POWERNODE

Wireless Multi-Room Music Streaming Amplifier

The Bluesound POWERNODE is the HiFi amp reinvented for the streaming age, combining audiophile-grade componentry and multi-room music capabilities to create an intuitive “just add speakers” hi-res sound system for modern music lovers. The compact minimalist exterior disguises 2 x 80 watts of award-winning HiFi amplification, a premium hi-res DAC design, and access to all the music ever recorded with a tap in our BluOS Controller app for smart devices and laptops.

• Easily drive your existing pair of premium speakers.
  
• 80 Watts per channel of HybridDigital™ amplification technology
  
• A state of the art Quad-Core 1.8GHz ARM® Cortex™ A53 processor and a 32-bit/384khz premium DAC design ensure flawless playback with precision and clarity.
  
• HDMI (ARC & eARC) connectivity.
  
• Featuring digital, optical and analog input options, wired and wireless headphone and subwoofer outputs.
  
• Wireless Dolby® surround sound.
  
• Dual band Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet and support for 2-way Bluetooth aptX™ HD
• Bluetooth ensures music playback without interruption.
  
• Hi-res audio streaming with access to Internet radio stations, cloud music services, and your own local music library to multiple Bluesound Players.
  
• Create and control a seamless multi-room system with the intuitive BluOS Controller app.
  
• Top panel touch controls with presets.
  
• DSD playback
  
• IR input and remote learning capability – Control it with the optional Bluesound RC1
• Remote Controller.
  
• Connect with the BluVoice skill in the Alexa app and use Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to control Players around the home.
  
• AirPlay 2 lets you play music or podcasts from wireless stereo components  throughout your house — all in sync.

Wireless Multi-Room Music Streaming Amplifier

The Bluesound POWERNODE is the hifi amp reinvented for the streaming age, combining audiophile-grade componentry and multi-room music capabilities to create an intuitive "just add speakers" hi-res sound system for modern music lovers.

JUST ADD SPEAKERS

Source, control, and amplification come packed into the compact and minimalist POWERNODE. Get the most out of your favorite speakers with an award-winning audiophile-grade amplifier that features 80 watts per channel of zero-distortion power. A premium DAC design flawlessly delivers hi-res, studio-quality music, including support for FLAC, MQA, and other popular file formats. The BluOS Controller app connects you to popular streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, SiriusXM, and dozens of others, or from your own music library through Apple Airplay2, aptX™ HD Bluetooth, or even a network-connected drive or USB hard drive.

HIGH RES MUSIC. EVERYWHERE.

Whether it’s one or many rooms, the POWERNODE is a versatile workhorse. It can be placed either freestanding or in a custom installation rack, allowing you to easily toggle back and forth amongst a number of listening set-ups. Looking for a traditional 2-channel audiophile listening experience? Just add a pair of your favorite speakers. Add the PULSE SUB+ to your 2-channel set-up to create a capable and musical 2.1 wireless system. Bring a pair of PULSE FLEX 2i to the party as rear channel additions to your 2.1 system for a wireless Dolby surround sound home theatre experience. Sprinkle other BLUESOUND players around your home for a whole-home multiroom audio solution.

PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS.

The POWERNODE supports HDMI eARC, dual-band Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet, Apple Airplay 2, two-way aptX™ HD Bluetooth, RCA, Toslink optical, 3.5mm jack, and USB Type A connectors. Bring music into your POWERNODE from dozens of internet radio and streaming services, Bluetooth devices, TV and gaming consoles, network or local hard drives, nearby Apple devices, CD players, and many others. Then send your music into your favorite speakers, other Bluesound players or BluOS devices, Bluetooth headphones, wired headphones, Apple AirPlay devices, or other network-connected speakers.

"B" IS FOR "BRAINS".

With BluOS you can easily create a DIY multiroom hi-res audio system with a few taps of the BluOS Controller app. Additional hands-free controls are available through voice assistants like Siri, or Alexa. For professional smart home installers, full-feature drivers are available for Lutron, Crestron, RTI, Elan, and other popular control systems.

HI-RES MUSIC. EVERYWHERE

Seamlessly connect the POWERNODE to multiple Bluesound speakers throughout the home with the BluOS Controller app and create an intuitive multi-room music system unlike any other.

REVIEW & AWARDS

Bluesound Powernode (2021) Streaming Amplifier - Read More

"The Powernode 2021 from Bluesound is a hugely flexible and great sounding diminutive heart of any 2 channel system. With its ability to stream from all major online services including radio, Spotify, Tidal and Qobuz to name but a few, plus additional analogue and digital inputs and a HDMI for ARC/eARC duties alongside an upgraded and more powerful amplifier section, most would find this solution to be an un-imposing fit into any living space, office or bedroom – just add speakers.

App control is simple from any Android or iOS based phone or tablet and Mac or PC operation alongside its handy onboard touchscreen display and optional remote control allow users to interact with the Powernode in many different ways offering high usability and flexibility." - Dan Worth

Bluesound PowerNode streaming integrated amplifier - Read More

"I prefer vinyl over other formats, and I'm most at home with old-school tech. But Bluesound's class-D streaming amplifier surprised me more than once. Its best, most obvious virtue is its clarity. It also reproduces music with convincing scale and impressive soundstaging. Paired with a good pair of bookshelf speakers, such as the Golden Ear BRX or the 13-times-as-expensive DeVore Fidelity O/96 Orangutans, the unassuming Powernode held its own. The BluOS operating system shined, via the Controller app, sending me down rabbit holes of musical engagement, although I do wish it would provide more information about the tracks it was playing.

Downsides? This is an integrated amp for 2022. It's possible to use it with a turntable or a CD player with the appropriate adapter, but it isn't made for that. It's made for playing music from files and—especially, methinks—streaming services.

But, like the original NAD 3020, circa 1980, the Bluesound Powernode is the everyman's (or everywoman's) integrated amplifier for its own time. A 1980 audiophile wouldn't know what to make of it, but, like its predecessor, for this old-school 2020s audiophile, it's simple to operate, built from audiophile components based on decades of collected technical knowledge, and it's made for music lovers. At $899, what's not to like?" - Ken Micallef

Bluesound Powernode (2021) review - Read More

"The fact that there aren’t many streaming amplifiers available at this modest price point almost means the Bluesound Powernode is among the best by default. But thinking that way undermines its obvious sonic talent and the leap it has made from its predecessor, not to mention the well-roundedness of the feature set that makes Bluesound products so appealing. 

In every way, the Powernode is better than ever in its fourth generation, and all told that is really, really good." - What Hi-Fi? 

Review: Bluesound Powernode (N330) - Read More

"The Bluesound Powernode (N330) is even better than its predecessor, and although the price has gone up since we last tested it, it stands out so strongly from the field that this is quickly forgiven.

It’s clearly worth the extra price compared to the Sonos Amp and its peers, and is the amp in the price range that yours truly would choose if the format were small. Perhaps in any case, because it doesn’t stand up to bigger amps either.

When we tested it alone last year, Powernode gave it five stars. Now, after pitting it against the rest of the field, it’s clear that it should get full marks. Best in test!" - Geir Nordby

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