The first in our group of streaming and smart amplifiers comes from a brand which was early into the post-Sonos streaming space. Under the spotlight here is the fourth-generation Bluesound Powernode, which succeeded the Powernode 2i from 2018, and returned to the original suffix-less name as it did so. There is also the newly-announced Powernode Edge (see News p22), a lower-powered version aimed partly at the installation market, partly for lesser rooms in a home of Bluesound-compatible products — which includes some NAD amps, such as the C 700 in this group. The BluOS app links together these Bluesound and other products with their common operating system and smart stuff.
Multiroom was always fundamental to Bluesound, with the Powernode being the eco-system's compact solution for creating a zone of music with the utmost simplicity — Powernode plus speakers, and you're potentially done. Those familiar with the
