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Bluesound
Website:https://www.bluesound.com/
Est. year: 2013
Location: Canada
Bluesound is a Canadian brand of wireless multiroom streaming audio, launched worldwide in 2013 from Pickering, Ontario, by the same engineering team that works on NAD Electronics and PSB Speakers. It is known for its BluOS streaming platform, which ties streamers, streaming amplifiers and wireless speakers into one app-controlled system with lossless and high-resolution playback.
Range & what it's known for
The core models are the Node network streamer, the Powernode streaming amplifier, the Vault streamer with built-in music storage and CD ripping, and the Pulse family of wireless speakers including the Pulse M and Pulse Mini 2i, which add rooms without separate amplification. The range also covers home theater soundbars and accessories. BluOS supports files up to 24-bit/192kHz and more than 20 streaming services, and development of the software began several years before the 2013 launch. The platform is also licensed to other manufacturers, and the brand runs separate Bluesound Professional and BluOS divisions.
Who owns it and where it's made
Bluesound is a division of Lenbrook Industries, a privately held Canadian group formed in 1978, which also owns NAD Electronics and PSB Speakers. Product design and BluOS software development take place in Canada within the Lenbrook organisation, with engineering staff shared across the three brands.
The lineup in this catalog
The catalog covers Bluesound streamers, wireless speakers and streaming amplifiers, with prices from about USD 500 to USD 3,000.
Who it's for
Bluesound is built for homes where one app runs music across several rooms while keeping lossless quality. Most first-time Bluesound buyers add a Node to their existing amplifier, a Powernode with passive speakers makes a compact complete system, and Pulse speakers fill further rooms. The Vault is the choice for owners of a large CD collection who want to rip and store it inside the system, and BluOS also plays downloaded files and music stored on a home network.
Range & what it's known for
The core models are the Node network streamer, the Powernode streaming amplifier, the Vault streamer with built-in music storage and CD ripping, and the Pulse family of wireless speakers including the Pulse M and Pulse Mini 2i, which add rooms without separate amplification. The range also covers home theater soundbars and accessories. BluOS supports files up to 24-bit/192kHz and more than 20 streaming services, and development of the software began several years before the 2013 launch. The platform is also licensed to other manufacturers, and the brand runs separate Bluesound Professional and BluOS divisions.
Who owns it and where it's made
Bluesound is a division of Lenbrook Industries, a privately held Canadian group formed in 1978, which also owns NAD Electronics and PSB Speakers. Product design and BluOS software development take place in Canada within the Lenbrook organisation, with engineering staff shared across the three brands.
The lineup in this catalog
The catalog covers Bluesound streamers, wireless speakers and streaming amplifiers, with prices from about USD 500 to USD 3,000.
Who it's for
Bluesound is built for homes where one app runs music across several rooms while keeping lossless quality. Most first-time Bluesound buyers add a Node to their existing amplifier, a Powernode with passive speakers makes a compact complete system, and Pulse speakers fill further rooms. The Vault is the choice for owners of a large CD collection who want to rip and store it inside the system, and BluOS also plays downloaded files and music stored on a home network.
