Bluesound Node Icon Music Streamer – Dual-Mono DACs, HDMI eARC, Headphone Amp

Make the Bluesound Node Icon a dedicated streaming source for your hi-fi. Dual-mono conversion, digital and analogue connectivity and a headphone output provide flexibility for both speaker-based and personal listening systems.

Key Features

• Dual-mono design with two ESS ES9039Q2M DACs – very low distortion (0.0004% THD+N) for clean, detailed playback.
• THX AAA headphone amplifier with two 6.3mm outputs – drives a wide range of headphones, from 16 Ω to 600 Ω.
• HDMI eARC input – bring TV sound into your stereo system.
• BluOS with Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Qobuz Connect – plus 23+ services and internet radio, AirPlay 2 and Roon Ready support.
• Balanced XLR and RCA outputs, plus a subwoofer out – flexible connection to power amps, integrated amps and subwoofers.
• Two-way Bluetooth 5.2 with aptX Adaptive – receive from your phone or send audio to wireless headphones.

Good to Know

Use the balanced XLR outputs if your amplifier has them, as they have the highest measured signal-to-noise ratio. Dirac Live room correction is supported on the analog and optical/coaxial outputs, and setup and control run through the BluOS app on iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.

Technical Specifications

• DAC: 2 × ESS ES9039Q2M (dual mono)
• Formats: FLAC, MQA, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and more; up to 24-bit/192 kHz, DSD256
• Inputs: HDMI eARC, optical, RCA analog, USB-A, USB-C, Ethernet
• Outputs: Balanced XLR, RCA, coaxial, optical, USB-A, subwoofer, 12V trigger
• Headphone output: 2 × 6.3mm; 150 mW at 16 Ω, 235 mW at 32 Ω, 56 mW at 250 Ω, 23 mW at 600 Ω
• Wireless: Dual-band Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.2 aptX Adaptive (two-way), AirPlay 2
• Display: 5-inch HD
• Dimensions: 220 × 84 × 193 mm (8.7 × 3.3 × 7.6 in)
• Weight: 2.23 kg (4.92 lbs)

What’s Included

• 120V AC power cord
• 230V AC power cord
• Ethernet cable
• Stereo RCA to RCA cable