TechAudioThis multi-room Hi-Res music streamer is a true originalThe Bluesound NODE ICON is a high-spec home streamerWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechAudioThis multi-room Hi-Res music streamer is a true originalThe Bluesound NODE ICON is a high-spec home streamerWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The Bluesound NODE ICON is a high-spec home streamer
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Bluesound)
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Quick summaryThe Bluesound NODE ICON is a high-spec home streamer for audiophiles.It comes with every conceivable connection, dual SABRE DACs and soon, Dirac Live room correction.
The Bluesound NODE ICON is a high-spec home streamer for audiophiles.It comes with every conceivable connection, dual SABRE DACs and soon, Dirac Live room correction.
The Bluesound NODE ICON is a high-spec home streamer for audiophiles.It comes with every conceivable connection, dual SABRE DACs and soon, Dirac Live room correction.
The Bluesound NODE ICON is a high-spec home streamer for audiophiles.
It comes with every conceivable connection, dual SABRE DACs and soon, Dirac Live room correction.
Bluesound may not have the brand awareness of the biggest names in audio, but the Hi-Fi and home theatre firm makes extremely good audio hardware. When we reviewed theBluesound Nanoearlier this year, we gave it the full five stars for its “outstanding audio performance from any source”.
There’s also the not inconsiderable matter of its original NODE being the first wireless multi-room streamer. And now there’s an even better model.
The Bluesound NODE ICON is the firm’s flagship wireless music streamer, a multi-room device with a very high specification and striking design.
It’s a good-looking thing, made from high quality aluminium and controlled via a 5-inch full colour display. You can even have it in any colour you like… as long as it’s black.
Bluesound NODE ICON: key features and price
The NODE ICON is built around a dual-DAC design, with twin ESS SABRE ES9039Q2M DACs in a custom configuration. They’re teamed with MQA Labs' QRONON d2a processing and a two-channel ES9826 SABRE to take care of analogue to digital conversion. These components promise ultra-low distortion and high resolution audio.
There’s good news for headphone fans too. It comes with low noise, distortion-free THX AAA headphone amplification with dual left and right 1/4-inch outputs for extra flexibility.
There’s a whole host of digital and analogue connections including HDMI eARC and balanced XLRs, and the NODE ICON will shortly get a software update to make it Dirac Live ready for room analysis and correction.
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The NODE ICON is available now for £899 (about $1,135 / AU$1,780) onbluesound.comand from authorised Bluesound dealers worldwide.
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