BlueSound PowerNode EDGE vs PowerNode 

You made a good choice. The Powernode is much more powerful.

I'd watch that. Lol

Measurements are for dorks. I listen to speakers.

Only for the powernode, the edge doesn't have this feature.

Yes, that would work well.

I sold them a while back.

It will be a little underpowered for those speakers, but it will do a decent job. I'd rather have a C388 or 399 for that.

@@ObsessedGarage thanky You ... But damnnn ,those are expensive. What do You think about Cyrus One ? Or any other ideas ?

The mic is on me.

To tell you the truth if you don’t do super critical listening you won’t notice a difference. And if you do in fact listen to each of them hyper critically you’ll decide one might just edge out the other but that’ll be more about preferences. However, the software leans in favor of the Node. So if you’re deep in Sonos and loving it probably not worth the switch but if you’re looking for the best Bluesound and external amp is the way to go if you’re truly looking for a undeniable leap in resolution for a main system and then over time add power nodes as around the house background noise.

After thinking about it a more I thing the PowerNodes are just not quite worth it since you can buy some killer class D amps from anywhere between $80-$150. So you can save a fair bit and get the unamped Node. But just options for whom ever cares to read this.

@@djparra41 I guess I just have not heard as much about BlueSound and Blue OS than Sonos although that could be marketing. Matt seems all in on it so I'm curious what the other reasons are if any and why not Sonos as he's obviously investigated both solutions thoroughly. I'm genuinely curious to his thought process here because he's not steered me wrong with anything else he's recommended.

NAD/Bluesound is publishing legit numbers. I would wager Sonos is not. Comparing based on power is probably a pretty bad move. Sonos is a marketing company. NAD/Bluesound is an audio company. To me this is no contest. Sonos is the SunJoe of the audio world.

@@ObsessedGarage appreciate your thoughts, as I never hear any comparisons or talk about Sonos versus when you talk pressure washers you definitely make those comparisons. I agree Sonos is a little bit more about marketing. My application is structural speakers throughout the house which need this kind of connectivity, along with certain rooms were I have more dedicated setups such as the garage, my office and home theater. But I don't really consider the home theater as part of this other than I would put a device that would tie it together to bring the music through if I wanted that in a multi room setup. My home theater will have its own completely dedicated setup. Thanks for the reply.

Ha, ha... Sonos is junk.

@@ObsessedGarage Yes, for most of their products I would tend to agree, however the black Sonos Amp is definitely not trash. With a digital source it measures quite well and has tons of power and great functionality (HDMI, bass management, streaming services). The analog input is not so good tho! To my surprise, the Bluesound Powernode 80W did not live up to its reputation in measurements.

Those tests may provide information that tickle engineers, but, it really isn’t meaningful at all to music lovers.