BLUESOUND NODE ICON

Wireless Music Streamer

A high-end streamer designed for audio enthusiasts. With its sleek aluminum chassis and vibrant 5-inch color display, it sets new standards for wireless music streamers. It easily connects to any amplifier, powered speaker, or high-quality headphones, delivering a high-resolution streaming experience. It supports advanced technologies such as Apple AirPlay 2, THX AAA, HDMI eARC, Dolby Digital, and Dirac Live, ensuring an immersive audio experience for both music and video.

The Bluesound Node Icon introduces a top-tier HiFi listening experience with its Dual-Mono DAC design, featuring two next-gen ESS SABRE ES9039Q2M DACs and highly transparent circuitry. This ensures an unparalleled dynamic range, ultra-low distortion, and exceptional resolution. The innovative QRONO d2a technology from MQA Labs further enhances the DAC's performance by correcting timing errors, perfectly aligning the temporal response with the original recording for an authentic listening experience.

The bold design of the Bluesound Node Icon includes balanced XLR outputs, offering high-level connections that ensure superior performance. It supports DSD playback and integrates the latest SABRE ES9826 ADC, providing faithful analog audio with minimal noise and distortion.

The Bluesound Node Icon allows streaming of all recorded music, from major streaming services to personal digital libraries, all easily accessible via the BluOS app. With integrated Apple AirPlay 2 and aptX Adaptive Bluetooth, it offers an unmatched musical experience. HDMI eARC facilitates easy connection to the TV, bringing high-resolution audio to movie and gaming experiences as well.

This device can wirelessly connect to Bluesound speakers and stereo components, creating a multi-room music system managed via BluOS throughout the home. With dual-band Wi-Fi, it provides uninterrupted listening, enabling music playback anywhere or different genres in different rooms, all controlled via smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Headphone listening reaches new levels of realism thanks to THX AAA technology, the headphone amplifier with the world’s most linear response. The patented feed-forward error correction significantly reduces noise and distortion, offering exceptional soundstage and clarity. High-performance headphones easily connect to the standard 1/4-inch headphone jacks.

Finally, the Bluesound Node Icon is designed to improve room acoustics with Dirac Live, available as an upgrade. Using the Dirac app, it detects and corrects standing waves, reverberations, and other unwanted distortions, ensuring clear, balanced, and detailed sound. The calibration kit, including a high-sensitivity microphone, is available as an additional purchase.

Technical Specifications:

• Supported Audio File Formats: MP3; AAC; WMA; WMA-L; OGG; ALAC; OPUS
• Native Sampling Rates: up to 192 kHz
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -129 dB (XLR); -121 dB (RCA)
• Supported High-Quality Audio File Formats: FLAC; MQA; ALAC; WAV; AIFF; MPEG-4 SLS
• Bit Depth: 16–24
• Distortion: THD+N 0.0004%
• DSD Support: DSD256
• Audio Controls & EQ: BluOS Controller App
• Headphone Continuous Output Power (THD < 0.1%): 150 mW @ 16Ω; 235 mW @ 32Ω; 56 mW @ 250Ω; 23 mW @ 600Ω
• Supported Multi-Channel Audio Formats: Dolby Digital®
• DAC: ESS ES9039Q2M x2
• IR Input: 3.5mm jack
• Audio Outputs: Analog RCA stereo with fixed option; Balanced XLR stereo with fixed option; USB Audio 2.0 (Type A)
• Ethernet/LAN: RJ45 Gigabit 1000 Mbps
• Optical/Analog Inputs: TOSLINK optical; RCA analog
• Coaxial Output: RCA
• Wi-Fi Built-In: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), dual-band
• HDMI Input: HDMI eARC
• Optical Output: TOSLINK digital optical
• Included Accessories: 120V AC power cord; 230V AC power cord; Ethernet cable; Stereo RCA-to-RCA cable
• Storage Environment: -10°C to 50°C; 20% to 80% relative humidity
• 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)
• Weight: 2.23 kg / 4.92 lbs