If you are looking for an affordable way to get into high-res wireless streaming, the POWERNODE Edge by BlueSound wireless music streaming amplifier is it. The compact size makes it easy to find a place in your living room or any other part of your home. Just add two passive speakers, connect to the power and the network, you are ready to rock and roll!
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POWERNODE Edge will retail for $649 when it is released in October 2022. Its bigger brother, BlueSound POWERNODE offers more power and fa more resolving DAC but retails for $949 in comparison.
Key Features
- 40 Watts per channel of DirectDigital™ amplification technology handling 24 bit/192 kHz files
- Quad-Core 1.8GHz ARM® Cortex A53 Processor
- HDMI eARC connectivity
- Digital optical and analog input options, subwoofer output, and Bluetooth® wireless headphone output
- Dolby® Digital decoding
- Dual-band Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet and support for 2-way Bluetooth® aptX™ HD
- Stream hi-res content from internet radio stations, cloud music services or your own local music players
- Control with the BluOS Controller app
- Capacitive touch panel for quick-access controls (Play, Pause, Volume Up/Down, Previous/Next Track)
- Includes an easy-to-install, multi-orientation wall-mounting bracket
- IR remote learning capability – optional control using the RC1 Remote Controller
- Connect with the BluVoice skill to enable voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri to control Players around the home.
- AirPlay 2 lets you play music or podcasts from wireless stereo components throughout your house
To learn more about the POWERNODE Edge, watch the review by one of our favorite audiophile Youtube Channel, Darko Audio: