucks plus shipping one way and it is still in service.  One is packed up in the basement (the oldest unit of the 4, purchased near the turn of the century), but it still works, and the other three are ALL still in service.  My luck with disc players has been pretty good (5 for 5 knock on wood ;-).  My luck with Bluesound, not so much, 0 for 1.  : (   I'm not trying to be argumentative, but from my perspective this proven technology still sounds good (I listen to vinyl too by the way), and it has proven it's worth. 
Oh, and your in the same camp with my wife who also thinks I should consider getting another unit from Bluesound. 

Mlsstl
My apologies for getting your name wrong. My eyes just ain’t what they used to be. Sorry, no disrespect intended.

Since my last post I remembered one other disc player I had that is also still in service. My first DVD player was a Denon that featured a digital output, ca. 1998, I think. Currently, it’s in my mom’s system playing CDs.

There’s no getting around the convenience of streaming your music collection, especially with as many files as I have. Creating playlists for different occasions has brought me endless entertainment and fun. And streaming music from Qobuz has been a revelation. I knew ’computer audio’ was problematic in a variety of ways so I resisted it for a long while.

In my original post I asked if my expectations were too high?
Except for the guy who said "...stuff breaks. Get over it" nobody’s really addressed that question.
I really hope the answer is No, my expectations were not too high.
Thanks for listening and thanks for your input.