ARSY Ne-2 Streamer Review

[tallbeardedone]

Think about a Wiim Mini if you don't need analog.

have to use the Wiim app though correct? I just want the streamer to show up on my Spotify connect or Tidal connect list and use the native apps in my laptop/phone. or am I wrong about the Wiim using its own app?

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

have to use the Wiim app though correct? I just want the streamer to show up on my Spotify connect or Tidal connect list and use the native apps in my laptop/phone. or am I wrong about the Wiim using its own app?

Not for Spotify. It uses the Spotify app.

 

[jannek]

The Wiim App is necessary for basic configuration and can be used as a player or even sort of library, but it is not necessary to use. If streaming local files it has the advantage of streaming native format up until hi res.

 

[MoreWatts]

The WiiM app is necessary to set up and run RoomFit, WiiM's drc software, afaik. Although that is often a feature that can be set once and forgotten, as part of basic configuration.

If you want to do some equalization after RoomFit, I see no reason why you can't use the equalizers built in to the streaming services (Spotify has an equalizer) for final adjustments. The WiiM app might give more set-points.

 

[tallbeardedone]

The Wiim App is necessary for basic configuration and can be used as a player or even sort of library, but it is not necessary to use. If streaming local files it has the advantage of streaming native format up until hi res.

I'd be using it merely as a Spotify and Tidal connect source, which I assume it can both do through the native apps? If so, then yes, sounds like a good alternative. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Anatols_Dad]

As long as you plug in the LAN line cable, it will automatically prioritize the use of the LAN line connection.

Dear @harry925 , thanks for the info! I was away on holiday for a few weeks so I couldn't work on the issue. Unfortunately I still have the same problem. As the streamer worked flawlessly at the beginning, I can only suspect some software-related issue in my router or Arsy (updated a few times), or the switch is faulty. Cables seem to be fine (CAT 8), and my pc attached to the same switch reports 600 Mbits and ping of 8 ms, even after swapping cables... Must dig into the matter as soon as I have a little time again. Anyway, till now I suppose it is on the user side and not the side of the streamer. Supposedly buying a new switch could solve the problem..
Man, listening to music has become so much more complicated since it became digital! ;-)

 

[NHL99]

No thanks!

Source

https://www.amazon.com/ARSY-Ne-3-New-Streaming-Receiver/dp/B0F2Y3WRWM?th=1

 

[tallbeardedone]

No thanks!

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https://www.amazon.com/ARSY-Ne-3-New-Streaming-Receiver/dp/B0F2Y3WRWM?th=1

yikes. thanks for posting this.

 

[Anatols_Dad]

No thanks!

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https://www.amazon.com/ARSY-Ne-3-New-Streaming-Receiver/dp/B0F2Y3WRWM?th=1

It should be checking for updates now and again, I suppose...?!

...but why so many destinations? @harry925

 

[Anatols_Dad]

Dear @harry925 , thanks for the info! I was away on holiday for a few weeks so I couldn't work on the issue. Unfortunately I still have the same problem. As the streamer worked flawlessly at the beginning, I can only suspect some software-related issue in my router or Arsy (updated a few times), or the switch is faulty. Cables seem to be fine (CAT 8), and my pc attached to the same switch reports 600 Mbits and ping of 8 ms, even after swapping cables... Must dig into the matter as soon as I have a little time again. Anyway, till now I suppose it is on the user side and not the side of the streamer. Supposedly buying a new switch could solve the problem..
Man, listening to music has become so much more complicated since it became digital! ;-)

After days of headaches, fiddling around with the components, and multiple reboots (and without buying a new switch), the router has been working for two hours without abrupt crashes... fingers crossed!


Edit, a day later:
Nope, can't be found on my network again. Boy, really annoying. As the streamer doesn't have an on-off-switch, I assume it is designed to be left on 24/7, right? Anyway, detaching the LAN cable and only using Wifi now seems to keep the signal stable. I really, really prefer LAN to Wifi (especially in the bedroom...), but I seem to have to live with this solution for now...

For the record:
1.) Newest firmware.
2.) I attached the streamer directly to to my router (in a different room), with a different LAN cable - same problem.
3.) In Roon, my NE-2 streamer also pops up as an NE-3 (not certified, though - surely for cost reasons?).
Supposedly somebody hasn't done his/her homework...