The Bluesound Node Gen 3 Music Streamer QUICK REVIEW!

Can the Gen 3 output 192khz via the USB out? I have one coming this week to replace my 2i

Hello can this unit provide multi room capabilities

Wow, this is so thin in actual user information. Not much of a review.

Hello, is this compatable with Apple Music?

Just curious if you have experimented with different power cables and coaxial cables on your node? I have herd people having great success swamping these out for higher quality. I’m thinking of buying Audioquest Carbon coaxial. And Audioquest NRG y2 power cable

You seem to know your stuff. Maybe you could help with this: If I don't use streaming services but I would like to send audio from my Apple computer to my McIntosh 1700. Id there a way to do that, at Node quality, but w/o all the frills of streaming?

Can it do USB out to a Roon endpoint? Lots of issues with previous versions - promised this functionality but never fixed it.

if i stream hd/ultra hd from my phone or laptop and my music service via bluebooth to my receiver, what do i need to pair to a 2012 marantz or otherwise that does not have bluetooth built-in? You can find bluetooth devices for this purpose for $40... so how does a $600 unit like this compare? (Not being facetious)

Hello, I stream off my receiver Yamaha 2.1 stereo only any way what just got dac only or they don’t come that way

A WiiM mini/pro or even a Raspberry Pi (volumio) with a 5v Chinese linear power supply is far far far better than Bluesound Node's any version period.

How about a review on the Node X? The new X has some very cool improvements.

Don't get the point: this is your number 1 reccomendation, but just a couple of weeks later you review the eversolo as the best one (and using it since 3 months already) .. so I'm confused

So is that 60’s inspired mellow background music playing in the background - Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass by chance?

Has it also got internet radio like my Squeezebox?

3Most of my music is on an external drive. I currently use a Squeezebox Touch.
Does the Bluesound work in a simiilar way?

Is this a review of the NODE which is the name of the newest updated model.

Thanks for sharing. I am just considering streaming at the moment. I am 67 and old school and still prefer using my physical media for music playing. But, I am always open to options. Cheers

If you’re using the node via usb into a dac for roon, buyers beware. There’s a strange noise/crackling if you use the usb into dac via wifi. Bluesound isn’t fixing it and blames roon, hence no fixes on the horizon.

What about volume - can I control volume using the Node instead of my amplifier? Or I still need to control my amplifier to volume up / down?

How can a streamer into an external dac sound different ?. I have 4 different streamers at different prices, the cheapest wiim mini sounds the same as all the others. If it is bit perfect, no way it will sound different.

IEAST AUDIOCAST PRO M50 Streamer ES9023 WiFi DLNA AirPlay Bluetooth 5.0 24bit 192kHz

I have the 1st gen of the Node and I am happy enough using it with an external DAC. BUT what I don't understand is the raving about the Bluesound OS - I find it sluggish and buggy when using Tidal Connect. TC will soon loose its connection to the Node and I need to switch to the Bluesound OS until Tidal reconnects. it's quite annoying.
Is this problem fixes with the new generation?

For Higher tiered or resolving systems, the Node does not cut it. An Aurender N200 network transport is much better and in a shoot out destroys the Bluesound Node. I personally have their N20, but my system is well over $70k.

Wiim pro is a fantastic streamer , the built in dac isn’t up to par . However that isn’t a deal breaker as I’ve hooked up to my out board dac it sounds blinking fantastic.

I wouldn't buy another Bluesound product. I have purchased 4 Bluenode 2i in the past 3 years. To date 2 out of the 4 have locked up during one of the forced updates to the units. I say forced because the only options they give you is "Get it now" or "Delay 24 Hours". Sometimes when they lock up during the upgrade process they can be revived with various convoluted procedures. The 2 failed players I have cannot be revived after multiple lock-ups during several forced updates. It's a very unreliable product. Also they cannot be repaired so they become junk when they lock up!

Yeah buddy! I forget mine is even there and that’s the point.

Hi, my name is Andy from Chicago Love your videos thank you so much ! I was wondering if you have ever heard the Cambridge cxn v2 streamer? It’s about $1000 which is my budget at the moment and you get the album art. I would appreciate your opinion. Thank you so much again !!!

I've got the bluesound. Its great for strearming...its better if you're using a better DAC. The BlueOS app is a bit rough still in terms of general functionality.

Hi there thanks for the recommendation! I'd like to know if it has MQA unfolding for TIDAL as its my main digital listening for streaming

Wiim just won the battle over every other competitors. No reason to consider anything else unless it's for look.

I have problem with buffering and random error when using qobuz with NODE. Never happened with tidal and others

Do you think this would be better than my laptop and external dac?

Just knowing that your cat and dogs hear better than you do means at least they can appreciate everything you buy for your system. LOL.

Love my Node, some day will save up and get a better DAC and use it as a Streamer only. But the DAC is just fine as my system grows.

The Wiim Pro with it's excellent U.I. and a Geshelli Labs J2 DAC is cheaper and sounds better than the Node.

I don't understand all the hype about Node products (nor LS50, for example).
Node is a really bad product.

I think for most sub $20K systems the Node is fine. In more resolving systems not so fine as every gear change to the digital source chain in a 1st class system can be heard easily. BTW in the Lumin universe the sonic difference between the U1/2 mini and the big brother U1 is HUGE, was maybe one of the biggest sonic gains I've ever experienced in my system.

The streamer lives or dies by its app. The Bluesound app is fab and I'd get any streamer that runs this app.

I‘ve combined the Node130 with a Denafrips Pontus II via USB - a match in heaven. The internal DAC falls short in comparison by a lot. But as a streamer it is so great a device

i have a 2i linked to a Denafrips Pontus 2. not sure if the addition of a USB output would make a difference. now if it only had a i2s i would upgrade.

Hey man you could be Gandhi

Wiim Mini is also a steal tho if you want a more minimal setup! 

I would upgrade to the Node only if I truly needed the HDMI (and maybe the convenience of the trigger out)

BlueSound Node is by far the easiest no muss no fuss streamer. By comparison until recently my Innuous Zenith mk3’s OS was so completely convoluted and ridiculous, it just sat on a shelf despite it having better playback resolution. Now Innuous has a dedicated app but I was so disgusted with my prior experience, it may be a while longer before it becomes a part of my system again.

is there a version without the built in dac?

What model is the gen3?

Fire stick and plex will stream anything. I still don't get the reason for this and I have it.

Upgrade Node with external LPS into external DAC and its better than Lumin and its app imo. Transparency, resolution and imaging greatly increased. Love the Node!

Ha! I have that same coffee maker. It's the best!

Thanks, but which streamer WITHOUT A DAC INSIDE do you recommand ?