Signal break up on 7 month old Bluesound Node 2i

Not sure why rebooting my modem and my Bluesound why this appears to have corrected the problem.  Maybe there is someone who might know the answer to this question.

Thanks to all for your help.  As always you are all so helpful.

I had a similar problem with a Sangean internet tuner. Sometimes it worked great, sometimes it had dropouts and sometimes it wouldn’t work at all. I tried a second Netgear router, no help. A Motorola router cured everything. I’ve used it with a Node 2i for several months without a glitch.  YMMV

I called Tidal and they told me to turn off the power to the Bluesound and let it reboot.  That solved the problem.  I am hardwired CAT6 from the modem to the Bluesound so thought signal interruption from the modem was not an issue.

I wish I had not listened to the dealer who suggested adding a ProJect S2 DAC by way of digital coax cable.  I should have listened to my gut at the dealer because I kept saying I thought it sounded better without the DAC.  For some reason I felt there was a sound difference being able to unfold MQA completely.  I ended up selling the DAC and the cable on Audiogon for half the price I paid for it.  From now on, I will have to trust my ears.  It is kind of like the story, "The Emperors New Cloths".  If you spend more you try to convince yourself it sounds significantly better.  It is quite obvious there are quite a few of extremely wealthy people in the group.  I have thus far $15,000 invested into my system with an additional $2,000 left to finish it off with rear ceiling speakers and calibration for my home theater part of my system.  Fortunately, I play 2 channel 70% of the time.  So far the best investment I have made is adding a pair of S3 SHO REL subwoofers.

This group is incredibly knowledgeable and I am grateful for their feedback and to read some of their comments.  I have learned a great deal from everyone.

Thank you.

Your best investment would be to separate home theater from 2 channel. Far better than worrying about DACs, Tidal, etc.......

Oz

To wlutke,

I hard wired my Bluesound Node 2i using CAT6 and this I feel is the way to go.  Before I purchased my Bluesound I was streaming using an Apple TV.  I had signal break up streaming wirelessly.  As soon as I hard wired the Apple TV using CAT6, the problem went away.  My modem is located in my family room about 60 to 70 feet away.  The signal needs to pass through the kitchen.  I discovered my stainless refrigerator was the culprit.  Problem solved.