Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Ozflyer said: Upto $1500, warm sound with MQA capable. Try the Node 2i on it’s own. It’s VERY capable. The Inbuilt DAC is great.
Andrews_melb Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 Anyone tried the Alexa voice support? i had a play yesterday using the Alexa app on iphone and couldnt get it to work. Added all the skills into alexa, and the made the defult player my main stereo. For example trying to get it to play rolling stones on tidal. 1
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Andrews_melb said: Anyone tried the Alexa voice support? i had a play yesterday using the Alexa app on iphone and couldnt get it to work. Added all the skills into alexa, and the made the defult player my main stereo. For example trying to get it to play rolling stones on tidal. I’d need ten valiums to even try that. I’ve had Google home since it came out and all I can do is turn my lights on and off and ask it the weather
Guest Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 I have a 2i but have never signed up for Alexa.
Andrews_melb Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, Sime V2 said: I have a 2i but have never signed up for Alexa. I just tried it because its free as an app on iphone. You open the app and talk into it i guess, i dont think im ready for voice control yet.
pusko Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 On 14/01/2019 at 8:21 AM, Sime V2 said: @pusko whack on a good DAC No gain to be had. Can’t bypass Xeo 30’s “DAC”
Mat-with-one-t Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 So how are all those Node 2i’s treating everyone? I have been round and round in circles trying to decide how to best stream music for the family, and the Node, or perhaps Vault, 2i looks like perhaps the best option. Some background: - 3 kids and missus, all happy to use their respective iPhones/pads to stream our Spotify Premium account - 2 systems/2 lounges. Ethernet Cat6 in all rooms. - front lounge currently little cheap Spotify Connect streamer>Music Labs pre then power>Trevor Lees speakers. Standalone DAC on the way. - about 500+ CD’s in a drawer I’d like to rip onto an easily managed drive It looks like the Vault 2i will do all of this pretty well. I wanted to hear from anyone using the Vault. I’ve seen a Node 2i go here for $700. That makes the “vault” an additional $1k option - an aweful lot for a cd drive and a hard drive! thoughts? Mat
Dolphy Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 30 minutes ago, Mat-with-one-t said: So how are all those Node 2i’s treating everyone? I have been round and round in circles trying to decide how to best stream music for the family, and the Node, or perhaps Vault, 2i looks like perhaps the best option. Some background: - 3 kids and missus, all happy to use their respective iPhones/pads to stream our Spotify Premium account - 2 systems/2 lounges. Ethernet Cat6 in all rooms. - front lounge currently little cheap Spotify Connect streamer>Music Labs pre then power>Trevor Lees speakers. Standalone DAC on the way. - about 500+ CD’s in a drawer I’d like to rip onto an easily managed drive It looks like the Vault 2i will do all of this pretty well. I wanted to hear from anyone using the Vault. I’ve seen a Node 2i go here for $700. That makes the “vault” an additional $1k option - an aweful lot for a cd drive and a hard drive! thoughts? Mat Why don't you just buy the Node 2i and RIP the CDs to a HDD and attach it to the Node?
Mat-with-one-t Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, dolphy said: Why don't you just buy the Node 2i and RIP the CDs to a HDD and attach it to the Node? That’s what I was wondering - what’s the difference besides $1000?
Dolphy Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 36 minutes ago, Mat-with-one-t said: That’s what I was wondering - what’s the difference besides $1000? I think the Vault has an inbuilt ripper, its an expensive storage and ripper.
Mat-with-one-t Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 1 minute ago, dolphy said: I think the Vault has an inbuilt ripper, its an expensive storage and ripper. Yeah that’s what I thought from reading. It looks like ripping using computer and an easy ripping program onto an external drive and plugged into the Node 2i would be money better spent.....? 1
Dolphy Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 dBpoweramp (windows) and XLD (mac) are pretty easy to use. both are freeware (I think). I've used both, if I can do it, anyone can. 1
Mat-with-one-t Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 1 minute ago, dolphy said: dBpoweramp (windows) and XLD (mac) are pretty easy to use. both are freeware (I think). I've used both, if I can do it, anyone can. Cool. Once my new shelving is done I’ll look into a 2i.
Guest Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Plus the vault is slow at ripping from memory. I just rip CD’s using iTunes to AIFF.
Mat-with-one-t Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Sime V2 said: Plus the vault is slow at ripping from memory. I just rip CD’s using iTunes to AIFF. One wonders where the price differential comes from? I would have though maybe an additional $200, maybe $300, gives a bigger case, CD drive, hard drive and software, + profit. Hmmm....
