I too was considering the upgrade to the Node Icon but it seems they use the same app and operating system for all their streamers. I have owned a standard Node for two years and it has been given me grief with lost connections, request timed out and could not load content messages. I have been back and forth with Bluesound support and though they do seem to care and want to help but there have been no solutions to the problem. I have tried all the settings they suggested, and spent more money upgrading our internet and wifi service and the problem still persists. I personally think it is a glitch of some sort in their operating system that if the internet connection pauses for a split second their system cannot buffer and cope with it and hits a brick wall. As nice as the tech support at Bluesound seem they can never admit that yes indeed it may be a problem with their streamer or operating system. I think I am done with Bluesound and will try a different brand of streamer as I can’t see the Icon being any better using the same app and operating system.
Bluesound Node Icon
I currently use Bluesound products because of their multiroom capabilities.
In my main system I have a bluesound node N130 hooked up to a Mcintosh D1100 preamp dac.
Thinking about buying the new Node Icon but I would be by-passing the built in dual dacs so I am not sure if there is any reason to upgrade to the ICON?
If anyone knows the new ICON and can give me some advice I would appreciate it.