New Bluesound Streamers

[MaxBuck]

Bluesound has introduced two new streamers. The Nano has fewer features than the original, and the Icon has more, including XLR balanced outputs for direct connection to a power amplifier. The Icon also has a color display and DIRAC Live capabilities.

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I hope Amir tests these things. It'll be interesting to see whether performance of the Bluesound streamers' integrated DACs has improved.

 

[JSmith]

Bluesound updates Node line including ESS DACs

https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/bluesound-unveils-three-new-streamers/

www.audiosciencereview.com

JSmith

 

[MaxBuck]

Thanks, JSmith. Thought it would be good to have a thread on these streamers in the Streamer subforum.

 

[Mnyb]

Specs are TBD for the moment, But it should hopefully perform reasonably with the chosen components ?
Interesting feature set overall . It does EQ via Dirac and drives your headphones so as an all in one streamer DAC headphone amp , the price is also perfectly reasonable for a top tier product.

And refreshingly Kudos NAD , the marketing material is perfectly reasonable it even says transparent at places and not much of the usual word salad , thank you

 

[qirex]

Dirac will be a separate purchase (probably $200-300) which I don't mind terribly because there's a lot of people who already have DSP/room correction in the receivers or amplifiers they connect these to.