How To Buy, Setup, and Use your Bluesound Node Streamer for Hi Res Music Streaming

To connect your Node, place your Node into a centralized location of your home and plug into a power outlet. Download the BluOs mobile app for Apple or Android, as well as the desktop application via https://www.bluesound.com/downloads/. Once downloaded, select your player via the menu option that appears on your phone or computer and click to connect.

Yes, the Node is actually always in standby mode. Just connect and play through your BluOS desktop or mobile application.

Yes, the Bluesound Node is a ROON compatible device. With Bluesound’s most recent firmware update, the Node is now an automatically Roon Ready capable device. Your Roon connect option is found where your streaming options are found towards the bottom. Many customers choose to connect their Node endpoints to their Roon Nucleus or Nucleus Plus streaming music servers.

At this time, the Bluesound Node doesn’t support a direct Pandora Radio or Apple Music connection, but the Apple Airplay 2 capability of the Bluesound Node will allow for playback of both apps. The Node DOES support direct connection to popular apps such as Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio.

While the Node does have a built-in DAC, the Node also supports the use of an external DAC. If you are using an external DAC which is MQA certified with your BluOS device you can choose to have the external DAC handle MQA unfolding rather than your BluOS device. To enable this setting, you will need to have Output level fixed enabled as well. 

We used the Chord MOJO Headphone Amp/Dac as an upgrade option for either headphones or to use as a straight Dac into a home audio system. The Mojo also has a Line out mode that will enable you to you can use the Mojo as simply just a Dac. This is a great way to upgrade the sound for around the same price point value as the Node. If you want to take it to the next level, look at the Chord Qutest Dac as a dedicated Dac for the Node. It's easy to build upon and improve the Node in your system.

No and a remote is not available for purchase at this time. However, the BluOS app can act similarly to a remote control, thus your phone or tablet becomes the remote.

The Bluesound Node allows you to use and implement both options with your system. However, at Moon Audio we highly recommend that you use a wired connection over a wireless one due to a wired connection’s reliability, overall performance and improved sound quality. Bluesound also recommends using a wired connection over wireless connection due to the reliability of a wired connection and the lack of signal sending required to multiple wireless devices.

To connect your cloud services and internet radio stations to your Node reference the instructions and pictures below:

• Open the Bluesound App and click the 3 horizontal lines in the left hand corner of your screen
• Scroll to Music Services and select the service/station you’d like to download and connect with
• Follow the service/station prompts for connection and wait for it to become a shortcut in your BluOS menu

Initial playback of DSD files will require downloading the BluOS app for Windows or MacOS. To enable and play your DSD files, go to settings, select playback and switch the Enable DSD File Playback option from off to on by clicking the selector on the right hand side of the page.

If you are experiencing mechanical difficulties, issues or problems with your Bluesound Node, you can contact Bluesound via E-Mail and/or phone at the following addresses and numbers below:

• E-Mail: support@bluesound.com
• Phone: North America - 1-855 -531-4666
• EU - 00 800 53 14 66 66

Bluetooth devices within your home will be recognized by the BluOS application installed on your smartphone or tablet. Select the device you would like to connect to the Node and allow them to pair. The Node, through the BluOS app, is capable of controlling 16 multiple players in a wireless environment. The Node can then control up to 64 players in a strictly wired environment. Note, a wireless connection is still necessary to run the BluOS app and your Node 2i can be controlled by multiple BluOS apps.

The file formats that are compatible with the Bluesound Node are MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS and Hi-Res file formats FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF.

Please Note: When performing a factory reset, ALL CUSTOMIZATION INCLUDING WI-FI NETWORK CONFIGURATION, FILE SHARES AND SAVED PLAYLISTS WILL BE LOST. YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-CREATE THESE ONCE COMPLETE.

This process is only recommended if your player is not functioning or a firmware upgrade has failed. Contact an authorized Bluesound Customer Representative via the hyperlink here before proceeding with the reset … Below are the steps necessary to perform a factory reset of your Bluesound Node:

Disconnect the player from electrical power.

-If you have a PULSE FLEX with a BP100 Battery Pack, disconnect the battery pack as well

• Wait 10 seconds
• Reconnect the power
• Once the LED turns Red, touch and hold the Play/Pause LED on the touch panel (It will immediately turn Green and then back to Red) - do not let go of the LED
• Once the LED turns back to Red, continue to hold the button for 30 seconds
• After 30 seconds, the LED will begin to blink red - then release the button

IMPORTANT: Removing your finger from the LED at any time before the LED begins flashing red will cancel the factory reset and leave the player in Upgrade Mode. Just start the steps again to factory reset the player.

In order to upgrade your Bluesound Node visit the help section of your BluOS app. Select Upgrade Check - Player, allow the app to search for updates. If there is an update available, select the option and follow the guided prompts accordingly on your Windows or MAC system.

Open your BluOS controller app with your smartphone or desktop and select settings. and Click on alarms at the top of the menu, add alarm and customize by selecting the time, days and the song you want to be woken up by all in one page. You can also choose to fade in your choice by sliding the fade in button to the right. Review your modifications and then press save on your alarm to complete setup of the alarm option on your Bluesound Node.

To make or add a preset with your Bluesound Node, open your Bluos controller app with your smartphone or desktop and select My Presets at the top of the BluOS menu. Click the Add Preset button that appears in the middle of your app. The Node allows you to create presets from your cloud supported apps such as Spotify and Amazon Music. Create a name for your preset and press the save preset button in the middle of the screen.

Select the help option at the bottom of the BluOS app. The menu will appear and “Send support request” will be the second listed option in the help menu. Click on the option and a screen will appear to submit all your pertinent information and briefly describe what you need support with concerning your Node. Click the send request button and check the email address that you used for a confirmation email from Bluesound.

In order to download the BluOS app to your Windows or Mac desktop visit the Bluesound website here, go to the support tab at the top of the webpage, and click the downloads option in the dropdown. Scroll down to the desktop apps options and select the download platform that is compatible with your system and follow along with the system’s prompts.

To find and use the shortcuts available to you via your Desktop BluOS app, click on the help section of your app and visit the shortcuts tab (5th option in menu) in order to find ways on how to shuffle, repeat, create playlists, raise the volume of your player and more through the convenience of your keyboard.

The Bluesound Node is not equipped to playback DSD files immediately. However, you can make your DSD files play back on the Node in a few short steps. To enable your DSD files, go to settings, select playback and switch the Enable DSD File Playback option from off to on by clicking the selector on the right hand side of the page.

Please note: Your Bluesound cannot process the DSD files via the internal Dac, thus it creates a new copy of the original DSD file but in Flac file format. If you have a lot of DSD files make sure you have the audio storage for all the new Flac files it will create or you will run out of storage space.

In order to connect your Amazon Alexa to your Bluesound Node, select the Music Services tab in your BluOS app menu. Select the appropriate Roon name in your dropdown menu and login accordingly. You will then be redirected back to BluOS.

To customize and control the way your music sounds on the Bluesound Node, go to the settings tab in the BluOS menu, select player and proceed to the audio tab that appears. The audio menu will then allow you to control tone, select replay gain, monitor outputs and establish volume limits.