Play Music from my NAD C388 w/ MDC BluOS 2 Module to a Bluesound Pulse 2

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Marc Jakobs

• January 25, 2019 13:01
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Hello Everyone,

I have a new NAD C388 with a MDC BluOS 2 Module and a Bluesound Pulse 2 Speaker. I can play TIDAL/Spotify on both just fine.

When I play a CD or a Phono Disc on the NAD Amplifier and then add the Pulse 2 speaker to the group of speakers in the BluOS App, I would expect that I hear the Music from the Amplifier on the Pulse 2 speaker as well, but I dont hear any sound at all on the Pulse 2.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks for all hints!

Marc :)

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  Tony W.

  Product Support Manager

  • January 25, 2019 13:47

  Hi Marc

  Direct chassis sources on the C388 such as a connected CD Player or Phone Preamp do not run through the BluOS MDC so cannot be detected as group-able streams. It is something that both Bluesound and NAD Engineers are aware of this limitation and continue to look at possibilities to hopefully overcome it in the future...
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  Jose

  • February 11, 2021 15:40

  hello, I have the same problem with my NAD C368, = unable to play from CD player, phono through BluOS MDC to the connected  pulse Flex 2i :( from 2 years ago, any solution ?

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  Frank Smeets

  • November 15, 2021 15:12

  It has been 3 years ago since the response from Tony W. - Product Support Manager.

  Any update on realizing this functionality to stream Direct chassis sources on the C388 through Bluos?

  If your Bluesound and NAD engineers are aware and continue to look at possibilities for 3 years, I really hope they have achieved something in this area. Otherwise they have not really continued to look at possibilities.

  Thanks

  Frank

   

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  Tony W.

  Product Support Manager

  • November 15, 2021 15:19

  Our good friends at NAD Electronics have listened. Please see the new NAD C399 which will be their first product that includes MDC2 for bi-directional MDC communication.

  This transceiver capability is a hardware limitation so cannot be included in current chassis models, but will be in all future chassis models that offer NAD's unique Module Design Components.

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  Frank Smeets

  • November 15, 2021 15:24

  Tony, Thank you for fast response, however having just purchased a C388 with Bluos MDC module will not help me that much.

   

  But future buyers can enjoy this.

   

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