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[help] I'm too Boomer to stream. :-(

So I purchased a Bluesound node 2i after a previous discussion here. Now I can't get the node or BluOs program to recognize my music on other laptops that are on my same wifi.  When my laptop and hard drive was connected to my Parasound Zdac, I could usb the computer into the dac, and use an optical cable from my tv out to the dac.  The node doesn't seem to have a way to allow my tv into the node's dac (my tv only has optical & hdmi out for sound) & node has no inputs for hdmi or toslink) so I'm stuck with the dac of the node for streaming music and the zdac for tv audio with the two different analog outputs from 2 different dacs going into my integrated amp. I'm frustrated and feel like I spent this money for a ghetto rig, plus I can't even make libraries , etc. Totally confused and have tried making everthing "dicoverable " on network setting to no avail. So lost, angry, sad, confused and frustrated. And I swear to god if millerwhoever says I should have bought a tricked out fuse or dumb little cone, I'm gonna lose my s***.
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tom8999
154 posts
 
Spirit of radio - thanks for the info on the Bluesound node 2i. I read a lot of these threads and see so many issues people have trying to stream. I guess I was just lucky when a stereo shop in Indy convinced me to go with LUMIN. It’s app runs great on my I pad mini. It sounds so good thru both of my systems using Tidal HiFi with MQA - i know the upfront cost is high but the ‘lack of headaches’ is great. What does a good turntable, tonearm and cartridge cost? $2,200 sounds very cheap to me.

If you want to stream trouble free - the LUMIN D2 costs $2,200 I think.

Happy Listening
melvinjames
416 posts
 
If the idea behind Node 2i was to eliminate laptop from your system, then Node 2i makes perfect sense. I would connect Node 2i using its RCA out to your Integrated. Secondly, I would transfer all the music from your laptop to NAS and connect the NAS directly into Node2 USB input. The default password for external NAS access is ‘admin’.

Connecting an external hard drive via the Node's USB input is the quick and dirty way but Bluesound doesn't recommend it for the long term (there are technical reasons why). That said, it's very convenient when a friend drops by with a thumb drive full of music for you to listen to and it doesn't affect your library of music which you have painstakingly created.

The easiest and more stable way is, as already mentioned, to connect an external hard drive(s) full of music to your router/switch via USB and go through the discovery/share process with the BluOS app.

Sorry, the node 2i internal DAC cannot be used with external devices.

Except for that mini-Toslink input :-)


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skypunk
499 posts
 
Roon with Mind2 Streamer= cake and I am 60 dude.

Just ordered Simaudio 390 Preamp/Streamer and 330A thinking of adding the Roon Nucleus in short order.

Get a 10 year old to help you.

melvinjames
416 posts
 
Get a 10 year old to help you.

Now that's funny!
gdnrbob
4,452 posts
 
@labguy 
Please ignore spiritofaudio. 

Bob
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