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Bluesound recent update 4.0 tanked sound quality ???

BluOS but more importantly Bluesound just rolled out their v 4.0 software/firmware update.   After the update I'm hearing something totally different than I was getting before the change.  The overall sound is much fatter and the bass is soft, flabby and lacking detail.  I have four different Nodes (Node 2i) in the house and some of them are driving some really decent gear in a two channel room so the change in sound is very noticeable.   Has anyone else noticed this change in SQ following the firmware update?  I respect the opinions here and would appreciate your thoughts.  Thx, R

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I have a Node 2i/Ares II in one system and a Powernode in a second system.  I've noticed no change in audio quality with the update.  I stream Qobuz, Tidal and FLAC files from a NAS drive.

The update went smoothly for me, although the interwebs say a lot of folks had issues.  I like the new UI; it is more intuitive and looks better on the smaller screen of an iPhone.

(Of course, Qobuz went down on Oct. 18th for a short while and drove the BluOS world crazy).

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