Powernode Edge (N230)

I purchased this for a second system in my bedroom, and I could not be more pleased, paired with my Q Acoustics 3030i stand mounts, I initially had in my mind to pair with a sub seeing as the Edge can high pass the mains, but after a few weeks settling in I really don’t think it’s required in this room (3.5x4.5m) BlueOS has been rock solid, and the eArc from the TV is a boon for decent TV sound without a sound bar (and actually as a music source if you enjoy music videos from the Tidal Apple TV app) For the right use case I cannot recommend this more, the only quibble is that I had to shell out for an extra cable to connect my turntable pre amp as the dual aux/opt input is 3.5mm and I didn’t have a decent quality one to hand.

I needed an amp for speakers in an older kid's room. I wanted to reuse an old receiver, but it takes up space. There are wires, buttons to press, remotes, etc. I thought about a simpler solution. I already have BluOS devices, so it was only natural to get this new Powernode Edge. It is perfect. There are no extra buttons, no extra wires, it has enough power, and it is dead simple. It sounds excellent paired with KEF Q150. It is powerful enough to blow woofers into space. Luckily BluOS has a volume limiter, which helped (be careful; my device was set to max volume when I turned it on the first time). I see only two downsides to this device. It does not have a pre-out, so you cannot reuse it if you need more power. It also depends on the BluOS ecosystem, software, and service, so technological longevity is an issue. For myself, I decided that if it lived for 5-8 years, it would be a win. My kid and I are thrilled with this purchase.

works day-to-day, streaming via Spotify connect or AirPlay is robust. On the rare occasion that all neighbors are away it would be great if it had a bit more oomph for the floor standing speakers.

So far works like a champ. Easy upgrade from Sonos.

Have this for my desktop PC setup that power 2 Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series 607 S2 speakers. Bluesound is amazing, the BluOS is great, and I'm even able to use my PC input and stream it across all my other Bluesound devices. I really wish this had USB audio input but the toslink input works great!

This is a great quality amplifier. The unit looks sleek and works with most decor. It's daddy to hook up and produces great sound.