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Bluesound Node (2021)
£549
The third-gen Node is pushing budget music streamers in the right direction. At this money, it represents one of the most entertaining and comprehensive ways to add music streaming to your hi-fi system – and that’s why it is once more a What Hi-Fi? Award winner.
Bluesound’s proprietary multi-room wireless streaming platform, BluOS, is a given for networked Bluesound gear – and, increasingly, streaming products from its sister brand NAD and partner firms such as Dali. Via the reassuringly familiar BluOS app, local and networked libraries, streaming services and internet radio stations can be accessed, multi-room partnerships with up to 63 other BluOS-compatible products can be established and controlled, and presets for easy access to sources and music can be allocated.
The Node’s wireless nature means it also has Apple AirPlay 2 and two-way aptX HD Bluetooth compatibility. The BluOS app also steps in for general playback
