Pulse 2i and Local FLAC Files on Android Phone
AnsweredI'm looking at the Pulse 2i and considering purchasing. However, I am wondering the following:
I have hundreds of local hi-res flac files on my android phone. I theory, I'd like to stream the files over to the Pulse 2i and maintain the "hi-res" quality. SInce bluetooth doesn't meet hi-res requirements due to bandwidth limitations, I'm assuming I can do this via streaming over my home's wi-fi via the Bluesound app?
If this assumption is correct, how is this done with the app? Does it automatically recognize the local flac files on the phone, or do you scan for them creating a "library" of sorts within the app? Some other way?
Thanks!
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Official comment
The BluOS controller App is only like a TV remote control and does not actually send any audio so sending them via Bluetooth is the only way. You could connect the Android phone directly to the Pulse using an analogue audio output socket (and sutiablevlead) from the phone if it has such a feature.
A more suitable method would be to put the tracks on a USB memory stick and plug that into the rear of the Pulse. However a better method is to have the tracks on a NAS on your local network, some Routers have a NAS function and a memory stick or hard drive can be shared out and then played back.
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Thanks for the response. If I used a USB memory stick and plugged into the rear, would the app recognize the stick and see the songs on there, such that I could select the track using the app? Or would I have to make the selection somehow on the pulse speaker itself?
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The Player will automatically see the memory stick and index the tracks, these then display in the BluOS App under a section that will appear called USB.
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Thanks, much appreciated!
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