When choosing Roon ready speakers for my apartment I went with Bluesound Pulse 2i’s. The sound quality of Bluesound speakers are a step up from Sonos but a step down from Devialet. Before I purchased my Bluesound speakers I went to the Sonos and Devilalet showrooms here in NYC. They are practically across the street from each other. In terms of sound quality Devialet swept the floor with the Sonos but, at the time, there was no way to use two Phantoms as a stereo pair. Times have changed. I now have 4 Pulse 2i’s in my apartment. The sound quality is excellent and, just as importantly, both the Bluesound and Roon software work well.
Every time I go to the Devialet showroom I ask to see how their software works. I know how their speakers sound but I want to know how the Devialet software works with Roon in particular. Devialet does not have Roon set up in their flagship store, which I find strange to say the least. I don’t want to mess with changing out my Bluesound speakers for Devialet’s knowing that Devialet software is not as well engineered as Bluesound’s. There is no way of me knowing. It would be great if Devialet owners here can post some screen shots of both Devialet and Roon software from their devices. What works? What doesn’t work? What needs improvement?
I have a nagging issue with Bluesound that has never been solved. It’s impossible, when watching TV or movies, to use two Bluesound speakers flanking my TV. I have resigned to listening to one speaker “only” when watching TV. All TV’s have one “optical output.” I have one Pulse 2i connected via cable from the speakers optical input to the TV’s optical output. When I pair the other speaker wirelessly with the first speaker in the Bluesound app I get drop outs and static when watching TV from the second speaker. My WiFi signal is strong. I’ve spent hundreds of hours trying to solve this problem. Optical splitters don’t work. WiFi extenders don’t work either. Every time I’ve contact Bluesound they do not provide a solution. They have not fixed the basic issue of watching TV and movies through more than one speaker at a time. I’m really disappointed with this aspect of Bluesound. Calling Bluesound and leaving messages and emails takes hours out of my day. There is no solution.
