Bluesound Powernode (N330) HD Streaming Player with Amplifier (Black)

I had the HK Citation streaming amp and was impressed with the sound quality. It packed up however after a couple of days with a fault that I later found out was very common with the HK unit. I didn’t want to chance the HK again and after getting a refund and checking reviews I went for the Bluesound as a replacement. Initially a little disappointed but after swopping out my Tannoy speakers for Monitor Audio floor standers I’m now very happy with the sound. Very detailed and goes way louder than comfortable listening levels despite relatively modest 80w per channel. Works beautifully, with great connection options and very solid wi-fi. I also bought the dedicated remote. Bit of a rip off by Bluesound not supplying this with the unit but the remote works great and is much better than using your phone to control the amp.

Breathed new life into my old Acoustic Energy speakers. Coupled with a good streaming service like Qobuz or Tidal the Node sounds superb. Detailed and spacious especially with vocals, acoustic guitar and drums.

Thoroughly frustrating device which frequently has difficulty in connecting to Bluetooth devices with which it has been previously paired.This happens both when receiving from a phone and when outputting to speakers or headphones.I have experienced similar problems trying to stream music and radio via WiFi, with frequent random breaks between the router and the node.The story is the same even when the node is hardwired to the router; it seems to be incapable of playing through an album of music without me having to restart things now and again.All in all, I sincerely regret my purchase and hope that you can avoid having a similarly miserable experience.

As I now only listen to music via downloaded and streamed playlists & albums I was looking for a high performing network player with a powerful integrated amplifier to replace my Denon N10 which was struggling to power my Q Acoustic floor stander speakers. This fitted the bill perfectly and I have also linked up our turntable for those rare nostalgia sessions.I also wanted something with some grunty bass for the floor standers and the Bluesound Powernode delivers this by the spadesful. The soundstage is very impressive and immersive. The bass thumps and can be turned up via the audio settings on the app. The system handles high volumes with ease and clarity.Operation is intuitive and it has everything that a budding audiophile needs at an affordable price. It can even play MQA quality tracks which is the ultimate in quality. So there's nothing missing.For me, the 80wpc was the deal clincher as I needed something powerful. The lack of a remote control was annoying but I bought one and now have the best of all worlds - the app, remote and display touch controls. It really is the one stop solution to 21st century music listening.

Bluesound have quickly built a name for quality and ease of use along with that ability to multiroom. I found it easy to set up and was playing music 20 minutes after getting it out of the box. Airy expressive and sound stage was very good. Really benefits from a sub woofer and you can set the crossover to allow for one. Very good.

Best amp I’ve ever owned and using the BluOS app is a treat