Connecting Bluesound Node 2i to remote stereo system over WIFI -


dumb question - I have my Node 2i set up on my Livingroom stereo - direct rca interconnect connection.  I want to connect it also to a system I have downstairs. I have it set up now via bluetooth - which works, but drops out and is buggy.
   Is there a simple and low cost wifi attach devise that I can use in place of blutooth that I don't have to constantly restore the connection to?

thanks in advance!
bdgregory

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Dougsat, you're right. The adapter you referenced is possibly better, but you have to have a sender attached at the node2i end. I was hoping the node2i could broadcast over wifi, then I only need a wifi receiver (with a day built in)  touched to my downstairs system.

Thanks.
My node 2i sits next to my router and is connected via Ethernet, not WiFi. What I’m trying to do is broadcast to a remote room system. The Bluetooth connection from the node works, and sounds fine (for my purposes), but it drops the connection from time to time, and it’s not as easy as I  would like to get the Bluetooth receiver reconnected. I was thinking if I could buy a cheap WiFi receiver with its own dac that could sit next to the remote system it would be perhaps more reliable. I haven’t spotted such a connection in the node manual though.
@melvinjames - thanks - that answers the short question.  I have swapped out to a different bluetooth receiver and will see if it performs better (on the theory the issue isn't in the Node 2i).  I also spotted a long range bluetooth receiver that I may try as well.

@dougsat - I actually have a unit similar to the SVS and it works great.  (I'm using one for the rear speakers in my HT system, and have a spare).  I will try it out if the bluetooth receiver upgrade doesn't work.

thanks again to both of you.