Sorry... forgot to add the link
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/info/hi-fi/bancs-d-essai/will-my-internet-bandwidth-be179216
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/info/hi-fi/bancs-d-essai/will-my-internet-bandwidth-be179216
Ok now I am frustrated with streaming
Help me out here please. I was really enjoying getting into streaming. Just purchased a Node 2i 2 weeks ago and have been enjoying it. Testing Tidal and Qobuz, leaning toward Qobuz. I was testing both wifi and ethernet connection. I seemed to pick up some noise and distortion on what I thought was the ethernet so I have been listening on wifi. I really enjoy finding new music on the streaming service. Tonight I was enjoying Sierra Hull because I listen to a lot of Alison Krauss. I was listening to Sierra Hull's new 25 Trips album and got to track 7 Escape and I heard a bunch of static/distortion, almost like a blown tube, except I have solid state equipment. I switched to Tidal to see if it was a problem with the Qobuz stream and same thing. Hooked up my MacBook pro to rule out a problem with the Node 2i, same thing. Now I am listening to Clapton's Unplugged and I hear the same thing. Is it my internet? I have a brand new modem, a Motorola MB7621, and a brand new Asus AC3100 router. I did a speed test and we are getting 237 mbps. My daughter was watching Netflix on a TV upstairs at the time, when she was finished I did a reboot of the cable modem and reboot of the Node 2i and then it was fine after that. I listened for about an hour after that. Is it my internet speed? Do I need to call Comcast/xfinity and up my speed package? Is it something else? Its getting frustrating and its not supposed to be like that, I am at the point where I may just send the Node back on the return policy and stick with CD's.
Showing 3 responses by gmz374
My background is as a senior VP in high-tech in Silicon Valley in the networking industry, now retired early. I’d be very surprised if your distortion description was due to your internet feed from Xfinity. At least not from your description of the way the sound changed. It literally sounds more like a hardware issue such as a cap, bad cable, or something else that is injecting an analog, not a digital component, causing the distortion. If it was in the internet stream such as dropped packets, it would be more likely exhibit itself as delays, dropouts, etc. BTW... your downstream speed in the 200+ mbps is far beyond what you need to stream music and Netflix. Again, if your audio and TV were competing for bandwidth, it would be more in the way of delays and dropped packets, again not giving the kind of audible distortion you’re describing. I would try my best to swap out hardware as a test to get the internet out of the equation first. You’ve got enough “moving parts” in the chain that I feel you should get it down to a simple setup with your CD player, preamp, amp and speakers. Run that for awhile and see if you hear any distortion. If you do, then get your gear diagnosed, especially the old amp which may have leaked a capacitor or two in it’s 20 years of loyal service to you. Best of luck Gary |
Here is a link from QoBuz and chart from Netflix describing the resources needed for streaming various content. You are well within the range needed to power multiple 4K TV’s and Tidal or QoBuz. You probably could do 8k content if you wanted to without any ill effects. You can spend your money to increase to 400 mbps but it shouldn’t make any difference in your result. QoBuz https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/info/hi-fi/bancs-d-essai/will-my-internet-bandwidth-be179216 NETFLIX These are the recommended internet connection speeds to stream movies and TV shows on Netflix:
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