The Computer Audiophile Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 View full article Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
jtwrace Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'm shopping for a soundbar and the Bluesound Soundbar Pulse 2i leads the pack due to their Roon capability. What's shocking is how little any of their dealers actually know about their products. Whether online or B&M. It's quite pathetic honestly. @The Computer Audiophile know of any dealers worthwhile? I could easily go direct... W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, jtwrace said: know of any dealers worthwhile? I've had really good experiences at Audio Advice in Raleigh when I've done seminars there. HiFi Buys also has some smart guys. The other dealers I like to recommend don't cary Bluesound. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Is AirPlay 2 supposed to work like Spotify Connect, where you can turn off the phone/tablet controller and the music still plays? I've got a Node 2i but if I turn off the phone, music via Airplay 2 stops. Not sure if that's how Airplay 2 is supposed to work (like Airplay 1) or if there's something wrong with my unit and it's meant to continue playing like Spotify Connect? Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Em2016 said: Is AirPlay 2 supposed to work like Spotify Connect, where you can turn off the phone/tablet controller and the music still plays? I've got a Node 2i but if I turn off the phone, music via Airplay 2 stops. Not sure if that's how Airplay 2 is supposed to work (like Airplay 1) or if there's something wrong with my unit and it's meant to continue playing like Spotify Connect? AirPlay 2 still uses the old school, stream through your phone type of playback. Very lame. Imagine if video went through our TV remotes. People would be up in arms. asdf1000 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: AirPlay 2 still uses the old school, stream through your phone type of playback. Very lame. Jeeze, that's lame indeed. Spotify Connect and Chromecast do it properly. Apple's always gotta go against the grain. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, Em2016 said: Jeeze, that's lame indeed. Spotify Connect and Chromecast do it properly. Apple's always gotta go against the grain. Apple and DTS Play-Fi do it this way. However, if you use Apple Music and a HomePod, audio will route to the speaker straight from the internet as it should. Lame indeed. asdf1000 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 minute ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Apple and DTS Play-Fi do it this way. However, if you use Apple Music and a HomePod, audio will route to the speaker straight from the internet as it should. Lame indeed. I can forgive Airplay 1 for working that way but I would have thought while developing Airplay 2 that they tested Chromecast and Spotify Connect and thought "this is better". Even power consumption perspective, for the iPhone or iPad or Macbook that's controlling (and streaming, in the case of Airplay) the playback... Wonder why it's limited to HomePod. Ah well, it is what it is. Link to comment
asdf1000 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I have Roon but have been checking out the Spotify and Apple Music apps to see how much has improved in the last 2 years. Man, the Spotify UI and library and radio is fantastic and Spotify Connect to the Node 2i is brilliant. If Spotify ever go ahead with the CD quality streaming they were testing back in 2017... my Roon usage would drop to just my local hard drive music that's missing on streaming services and the bulk of my listening would be Spotify (90% of my stuff is on streaming). The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
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