To Hans Wetzel,
I just read your article about streaming and Tidal and AirPlay. I agree wholeheartedly about the predicament many would be in if Tidal were to go bankrupt or something else, but for now I’m enjoying lossless streaming all day, every day in my job at a hi-fi store here in Trondheim in Norway.
I’m sure it’s been suggested to you already, but have you tried Bluesound’s products? Specifically, I would recommend the Bluesound Node 2 for your streaming needs in the main system. I bought one this autumn and have been using it every day since. Just thought I’d give you a tip. Hope it helps, although I’m probably far from the first to suggest this to you. I really like the SoundStage! webpages, by the way, and especially SoundStage! Access, since I’m not really in a position to buy really expensive gear. Keep up the good work!
Med venleg helsing [kind regards],
Øystein Røysi
Norway
Thanks for the kind words. As for Bluesound, no, I haven’t had the opportunity to try their products, but we reviewed the Node 2 (along with the Vault 2 and Pulse Mini) back in 2016 on our sister-site SoundStage! Xperience. It looks super convenient for streaming from online services and local computers or NAS device. In my case, though, I have local media on an external hard disk drive -- not a local computer or a NAS device -- and my old computer with Roon would effectively fill this role, albeit in a less-streamlined fashion than the Node 2. Unfortunately, the Node 2’s $499 retail price would get me a full-fledged computer that could fit my needs almost as well, so I don’t think I would gain much from it. That said, I appreciate the suggestion! . . . Hans Wetzel
