Borrowing state-of-the-art technologies from our award-winning sister company, NAD Electronics, the POWERNODE 2 can do everything the NODE 2 can do, plus effortlessly drive your choice of speakers. With the same zero-distortion audio signature we’ve become known for, the POWERNODE 2 allows you to take your favorite tracks to new levels. Permission to turn it up, granted.

Stream music to multiple Bluesound Players all over the home

Access and connect to internet radio stations, cloud music services, and your own local music library

Control music wirelessly with an intuitive Controller App for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and Windows & Mac OS X desktops

Instinctive touch control on unit

Simple setup, easily expandable

Innovative digital amplifier

Available in Black or White

AUDIO

Supported File Formats

MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, HRA, MQA

Power Output

HYBRIDDIGITAL™ AMPLIFIER, 60 Watts x2 into 8ohms

Native Sampling Rates

32 - 192 kHz

Bit Depths

16 - 24

Performance

SNR - 110dB

Distortion, THD+N - 0.020%

DAC

32-Bit, 192kHz

Supported Operating Systems

Plays music from network shares on the following desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, 8, Apple Macintosh

Free Internet Radio

TuneIn Radio, iHeartRadio, Calm Radio

Supported Cloud Services

WiMP, Slacker Radio, Qobuz, HighResAudio, JUKE, Deezer, Murfie, HDTracks, Spotify, TIDAL, Napster.

Album Art

JPG

CONNECTIVITY

Network

Gigabit Ethernet RJ45

802.11 b/g/n WiFi

USB

Type-A port for connection to USB memory sticks and supported peripherals (FAT32 Formatted)

Type-B (mini) for product servicing

Audio Input

Combo - TOSLINK / 3.5mm

Audio Output

Headphone output - 3.5 Stereo

5-way speaker binding posts

Subwoofer output - RCA

Power

Universal tri-pin AC Cord input (100 - 240AC)

Wireless

aptX® Bluetooth wireless built-in

USER INTERFACE

Mobile

Free Android and iOS App Available Online at Google Play and Apple App Store

Pushbuttons

Simple top-panel touch controls.

Control

IR Sensor built in - Front panel

GENERAL

Processor

ARM® CORTEX™ A9, 1 GHz

Unit Weight

1.72 kg / 3.8 lbs

Gross Dimensions

220 x 70 x 190 mm

8.7 x 2.75 x 7.5 in

Power Consumption (Idle)

12 Watts

Accessories

2x AC power cords (Europe & North America)

Ethernet Cable

Toslink Optical to 3.5mm Mini Adaptor

Storage Environment

-10° C to 50° C, 20% to 80% relative humidity

Operating Environment

0° C to 40° C