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Bluesound Powernode Edge

Streaming system | £599

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It could be reductive to call the Bluesound Powernode Edge a smaller, more affordable, cut-down version of the five-star Bluesound Powernode (2021) system, but it’s not far from the truth.

This model offers network streaming smarts, a complement of connectivity and amplification in a very neat and compact box to which you just need to add speakers. It couldn’t be simpler – and it’s the most affordable just-add-speakers all-in-one system that we have yet seen.

Canadian brand Bluesound has a knack for creating modern-looking boxes that fit and blend into any space, yet still offer a wealth of streaming connections and great sound quality. But this is fast becoming a fiercely fought category.

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