![]() ![]() ![]() The Bluesound Node’s back panel hosts (left to right) RCA analog outputs, a subwoofer out, coaxial and optical digital outputs, an analog/optical combo input, trigger out, IR input, gigabit ethernet and USB-A ports (stacked), HDMI eARC, and a power connector. Google Voice and Siri are also supported, albeit with the same caveat. But you’ll need to talk to an outboard device to do that, because the Node has no onboard microphones of its own. That sensing feature will be undone, however, if you stash the player into a narrow equipment rack (guilty as charged).ĪirPlay 2 support means you can cast music from Apple hardware to either player, while the company’s BluVoice skill in the Alexa app lets you control the system with voice commands. But when a proximity sensor causes the top-of-box control panel to light up as you approach, you’ll see it’s grown a bit larger, with a new array of five preset buttons helpful for party starting without engaging the BluOS app. The new-for-2021 models-named simply Node and Powernode-add even more features and embellish on those components’ top-notch performance while holding the line on pricing at $549 and $899 respectively.Īt first glance, the new models look cosmetically unchanged from their compact predecessors, with sleek, round-edged enclosures measuring 8.66 x 5.75 x 1.81 inches (WxDxH) for the Node, and 8.66 x 7.48 x 2.75 inches for the Powernode. ![]() Neither are they just resting on the laurels we previously bestowed on the company’s stellar Node 2i and its amplifier-packing variant, the Powernode 2i. I’m glad the folks at Bluesound haven’t taken the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” adage too much to heart. ![]()
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