Everything works with a slickness and logic that makes this one of the best interfaces we’ve seen. There’s no support for third-party app control, but this isn’t a problem as the Bluesound app is a brilliant piece of software that makes operating multiple devices simple. Incorporating the same streaming front end as the Node 2i, the Powernode 2i is a 24-bit/192kHz-capable system that will read a connected NAS drive or other library and compile its own index, although it’s not a true UPnP networking protocol system. It has the same half-width footprint as the standard Node ( HFC 402), but is taller to fit the amplification components. The amplifier section uses a Class D Hypex module and claims 2x 60W output via a set of sturdy binding posts. The Powernode 2i is perhaps the most unusual of the three, taking the streaming facilities of the Node 2i and adding amplification to create a component sat somewhere between an integrated amp and an all-in-one system. One of a selection of updated models unveiled in October last year, the next-gen Powernode 2i is part of Bluesound’s Node subset range, which includes the Node 2i streamer (£499) and the Vault 2i server/player (£1,099).
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