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Key Features
Product Ref: 321164
2022 - Best music streamer under £750
"Bluesound reasserts its authority in the budget music streamer market"
"At this money, it represents one of the most entertaining and comprehensive ways of adding music streaming to your hi-fi system."
"If you need an affordable streamer right now though, this is the place you start looking. The new Node is compact and attractive and it has a specification that covers off most bases you might reasonably expect and ties it to an interface that is still exceptionally good."
Bring 24-bit hi-res streaming to an existing stereo or to your powered speakers and access all the music ever recorded with a few taps of the BluOS Controller app for iOS, Android, or Mac or PC computers. Hundreds of internet radio stations, premium music services like Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, Spotify and dozens of other music streaming services, are integrated with the NODE's operating system, making music discovery seamless and exciting.
Don't let the size and minimalist looks of the NODE fool you into diminishing its capabilities. Inside, the NODE features an audiophile-grade DAC design that not only supports 24-bit/192 kHz audio processing, but also MQA for master quality listening. Along with powerful software features like tone controls and fixed volume output, you can customize your listening preferences in detail.
Bring music into your NODE using HDMI eARC, Wi-Fi or Ethernet, Apple AirPlay 2, aptX HD Bluetooth, or USB, to hear audio content from streaming services, TV, and your own music library. Listen to your music through your HiFi system or through wired or wireless headphones, by connecting to the RCA, TOSLINK optical, aptX HD Bluetooth, 3.5mm jack, Apple devices, or other Bluesound or BluOS players.
Bit-perfect music listening can happen away from your HiFi system with the NODE as your multi-room hub. The award-winning BluOS platform is the only platform in the world that can support up to 64 players, all streaming in 24-bit hi-res audio. With a growing stable of brands and devices being added to the BluOS platform, the NODE opens up a world of hi-res listening options throughout your home that no other player can.
Quick access controls like play/pause, track skipping, and volume are available as touch panel controls at the top of the NODE, via voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, or Google Voice, or by programming your own IR remote or the optional Bluesound RC1. Advanced controls, including tone controls, subwoofer crossover optimization, and settings to enhance external DAC connections are available in the BluOS Controller app. The NODE can also be integrated into a smart home with full-feature drivers for Lutron, Elan, RTI, Crestron, and other popular home control systems.
Storage Environment | -10°C to 50°C, 20 to 80 relative humidity |
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Operating Environment | 0°C to 40°C |
Product Weight | 1.09kg/2.4lbs |
Product Dimensions | 220 x 46 x 146 mm (8.7 x 1.8 x 5.7 in) |
Shipping Weight | 2.28kg/5.03lbs |
Shipping Dimensions | 300 x 300 x 74 mm (11.8 x 11.8 x 2.75 in) |
Product code | NODE-WHITE |
Status Indicator | RGB LED x 2 |
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Play/Pause Button | Touch LED |
Volume Control Buttons | Touch Slider LED |
Previous/Next Track Buttons | Touch LED |
Preset Buttons | Touch LED x 5 |
Proximity Sensor | Yes |
Operating System | BluOS |
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App Controller Operating Systems | iOS, Android, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, macOS 10-11 |
Network File Sharing | SMB up to 200,000 track index |
Album Art Supported | JPG, PNG |
Internet Radio | Click here |
Music Services | Click here |
Voice Control | Amazon Alexa Skills |
3rd-Party | AirPlay 2Spotify ConnectTidal ConnectRoon Ready |
Control Systems | Control4, Crestron, URC, RTI, ELAN, Lutron |
Supported Audio File Formats | MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, ALAC, OPUS |
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Supported Hi-Res Audio File Formats | FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4 SLS |
Processor | ARM® Cortex™ -A53, Quad-Core, 1.8GHz per core |
Native Sampling Rates | up to 192 kHz |
Bit Depths | 16-24 |
Performance | SNR -113dBATHD+N, 0.002 |
DAC | 32-Bit, 384kHzDifferential Output design |
Network | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac, 2.4/5GHz)Ethernet RJ45, GigE 1000 Mbps |
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Audio Input | Mini TOSLINK/3.5mm Stereo comboHDMI eARC |
Audio Output | Analog Stereo RCA (Fixed or Variable)Coaxial RCATOSLINK digital opticalUSB Audio 2.0 |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth with support for aptX™ HDTwo-Way (transmit & receive) |
Headphones | 3.5mm Stereo OutWireless Bluetooth Out |
Subwoofer | RCA OutNetwork Pairing to PULSE SUB+ |
USB | Type-A Port for external drive connection (Fat32 or NTFS formatted) |
Trigger | 12V Trigger Out |
IR Remote | IR Sensor Built In - front panel with IR Remote LearningIR Input 3.5mm Jack |
Power | Universal bi-pin AC cord input (100-240AC) |