Bluesound is celebrating its first decade in business by introducing a limited edition of its superb Node streamer, the Node X. Since its introduction, Node has proven with its various versions that great sound quality, versatility and value for money can go hand in hand. Node X, building on this solid technical foundation and numerous functionalities, offers an all-new and even more powerful version to open the doors of audio streaming to audiophiles and music lovers.
Intelligently designed using high-end components, Node X takes performance to the next level. It features the ESS ES9028Q2M DAC, which provides accurate and rich audio reproduction with very low noise and a wide dynamic range.
Node X takes advantage of particularly attractive wireless connectivity thanks to WiFi integration. With the free BluOS mobile app, available on Android and iOS, you can access various audio streaming services such as Spotify, Deezer, Tidal or Qobuz, or play a song from your music library stored on a computer or NAS connected to your local network. Node X is also compatible with the Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect protocols, allowing you to listen to streaming music directly from those apps without going through Blu OS.
In addition to powerful wireless connectivity, the Node X features multiple physical inputs and outputs. Inputs are optical Mini-Toslink and analog combo Jack 3.5 mm, RJ45 and HDMI eARC. The output can be stereo RCA, coaxial or optical Toslink. There is also a subwoofer output on an RCA connector and a headphone output in 6.35 mm jack format.
The BluOS app also makes it easy to group different Bluesound audio devices connected in a multi-room environment. You can control all of these devices independently or synchronously from one application. The Node X can also be controlled using touch controls or the included RC1 remote control.
Bluesound NODE X Specifications:
- Product Type: Streamer
- Inputs: WiFi/ Bluetooth 5.0/ 1* Ethernet RJ45/ 1* optical Mini Toslink/ analog combo Jack 3.5mm/ 1* USB-A (USB Host)/ 1* HDMI eARC/ 1* 12V trigger input on Jack 3.5mm/ 1 * IR input on Jack 3.5mm
- Outputs: Bluetooth 5.0/ 1* stereo RCA/ 1* RCA subwoofer output/ 1* coaxial/ 1* optical Toslink/ 1* headphone output Jack 6.35 mm/ 1* 12V trigger output Jack 3.5 mm
- Connectivity: Ethernet Gigabit 1000 Mbps/ WiFi 802.11ac dual band/ Bluetooth 5.0
- OS: BluOS
- PROCESSOR: ARM Cortex-A53, quad-core, 1.8 GHz
- DAC chip: ESS ES9028Q2M
- SNR: -118 dB
- THD+N: 0.0003%
- Compatible OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 / Mac OS X 10-10.15.11 / Android / iOS
- Supported file formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, FLAC, ALAC, OPUS, WAV, AIFF, MQA, MPEG-4 SLS
- Supported Bluetooth codecs: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD
- Native sampling rates: 24bit 192kHz
- MQA file support
- Supported streaming services: Spotify/ Deezer/ Tidal/ Qobuz/ Amazon Music/ Apple Music/ Napster/ TuneIn/ …
- Supported network protocols: DLNA/ AirPlay 2/ Tidal Connect/ Spotify Connect/ Roon Ready
- Supported control systems: Crestron/ Control 4/ RTI/ ELAN/ URC/ Push/ Lutron/ iPort
- Supported voice assistant: Amazon Alexa/ Hey Google/ Siri
- Supply voltage: 100-240V AC
- Consumption: 4W
- Dimensions: 220x146x46 mm
- Weight: 1.14 kg
- Color: silver