Bluesound Introduces the HUB Network Accessory
Bluesound, the award-winning hi-res wireless multi-room line of audio players, has just expanded the platform's versatility with its announcement of the HUB.
The Bluesound HUB allows any non-BluOS enabled audio source, such as a turntable, CD player, or even your TV audio, to become network-connected and streamed throughout your home. Equipped with BluOS, naturally, the HUB makes adding audio sources simple using the BluOS Controller app setup wizard. A few taps on the familiar BluOS app controls a whole multi-room system from a smartphone, tablet or computer.
HUB offers a host of inputs on the back panel, including HDMI eARC, Coaxial, Digital Optical, Stereo Analog, and a moving magnet Phono stage. Each HUB manages one source, and up to four HUBs can be added to a single network.
The addition of the MM phono stage preamp is a welcome addition for many users, delivering audio from your turntable to any Bluesound player for whole-home turntable streaming.
Expected to be available from mid-June, the Bluesound HUB will sell for USD $319 / CAD $419.
For more information visit Bluesound
Marc Rushton
StereoNET’s Founder and Publisher was born in England and raised on British Hi-Fi before moving to Australia. He developed an early love of music and playing bass guitar before discovering the studio and the other side of the mixing desk. After writing for print magazines, Marc saw the future in digital publishing and founded the first version of StereoNET in 1999.
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