Bluesound NODE 2 - Audio T Recommends

£349.00

Reg. price £499.00

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Item Condition: Ex-Demo Rotation
Store: Swansea
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  • Independent review by Audio T

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Easily connect the NODE 2 to any existing stereo or home theatre system, to incorporate a world full of music streaming services and Internet radio stations into your system. Filled with an array of analog and digital input and output options, the NODE 2 brings a vast array of playback choices into your very own sonic domain.

Bluesound blends the forces of music and technology together in an ecosystem designed to deliver the best audio quality possible. Bluesound employs various architectures and technologies to achieve this, from advanced proprietary software to end-to-end hi-res audio processing. Harnessing the power of BluOS, consumers can wirelessly connect their Bluesound speakers and digital players, and stream any music file – MP3 to 24-bit/192kHz – as well as many popular music streaming services to any room in the home with the control of a smartphone, tablet or laptop.

While BluOS connects your devices, lossless audio technologies such as Hi-Res Audio (HRA) and Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) allow you to hear your music in master quality just as the artist intended.

Connect the NODE 2 easily to any existing stereo or home theater system to unlock and discover a world full of music streaming services and internet radio stations. Filled with a full array of analog and digital input/output/, the NODE 2 connects your gear to all the music ever recorded. Online streaming services, internet radio and even your own digital music library imprisoned on a computer, smartphone or external drive – the playback choices become infinite.

Of course Bluesound is compatible with MP3s – and just about every other digital format ever created – but Bluesound was purpose-built for high-res audio. While other companies put a premium on style, Bluesound has spared no expense on the integration of advanced, innovative audio technologies that deliver blazingly fast error-free playback in maximum studio-master recording quality, resulting in absolutely unbeatable performance.

Using industry-leading 1GHz ARM Cortex-9 Multi-core processors, you’d think Bluesound was engineered for something more than just audio. Bluesound’s 32-bit architecture combined with 8x oversampling DAC platforms, ensures that your lossless high-res music playback is flawless, with precision and clarity – at any volume.

The NODE 2 uses your home wireless network, and sets up quickly. With an advanced WiFi antenna design and blazing-fast ARM Cortex A9 Processors, Bluesound ensures that there are no skips or delays in every corner of your home – even when streaming high-res audio files. Play your music in perfect sync, or play different music simultaneously, to any player in any room.

AUDIO
Supported File Formats MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS Hi-Res formats - FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF
Native Sampling Rates 32 - 192 kHz
Bit Depths 16 - 24
Performance SNR - 110dBA
Distortion, THD+N - 0.005%
DAC 32-Bit, 192kHz
Supported Operating Systems Plays music from network shares on the following desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, 8, Apple Macintosh
Free Internet Radio TuneIn Radio, iHeartRadio, Calm Radio, Radio Paradise Supported Cloud Services WiMP, Slacker Radio, Qobuz, HighResAudio, JUKE, Deezer, Murfie, HDTracks, Spotify, TIDAL, Napster, Microsoft Groove (with OneDrive), Classics Online, KKBox.
Integration Partners Control4, RTI, Crestron, URC, roon.
Album Art JPG

CONNECTIVITY
Network Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
USB 1 x Type-A (Fat32 or NTSF formatted) port for connection to USB memory sticks and supported peripherals 1 x Type-B (mini) for product servicing
Audio Input Combo - TOSLINK / 3.5mm
Audio Output Analog RCA Stereo with FIXED option, Coaxial RCA TOSLINK, digital optical, Headphone 3.5mm Stereo, Subwoofer RCA, 12 Volt trigger out
Power Universal bi-pin AC Cord input (100 - 240AC)
Wireless aptX® Bluetooth wireless built-in

USER INTERFACE
Mobile Free Android and iOS App Available Online at Google Play and Apple App Store
Pushbuttons Simple top-panel touch controls.
Control IR Sensor built in - Front panel

GENERAL
Processor ARM® CORTEX™ A9, 1 GHz
Unit Weight 1.12 kg / 2.45 lbs
Gross Dimensions 220 x 46 x 146 mm 8.7 x 1.8 x 5.7 in
Power Consumption (Idle) 6 Watts
Accessories 2x AC power cords (Europe & North America), Ethernet Cable, Stereo RCA to RCA Cable, Toslink Optical to 3.5mm Mini Adaptor
Storage Environment -10° C to 50° C, 20% to 80% relative humidity
Operating Environment 0° C to 40° C

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