So I’m fairly new to all this but it seems a simple kitchen endpoint can be either something like a iQuadio Dac/Amp for around £110 with a eg Qacoustics 3030 for £150 which is about the same price as a Bluesound Pulse Flex.
I don’t mind tinkering but for a difference of less than £40…the Bluesound seems like an advantage because of the 5 preset buttons that can be used for internet radio station presets.
So my question is: are those 5 buttons literally push and play or do they need fiddling with to work. In the morning, first thing, the last thing I want to do is get on the network to make something happen that is not happening.
The iQuadio solution would mean keeping the current standalone internet radio that I already have that is just fine and dandy and adding a Q Acoustics 3030 speaker for music playback.
So …can a Pulse Flex replace an internet radio and what sounds better…a 3030 or a Pulse Flex?
You don’t need to go back to Roon. Using Roon will just superceed anything else. I set a Bluesound alarm to start the Radio most mornings so I don’t even need to press a button.
If 5 are radio stations you have to use a phone or tablet etc to change back to Roon. I have a long 20 hour playlist and when I press 2 it starts up where it left off.
Hi, I use an AudioPro T5 https://www.whathifi.com/audio-pro/addon-t5/review in the kitchen, Bluetooth, Wireless and AirPlay functionality. Core on my MacBook, music on a Synology NAS. 4 buttons on the top for radio presets.
