(Firstly, please no responses suggesting that I use wired Ethernet. Although I’d rather use wired over wireless it would be impossible to get wired Ethernet to my NDX2 without visible cables everywhere and I’m not prepared to get into that. In any event my wife will not allow it).
My NDX2 works very well on my BT Wi-Fi from my BT Home Hub 2. Unfortunately where the fibre comes in, and where the Smart Hub 2 is, is as far away as it is possible to get from the NDX2 but it still works very well and I have never once experienced a drop-out or anything like that.
I do get the odd lack of signal when streaming 4K TV to the TV which is in the same room as the NDX2 so I have bought a BT Wi-Fi Disc (the latest black one which works with the Smart Hub 2). It dramatically increases the WiFi speed at the TV which is in the same room as the NDX2, and my iPad, iPhone and MacBook when in my listening room.
The odd thing is that my NDX2 does not appear to connect to the disc, even though the disc is much nearer to the NDX2 than the Smart Hub 2. I know that the NDX2 is not connecting to the disc because I can see which devices are connected to the disc by using the BT iPhone app.
QUESTION: does anyone else have any experience of using the BT discs with the NDX2? Will the NDX2 ever connect to the disc?
I have BT SH2 with the black disc, but I can’t really help as my Naim is all wired.
The only suggestion I can think of is to check your black disc is operating on the 2.4 band, Naim is only 2.4.
I did wonder about that. I thought that the NDX2 had 2.4 and 5 GHz but I can’t find a definitive statement either way. Not sure if it is possible to constrain the disc to 2.4 GHz but I will have a look into it.
Faster WiFi isn’t going to help your NDX2. Streaming music doesn’t use much bandwidth, so given that your setup is reliable now I would just leave it alone.
Mike - I have logged into my Smart Hub 2 and can see that my NDX2 is connected to it (not to the disc) at 5GHz. So, evidently, the NDX2 is not 2.4 GHz only.
Not sure if it helps, but I’ve got a BT Hub 2 with two black discs. My SuperUniti does connect to one of the discs and streams music from a Mac Mini that connects to the other disc. I don’t remember having to change any settings.
Sadly, I’ve never found the Naim app reliable, so have come to rely on a WiiM Pro as a streaming transport.
The white disc has an Ethernet socket on it, I guess the black disc is the same. What I do is run a cable from the white disc to my NSS333 and it works perfectly. The Ethernet cable is hidden from view under a white cover running round the skirting board. Nobody but me notices it is there, it is all in the same room as the streamer.
Edit: I should point out the cable is to an Innuos Zen (which doesn’t do WiFi at all) and through it to the streamer.