Unstable playback: Grouping units playing music from external source
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Hi Bluesound and forum.
I have a problem with stability during playback in a set-up. It is related only to the external source input. In my Node2i I have connected a CD-player to the aux input and everything works fine as long as I play only in this room/zone. But when I group that Node2i with a Powernode2i in a different room in order to play music from the CD-player in both rooms - I get stability issues and drop-out in sound.
Both Bluesound units are cabled to the network - no wifi used.
Playing music from streaming services, TuneIn and the like causes no problems at all when zones are grouped. Only when playing music from external source (CD-player in this case).
I know this issue also from Sonos and they have an option of compression in their settings which take care of this problem. I can't find a similar setting in BluOS - is there a trick of some sort which could help me solve the problem?
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Official comment
Hello Christian,
Interesting that this occurs over Ethernet, though it seems internet sources like TuneIN are fine, so if you open the BluOS app and navigate to Settings > Player > Customise Sources, and select your source (Analog Input in your case) there should be an option called AV Mode. I have received reports in the past that toggling this helps with playback and grouping.
Regards,
Sam R. -
Same issue here.
Using optical or coax input from PC or analog or optical from Chromecast Audio to PowerNode 2i grouped with Node2i and/or Soundbar.
No issues playing from library or "Music Services". Tested with A/V mode on/off.0 -
New user here (just the system in a couple days ago...). It looks like I am having this exact issue.
I have no issues with sound propagating through the group when playing directly (i.e. from a "music service").
However when I use either Bluetooth or analogue line, the sounds crackles and drops out from the "children" in the group (but plays fine on the "master" I am connecting to).
I only have one unit wired into an Ethernet port but I checked the "diagnostic" and the WiFi connections on the other units are either "good" or "excellent".
Wondering if I am missing something as this is a 3 year old thread...0 -
Hi Eric
Bluetooth grouping is in real-time and may have audio discarded if not in time - as suggested in the official comment, please disable A/V Mode to add a buffer.
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Hi Tony,
Can you clarify what you mean? I don't see an A/V mode option under bluetooth...
I did notice something odd when looking at the wireless network environment: the Pulse M seems to be making multiple connections to my router (under different MAC addresses), is that normal?0
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