Comparing: BlueSound NODE N130 (2021) and Cambridge Audio CXN V2.
| GENERAL | ||||
| Brand Name | BlueSound  | Cambridge Audio  | ||
| Product Name | BlueSound NODE N130 (2021) | Cambridge Audio CXN V2 | ||
| October 2021 | October 2023 | |||
| $499 | $629 | |||
| Manufacturer URL | www.bluesound.com | www.cambridgeaudio.com | ||
| IMAGES | ||||
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| FEATURES | ||||
| ✔ | ✔ | |||
| ✔ - Texas Instruments PCM5242 | ✔ - Wolfson WM8740 x2 | |||
| ✘ | ✘ | |||
| ✔ - THX AAA | ✘ | |||
| ✘ | ✔ | |||
| STREAMING | ||||
Onboard Apps | Via BluOS app: Amazon Music, Bugs, CustomChannels, Deezer, IDAGIO, KKBOX, Napster, Neil Young Archives, nugs.net, Pandora, Presto Music, Qobuz, QPlay, Qsic, Spotify, SOUNDMACHINE, TIDAL, Tunify | Internet Radio, TIDAL, Qobuz | ||
Streaming | AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect | Chromecast, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, UPnP | ||
| ✔ | ✔ | |||
LAN Access | ✔ - SMB | ✔ - UPnP | ||
| DIGITAL INPUTS | ||||
| TOSLINK Optical | ✔ - 3.5inch | ✔ | ||
| Coaxial Optical | ✘ | ✔ | ||
| Bluetooth | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| HDMI ARC | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| HDMI eARC | ✘ | |||
| HDMI IIS | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| USB (Media) | ✔ - Type A USB 2.0 | ✔ | ||
| USB (Audio DAC) | ✘ | ✔ | ||
| Other | ||||
| ANALOG INPUTS | ||||
| RCA | ✘ | ✔ - Balanced XLR. Unbalanced RCA | ||
| XLR | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Phono | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Other | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| DIGITAL OUTPUTS | ||||
| TOSLINK Optical | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Coaxial Optical | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| USB | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| Bluetooth | ✔ - aptX HD | ✘ | ||
| HDMI | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| HDMI IIS | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| AES/EBU | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Other | ||||
| ANALOG OUTPUTS | ||||
| RCA | ✔ - SNR -113dBA THD+N, 0.002% | ✔ | ||
| XLR | ✘ | ✔ | ||
| Headphone | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| Passive Speaker | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Subwoofer | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| Other | ||||
| SOFTWARE | ||||
| Multi-Room | BluOS WIRELESS MULTI-ROOM | |||
| EQ | ||||
| App Remote | ✔ - BluOS App Android/iOS. Integrates with Control4, Creston, Alexa and others. | ✔ - StreamMagic App for Android/iOS | ||
| Control | Control4, Crestron, URC, RTI, ELAN, Lutron | |||
| HARDWARE | ||||
| Ethernet | ✔ - Gigabit | ✔ - 10/100 | ||
| WI-FI | ✔ - Wi-Fi 5. 2.4+5GHz | ✔ - Wi-Fi n 2.4GHz | ||
| Audio Processor | ||||
| OP-AMP Chip | N/A | |||
| Operating System | BluOS | |||
| Internal HDD/SSD | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| CPU | Quad 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A53 | |||
| Internal RAM | ||||
| Internal Storage | ||||
| Power Supply | ||||
| Power Usage | 30W max, 0.5W standby | |||
| Remote | ✘ | ✔ | ||
| Dimensions | 220x146x46mm | 430x305x85mm | ||
