annekrijn
Novice Member
Hello all,
I've used my Sonos Connect for many years and am happy with it. But now that Sonos is steering away from this "old hardware", I thought I'd treat myself with some new gear.
My desired setup:
I've already bought the Bluesound Node 2i, expecting it to allow me to search, browse and play music from Spotify Premium. Just like Sonos does. But it can't, apparently, I have to stream it from the Spotify app. Which I don't want to do, I'd like to play all my music from one app. So I'm afraid I'll have to return to Node 2i.
I considered switching to Deezer because the Node 2i natively supports that. But I'd rather not leave Spotify, which my family loves. Hi-res music I'll stream from my NAS anyway.
A CD player / streamer would be good as well, but all the units I've researched seem to use wobbly apps for streaming (HEOS, Play-fi.)
Is Sonos really the only platform that ties all my streaming wishes together nicely? I refuse to believe so
Thanks in advance.
Best regards, Akka
I've used my Sonos Connect for many years and am happy with it. But now that Sonos is steering away from this "old hardware", I thought I'd treat myself with some new gear.
My desired setup:
- the ability to stream from both Spotify and local NAS files (FLAC), from 1 app (Android).
- a streaming device with a decent DAC, since I'm running it through my Marantz SR7009, which is not built for achieving great stereo sound.
- not the Sonos Port, I've read some bad reviews, and am not willing to pay hundreds of euros for a downgrade in audio quality.
I've already bought the Bluesound Node 2i, expecting it to allow me to search, browse and play music from Spotify Premium. Just like Sonos does. But it can't, apparently, I have to stream it from the Spotify app. Which I don't want to do, I'd like to play all my music from one app. So I'm afraid I'll have to return to Node 2i.
I considered switching to Deezer because the Node 2i natively supports that. But I'd rather not leave Spotify, which my family loves. Hi-res music I'll stream from my NAS anyway.
A CD player / streamer would be good as well, but all the units I've researched seem to use wobbly apps for streaming (HEOS, Play-fi.)
Is Sonos really the only platform that ties all my streaming wishes together nicely? I refuse to believe so
Thanks in advance.
Best regards, Akka