Bluesound Node 4th Generation Streamer

Here we have a wireless multi-room Node Gen4 music streamer from digital experts Bluesound. This has to be one of the easiest and simplest ways to add music streaming in your home, just combine with an existing Hi-Fi system and you’re good to go. Our unit is in very good condition and comes in original factory packaging with mains cables, interconnect cable, ethernet cable, optical adaptor plus our usual 3 month warranty.
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Simply put, there is nothing like the Node. With re-engineered components and circuitry for even better performance, the original wireless hi-res music streamer now features an industry-leading ESS SABRE® DAC, built-in THX AAA™ headphone, aptX™ Adaptive Bluetooth, and DSD support. Connect it to your existing HiFi or audio system and stream everything from popular music streaming services and hi-res audio tracks from your personal library to radio stations, podcasts, and more. Add HDMI eARC, Dolby Digital decoding and Apple AirPlay 2, and the NODE becomes the heart of your home music experience with the wireless freedom to add and connect to other Bluesound Players around the home for multi-room music.
Stream like never before and bring out every detail of your music. From audiophile-engineering and carefully selected components to its breakthrough processing power and acoustic measurements, it’s all about design and engineering with the Node. A new and improved ESS SABRE® DAC (ES9039Q2M) is precision engineered to be even more pristine with circuitry expertly designed to reduce jitter and interference. The result is clean and clear audio to your favourite amp or powered speakers.
From popular music streaming services to radio stations and podcasts, the Node connects you to everything you love to listen to. Plus, with aptX™ Adaptive Bluetooth and Apple AirPlay 2 built in, you can enjoy even more music from more apps and services. Connect the Node to digital music libraries stored on your computer or local network, and effortlessly browse and stream favourites from your collection in the BluOS app.
With the Node and multiple Bluesound Players, you can create a multiroom music system wirelessly connected by BluOS™ throughout your whole home. Play your new favourite track everywhere or listen to different music and genres in different rooms with total control from your phone, tablet, or desktop.
Lifelike headphone listening is made possible by THX AAA™ technology, the headphone amplifier that boasts the world’s most linear response. Its patented feed-forward error correction results in remarkably low noise and distortion, revealing exceptional soundstage and clarity. Connect your high-performance headphones to a full-sized 1/4″ headphone jack and enjoy audiophile listening with zero compromise.
The Node is packed with digital and analogue inputs and outputs, making it incredibly versatile. You can bring in audio from your TV and gaming consoles with HDMI eARC, while dual-band Wi-Fi and gigabit ethernet keeps the music streaming without dropouts or interruptions. A proximity sensing touch panel provides quick control and access up to five programmable presets.
Your Node comes ready to intelligently fight bad room acoustics with Dirac Live, available as an upgrade directly from Dirac. Use Dirac’s app to measure your room acoustics and eradicate bass traps, echoes, and other unwanted distortions from your audio. The result is clear, balanced, and detailed sound for your music and movie soundtracks. A calibration kit with a high-sensitivity microphone is also required and available from Bluesound.
Features:
ESS SABRE® DAC
Stereo RCA Output
Optical, Coaxial & USB Outputs
Subwoofer Output
6.3 mm Headphone Output
THX AAA™ Headphone Amplifier
HDMI eARC Input
3.5 mm Analog/Optical Input
Dirac Live Ready
5 Programmable Quick-Touch Presets
User-Interface With Proximity Sensor
BluOS™ Wireless Multi-Room Platform
Quad-Core 1.8GHZ ARM® CORTEX™ A53 Processor
MQA And Hi-Res Music Streaming
DSD Playback – Via Future Software Update
Airplay 2 Integration
Spotify Connect + Tidal Connect
Local Server Mode
Dual-Band Wi-Fi + Gigabit Ethernet
Two-Way APTX™ Adaptive Bluetooth
IR Remote Learning Capability
12V Trigger Out
Specifications:
Supported Audio File Formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, ALAC, OPUS
Supported High-Quality Audio File Formats: FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4 SLS
DSD Support: DSD256, available via future BluOS update
Supported Multi-Channel Audio Formats: Dolby Digital®
Native Sampling Rates: up to 192 kHz
Bit Depth: 16 – 24
Audio Controls & EQ: BluOS Controller App
DAC: ESS ES9039Q2M
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: – 118 dB
Distortion: THD+N, 0.0007%
Headphone Continuous Output Power (THD < 0.1%): 160 mW, 16 Ω / 230 mW, 32 Ω / 53 mW, 250 Ω / 22 mW, 600 Ω
Operating System: BluOS
App Controller Operating System: iOS, Android, Windows, macOS
Processor: ARM® Cortex™ -A53, Quad-Core, 1.8 GHz per core
3rd-Party Integrations: AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Roon Ready, Dirac Live Ready
Dimensions: 220 (W) x 146 (D) x 46 (H) mm
Weight: 1.09 kg