Bluesound Node 2025: Impressive headphone amplifier and multi-room streamer

The Bluesound Node 2025 is a headphone amplifier and multi-room streamer that lets you control your HiFi system remotely. With broad compatibility with Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect and Roon Ready, it is versatile and adapts easily to a variety of setups.

With the THX AAA amplifier chip, the Node 2025 boasts an output power of 230mW at 32Ω. Additionally, you can take advantage of the SABRE DAC chip, allowing the Node 2025 to support 24-bit PCM up to 192kHz and DSD up to DSD256.

The Node 2025 also boasts amazing versatility. It is compatible with numerous third-party apps such as AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, and Roon Ready, and it also supports the aptX Adaptive Bluetooth codec as well as numerous audio formats such as FLAC and MQA.

The Bluesound Node 2025 is also compatible with the Dirac Live acoustic tuning tool, allowing you to take advantage of this great technology tool to measure your room acoustics, eliminating standing waves, reverberation, and other unwanted distortion. A sample pack with a high-sensitivity microphone is required for calibration.

Specifications:

• Product Type: Headphone Streamer/Amplifier
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) dual-band/Ethernet RJ45, GigE 1000 Mbps/Bluetooth 5.2 bidirectional aptX Adaptive
• Audio Inputs: 1x HDMI eARC/1x USB-A (external storage only; local server mode)/1x Mini TOSLINK combo/3.5mm jack
• Audio outputs: 1x stereo RCA/1x subwoofer/1x coaxial/1x optical/1x USB-A/1x headphone output 6.3mm jack
• Trigger: 12V
• Supported file formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, ALAC, OPUS, FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4 SLS
• PROCESSOR: ARM Cortex A53 Quad-Core 1.8GHz/cœur
• Supported sampling rate: PCM: up to 24-bit 192 kHz/DSD: up to DSD256
• Signal to noise ratio (SNR): -118 dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise (THD+N): 0.0007%
• Amplifier chip: THX AAA
• Output level: 160mW @16Ω/230mW @32Ω/53mW @250Ω/22mW @600Ω
• DAC chip: ESS ES9039Q2M
• OS: BluOS
• Compatible OS: iOS/Android/Windows/macOS
• Transmission Protocols: AirPlay 2/Spotify Connect/Tidal Connect/Roon Ready
• Acoustic settings: Dirac Live Ready
• Voice control: Amazon Alexa
• Control systems: Crestron/Control4/RTI/ELAN/URC/Lutron
• Power supply: 100-240V AC 50/60Hz
• Weight: 1.09 kg
• Dimensions: 220 x 46 x 146 mm
• Color: black