B.S. Node 2i brick (yet another one)


Mine died after 3 years, like so many others, ordered and replaced the caps (they looked fine) and still doesn't turn on. My problem is a bit different - no red light at all on the top, although I may have disabled led's in the setup, and I'm not sure if that setting carries over to bootup.. Anyway, its dead, does nothing, no lights, no network lights at the cable when I plug it into ethernet.

 

This POS BS company will discount me a whopping $75 on a REFURBISHED unit. This is pathetic service for a $600 piece of equipment. I'll never buy another piece of hardware from Bluesound. Audiophile gear priced like that should last 20 years imo. 

What would you guys do? Try and find a full power supply, or do the aftermarket upgrade? My worry is that my power board is fine and its the main board that's bad. I'm not sure how to test this. I did some high level probing on the power board with an electrical engineer, and it looked ok.. Is there a way to hard reset it via usb or something? Does the service button at the back provide any function?

doug1234

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BTW you replaced the caps? Did Bluesound do the work? Did you buy the unit from them? Did the warranty run out? Lots of questions. I have a Bluesound Node and Vault. After the warranty period on the Node was over I replaced the power board with an aftermarket. It sounds quieter now...and customer service was great with me, when I had to call them.

doug,

Let me check later to see that I still have it. If I do, I will just send it to you.... no problem.

doug I have the ps for the node 2. If you want ...PM me and I will send it to you.

doug 

The PS is on it's way. I had some time before going to work and stopped by the post office to get it out to you. Just a reminder, I purchased another PS from PD Creative out of Poland and the one I am sending you is the original out of that Node 2. It's working and no issues. Let's cross our fingers it will solve your problem because it's easy to install. Good Luck.

hey guys look at jjss49 comment. He gives a good perspective on the issue. With some help maybe doug can get this node running again. It’s frustrating but just bashing Bluesound does not really help IMHO. Any reps from Bluesound, help a brother out...

doug That is awesome. Hey you know I have met some good people here and got some great advice. This PS would have sat in my closet and the box collecting dust so I am happy it went to good use. I hope others here can get along and help another audiophile like I have gotten help over the years. Happy listening!