Bluesound NODE X Streamer

Bluesound is proud to celebrate a 10-year milestone with a limited-time, 10th Anniversary Edition Node X. Since its inception, the iconic Node has proven that audio quality, convenience and affordability can live together in one compact unit. The Node X re-imagines some of the best parts of the Node’s product design and takes ‘just add streaming’ into the next generation of audiophiles.
Performance takes a step up in the Node X with an upgraded audiophile ESS 9028Q2M Sabre DAC design to output amazing musicality, near-zero levels of clock jitter, ultra-low noise and a wide dynamic range. A truly high-end headphone amplifier driven by cutting edge THX AAA™ technology with patented feed-forward error correction results in infinitesimally low levels of noise, distortion and power consumption to drive a no-compromise headphone listening experience.
The Node X uses enhanced dual band Wi-Fi to deliver the best in-class wireless stream quality. Access built-in music services like Tidal®, Spotify® and Qobuz® through the intuitive BluOS app for iOS and Android, or play from your own digital music library held on a computer or external drive. Like a jack of all trades, the Node X is equipped with all the inputs and outputs to please every avid audiophile. Seamlessly group the Node X with multiple Bluesound speakers around the home to create an intuitive multi-room music system. Control the Node X directly from your smart device or computer, touch panel controls with presets, voice assistants like Siri, Alexa or Google Voice, or by using the included RC1 Remote Control, which offers one-touch access to any Bluesound player within its proximity.
Features:
Premium ESS Sabre Hi-Fi DAC
THX AAA™ Headphone Amplifier
6.35mm Wired Headphone Output
Wireless Bluetooth Headphone Output
Quad-Core 1.8GHz ARM® Cortex™ A53 Processor
HDMI eARC, Optical & Analog Inputs
Stereo Analogue Output
Optical, Coaxial & USB Audio Outputs
BluOS™ Wireless Multi-Room Music Capability
MQA Music And Hi-Res Audio Streaming
Airplay 2 Integration
Works With Amazon Alexa And Google Assistant
Dual-Band WI-FI + Gigabit Ethernet
Two-Way aptX™ HD Bluetooth
IR Remote Learning Capability
IR Input
12V Trigger Output
Wired & Wireless Subwoofer Output
Touch Controls With Presets
Silver Finish
RC1 Remote Control Included

Operating System: BluOS
Supported Controller Operating System: iOS, Android, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, macOS 10.10-10.15, 11
Supported Audio File Formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, ALAC, OPUS
Supported Hi-Res Audio File Formats: FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4 SLS
Native Sampling Rates: up to 192 kHz
Bit Depths: 16 - 24
3rd-Party Integrations: AirPlay 2, Apple Wireless Accessory Configuration (WAC)
Processor: ARM® Cortex™ -A53, Quad-Core, 1.8 GHz per core
DAC: ESS 9028Q2M
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: - 118 dB
Distortion: THD+N, 0.0003%
Bluetooth Quality: Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD
Optical/Analog Input: Combo Mini TOSLINK; 3.5 mm Analog Line In
HDMI Input: HDMI eARC
USB IN: Type A (Fat32 Formatted)
Audio Output: Analog RCA Stereo with Fixed Output option, USB Audio 2.0 (Type A)
Coaxial Output: RCA
Optical Output: TOSlink digital optical
Headphone Output: 6.35mm Stereo; Bluetooth
Headphone Signal-to-Noise Ratio: - 95 dB ref 1 mW / 32 ohms
Headphone Distortion: THD+N, 0.002%
Subwoofer Output: RCA x 1; Wireless to PULSE SUB+
Dimensions: 220 (W) x 146 (D) x 46 (H) mm
Weight: 1.14 kg

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