Pops110 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 On 05/02/2019 at 8:23 AM, Mat-with-one-t said: So how are all those Node 2i’s treating everyone? I have been round and round in circles trying to decide how to best stream music for the family, and the Node, or perhaps Vault, 2i looks like perhaps the best option. Some background: - 3 kids and missus, all happy to use their respective iPhones/pads to stream our Spotify Premium account - 2 systems/2 lounges. Ethernet Cat6 in all rooms. - front lounge currently little cheap Spotify Connect streamer>Music Labs pre then power>Trevor Lees speakers. Standalone DAC on the way. - about 500+ CD’s in a drawer I’d like to rip onto an easily managed drive It looks like the Vault 2i will do all of this pretty well. I wanted to hear from anyone using the Vault. I’ve seen a Node 2i go here for $700. That makes the “vault” an additional $1k option - an aweful lot for a cd drive and a hard drive! thoughts? Mat Hey Mat, I have had the vault 2i in my system since Christmas and I must say I'm very happy with it. I have never really been that keen on the streaming side of things before but being able to explore new music say on Tidal and having all my music at my fingertips won me over in the end. I got a great deal locally in the boxing Day sales, great local service, advice and ongoing support from West Coast Hifi was an added bonus. The unit definitely isn't cheap but for an absolute computer numpty like myself it is well worth the extra coin. Unpack, plug it in and chuck a cd in and all the work is done for you. The streaming side of things with Tidal was an absolute breeze as well, I have been looking for and listening to some great new music so I'm stoked. Yes you could spend a hell of a lot less to get the same outcome, but the convenience and having a onebox plug and play solution is well worth it for myself. I have been very impressed with the sound quality as well. I'm not running an external dac so only using the inbuilt dac and I think it's a winner. I have a Meridian cd player that I still think sounds better but it is very close. I don't feel that I'm missing much not using the Meridian. An external dac will be on the cards at some stage but it's not a priority. One last thing is the missus is happy with how it looks and sounds and also has no problem using it. Bonus Hope this helps a little. Cheers Dave. 4
Mat-with-one-t Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 Thanks Dave. Exactly what I was hoping! I’ll be on the lookout once my new cabinet is finished! Mat
crisis Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 So I'm in full procrastination mode now about this. What is the difference between one of these and plugging an IPad into a half decent DAC and then into my amp?
maximus Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 The Bluesound combo does the lot, streaming, ripping and storing as well as access to "MQA" files via Tidal.
Mat-with-one-t Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) On 05/02/2019 at 11:23 AM, Mat-with-one-t said: So how are all those Node 2i’s treating everyone? I have been round and round in circles trying to decide how to best stream music for the family, and the Node, or perhaps Vault, 2i looks like perhaps the best option. Some background: - 3 kids and missus, all happy to use their respective iPhones/pads to stream our Spotify Premium account - 2 systems/2 lounges. Ethernet Cat6 in all rooms. - front lounge currently little cheap Spotify Connect streamer>Music Labs pre then power>Trevor Lees speakers. Standalone DAC on the way. - about 500+ CD’s in a drawer I’d like to rip onto an easily managed drive It looks like the Vault 2i will do all of this pretty well. I wanted to hear from anyone using the Vault. I’ve seen a Node 2i go here for $700. That makes the “vault” an additional $1k option - an aweful lot for a cd drive and a hard drive! thoughts? Mat Further question gang. Is there a way to use the Node 2i primarily via Ethernet? That is, control it via apps from one’s i-thing of choice, but then have the unit stream via Ethernet to an end-point, rather than wireless? I ask as my house has Cat6 Ethernet cable to all rooms. They all travel from a cupboard where the modem and Ethernet hubs live, with an incoming adsl connection. I imagine a Node 2i would go in the (busy hub of the house) front room, where there’s the telly and a 2-channel setup. It would be connected via Cat6 back to the modem. So how would I set up an “end point” at my other stereo (in another separate lounge) and maintain both signal and sound quality integrity. Does it HAVE to be wireless? If so, what wireless end point would I use? I currently have a jerry-rigged old iPhone>“Camera connector” USB>gustard U10 USB to spdif converter>DAC>pre>power..... Also, can the Node 2i manage more than one signal at once? Say, me listening on big stereo in back room, kid on headphones listening to some aweful mainstream stuff, missus listening on front stereo....? Edited February 18, 2019 by Mat-with-one-t
Guest jakeyb77 Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Mine Is Ethernet connected and controlled by iPad.
Andrews_melb Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Mat-with-one-t said: Also, can the Node 2i manage more than one signal at once? Say, me listening on big stereo in back room, kid on headphones listening to some aweful mainstream stuff, missus listening on front stereo....? If you have multiple players - say a few nodes, or the pulse speakers then yes the BluOS app has the ability to play different songs on different bluesound players. Although i dont know if your using the same Tidal account that this is possible? i have a Node, Pulse and Soundbar, and have had different music on each, or you can link them all and play the same music through the house edit: my node and soundbar are connected by cat6, then the Pulse on wifi so its easy to move around all controlled within the one iOS app - BlueOS (also the app works well with windows) Edited February 19, 2019 by Andrews_melb
Rockymc Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 Has anyone compared the sound from the Node 2i with the Cambridge CXN?
Guest jakeyb77 Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 So recently I’ve been having issues streaming Tidal. It constantly drops out. Bluesound have said it’s my internet as Apple Music etc stream fine. They have asked me to take it up with Tidal. I’m assuming that will be a lost cause. Dont know if anyone else has had issues but it’s dissapointing as I bought the Node 2i specifically for Tidal
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