This is an old thread but I just ran across it and thought I would add my two cents. I own a Bluesound Vault 2i. It is, hands down, one of THE WORST products I have ever purchased. I don't know which is worse, the hardware or the software - it's a race to the bottom. Vault reboots almost daily, software crashes all the time, discs frequently stuck in the unit when ripping. I cannot for the life of me play local music files on the thing. Beware a product that tries to do too much for a (relatively speaking) bargain price. In the end it does nothing well at all.
BlueSound Stinks(!), anyone?
I am looking for your help. We recently switched from Sonos to BlueSound to get higher streaming rates. So far we have had consistent problems and issues(!!). Specifically, about 50% of the time my and my wife's BlueSound app does not recognize the Node 2i's. When I delete the app, reinstall it and reconnect the Nodes, we again have the same problems at least 50% of the time. It is simply a joke of a product and I find we are not alone. I have tried just about everything.
Also, when I go online to get help, I find that I am not alone and there is a tsunami of negative (to the degree of very hostile) comments about BlueSound and for the most part it is the same issue. I have tried just about everything and I am about to simply trash/sell mine and go back to Sonos. If I do go back to Sonos, I will also leave a stream of bad comments on every forum I can since going back to Sonos will represent a big financial loss to me simply because Bluesound is an irresponsible/deceptive company at my expense.
Alternatively, I just want it to reliably work. Do you you have and advice and/or guidance to get Bluesound to reliably work? Is there a better alternative to to get higher bit rates thank Bluesound?
Thank you in advance for your help. Dave
Also, when I go online to get help, I find that I am not alone and there is a tsunami of negative (to the degree of very hostile) comments about BlueSound and for the most part it is the same issue. I have tried just about everything and I am about to simply trash/sell mine and go back to Sonos. If I do go back to Sonos, I will also leave a stream of bad comments on every forum I can since going back to Sonos will represent a big financial loss to me simply because Bluesound is an irresponsible/deceptive company at my expense.
Alternatively, I just want it to reliably work. Do you you have and advice and/or guidance to get Bluesound to reliably work? Is there a better alternative to to get higher bit rates thank Bluesound?
Thank you in advance for your help. Dave