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


butterman

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Has anyone been able to stream Amazon HD "bitperfect" ? I'd like to buy one only for this purpose.

My idea is :

  1. connect the node 2 to my network
  2. via my DLNA/Ethernet, be able to get my PS Audio DSSr DAC (no network card BTW) to show the actual Amazon HD playback bitrate (USB/Windows 10 defaults to 352kHz/24 Bit)
This method via Ethernet/Audirvanna/Qobuz (trial) works flawlessly. I use a Sony UBP-X1000ES as my "Streamer" and via HDMI to I2S into the PS Audio DAC, the playback is indistguishable form the CD/HI Res PCM counterparts. 

Anyone else notice that playback levels form Qobuz are a bit on the "hot" side when compared to the same tracks from a DVD-Audio disc or pre loudness wars CD ?