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BlueSound Node Icon

Our price: £899.00

What HFL Thinks

BlueSound Node Icon – If you want music around your house easily and with great sound quality then look no further than Bluesound as they offer a range of wireless speakers, streamers and a CD ripper that makes streaming music around your house really easy and even better Bluesound can stream up to 24 Bit 192 kHz and even supports MQA so there really are no limitations on what you can stream so please come into HFL to give Bluesound a try.

Reference Music Streamer

The NODE ICON is the reference for wireless hi-res multi-room streamers.

The NODE ICON is a flagship wireless music streamer, designed for the audio obsessed. With its sleek aluminum chassis, and vibrant 5” full-color display, it sets a new benchmark for wireless music streamers. Seamlessly connect it to any premium amplifier, powered speakers, or headphones, and enjoy BluOS hi-res streaming, Apple AirPlay 2, THX AAA™ technology, and more. HDMI eARC, Dolby Digital, and Dirac Live* ensure an immersive audio experience for music and TV.

  • Dual-mono DAC design with 2 x ESS Sabre ES9039Q2M DAC
  • THX AAA™ headphone amplifier technology with 2 x 1/4″ jacks for cable management
  • High-quality balanced XLR outputs
  • HDMI eARC, optical, analog and USB-C inputs
  • RCA, coax, optical, USB outputs
  • Apple AirPlay 2 and aptX Adaptive Bluetooth*
  • Dirac Live Ready*
  • Beautiful 5” full-colour HD display and backlit touch panel with presets and controls

*Available via future software update

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Weight 1.78 kg
Dimensions 19 × 22 × 7 cm

Specification

Supported Audio File Formats:

MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, ALAC, OPUS

 

Supported High-Quality Audio File Formats:

FLAC, MQA, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4 SLS

 

DSD Support:

DSD256

 

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 x2

 

Signal-to-Noise Ratio:

TBD

 

Distortion:

TBD

 

Headphone Continuous Output Power (THD<0.1%):

160mW, 16Ω / 230mW, 32Ω / 53mW, 250Ω / 22mW, 600Ω

 

SOFTWARE & INTEGRATIONS

Operating System:

BluOS

 

App Controller Operating System:

iOS, Android, Windows, macOS

 

Processor

ARM® Cortex™ -A53, Quad-Core, 1.8GHz per core

 

Supported Network File Sharing:

Server Message Block (SMB) up to 200,000 files

 

Album Art Supported:

JPG, PNG

 

Music Services & Internet Radio:

23+
Music Services

Internet Radio

 

3rd-Party Integrations:

AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Roon Ready, Dirac Live Ready

 

Control System Integrations:

Crestron, Control4, RTI, ELAN, URC, Lutron

 

Voice Control Integrations:

Amazon Alexa Skills

 

CONNECTIONS

Power Supply:

Universal bi-pin AC cord input (100-240AC)

 

Ethernet/LAN:

Ethernet RJ45, Gigabit 1000 Mbps

 

Wi-Fi Built In:

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), dual-band

 

Bluetooth Quality:

Bluetooth 5.2 aptX Adaptive

 

Bluetooth Connectivity:

Two-Way (transmit & receive)

 

IR Optical Built In:

IR Sensor Built In – front panel with IR Remote Learning

 

IR Input:

3.5mm Jack

 

Optical/Analog Input:

Toslink Optical, RCA Analog

 

HDMI Input:

HDMI eARC

 

USB IN:

Type A (Fat32 Formatted) – External Storage only; Local Server Mode

 

USB (other):

USB Type C (PC input)

 

Audio Output:

Analog RCA Stereo with Fixed option; Balanced XLR Stereo with Fixed option; USB Audio 2.0 (Type A)

 

Coaxial Output:

RCA

 

Optical Output:

TOSLINK digital optical

 

Trigger Out:

12 Volt

 

Headphone Output:

6.3mm/1/4″ Stereo x2; Bluetooth

 

Subwoofer Output:

RCA x 1; Wireless to PULSE SUB+

 

USER INTERFACE & CONTROL

Status Indicator:

LED

 

Play/Pause Button:

Touch LED

 

Volume Control Buttons:

Touch Slider LED

 

Previous/Next Track Buttons;

Touch LED

 

Preset Buttons:

Touch LED x 5

 

Proximity Sensor:

Yes

 

Display:

5″ Non-touch display

 

GENERAL 

Finish:

Black: Anodized Aluminum

 

Storage Environment:

-10°C to 50°C, 20% to 80% relative humidity

 

Operating Environment:

0°C to 40°C

 

Version:

N530

 

Product Dimensions:

220 x 84 x 193 mm (W x H x D)

8.7 x 3.3 x 7.6 in (W x H x D)*

*Non-metric measurements are approximate.

 

Included Accessories:

• 120V AC Power Cord
• 230V AC Power Cord
• Ethernet Cable
• Stereo RCA to RCA Cable

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