Comparing: BlueSound NODE N132 (2024) and Matrix Audio Mini-i 4.
| GENERAL | ||||
| Brand Name | BlueSound  | Matrix Audio  | ||
| Product Name | BlueSound NODE N132 (2024) | Matrix Audio Mini-i 4 | ||
| October 2024 | November 2023 | |||
| $549 | $649 | |||
| Manufacturer URL | www.bluesound.com | www.matrix-digi.com | ||
| IMAGES | ||||
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| FEATURES | ||||
| ✔ | ✔ | |||
| ✔ - ESS ES9039Q2M | ✔ - ESS ES9039Q2M | |||
| ✘ | ✘ | |||
| ✔ - THX AAA | ✘ | |||
| ✘ | ✔ - 2.46 inch touch | |||
| 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 | TIDAL, Qobuz, Sony Select, QQ Music, Baidu Cloud and HIGHRESAUDIO, internet radio stations | ||
Streaming | AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect | Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, NetEase Cloud, TIDAL Connect, Audirvana | ||
| ✔ | ✔ | |||
LAN Access | ✔ - DLNA, uPnP | |||
| DIGITAL INPUTS | ||||
| TOSLINK Optical | ✔ - 3.5inch | ✔ | ||
| Coaxial Optical | ✘ | ✔ | ||
| Bluetooth | ✔ - Version 5.2 with aptX Adaptive | ✘ | ||
| HDMI ARC | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| HDMI eARC | ||||
| HDMI IIS | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| USB (Media) | ✔ - Type A USB 2.0 | ✔ | ||
| USB (Audio DAC) | ✘ | ✔ | ||
| Other | ||||
| ANALOG INPUTS | ||||
| RCA | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| XLR | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Phono | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Other | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| DIGITAL OUTPUTS | ||||
| TOSLINK Optical | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| Coaxial Optical | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| USB | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Bluetooth | ✔ - Version 5.2 with aptX Adaptive | ✘ | ||
| HDMI | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| HDMI IIS | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| AES/EBU | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Other | ||||
| ANALOG OUTPUTS | ||||
| RCA | ✔ - SNR -118dBA THD+N, 0. 0007% | ✔ - SNR >121. THD+N:<0.00015%@1k, <0.00030%@20Hz-20kHz | ||
| XLR | ✘ | ✔ - SNR >127. THD+N <0.00015%@1k, <0.00018%@20Hz-20kHz | ||
| Headphone | ✔ - 6.3mm | ✘ | ||
| Passive Speaker | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Subwoofer | ✔ - RCA | ✘ | ||
| Other | ||||
| SOFTWARE | ||||
| Multi-Room | BluOS WIRELESS MULTI-ROOM | |||
| EQ | ||||
| App Remote | ✔ - BluOS App Android/iOS. Integrates with Control4, Creston, Alexa and others. | ✔ - MA Remote app for Android/iOs | ||
| Control | Crestron, Control4, RTI, ELAN, URC, Lutron | |||
| HARDWARE | ||||
| Ethernet | ✔ - Gigabit | ✔ - Gigabit | ||
| WI-FI | ✔ - Wi-Fi 5. 2.4+5GHz | ✘ | ||
| Audio Processor | ||||
| OP-AMP Chip | ||||
| Operating System | BluOS | MA Player | ||
| Internal HDD/SSD | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| CPU | ARM ® CortexTM -A53, Quad-Core, 1.8GHz per core | |||
| Internal RAM | ||||
| Internal Storage | ||||
| Power Supply | 100-240V | AC 100V-240V 50/60Hz | ||
| Power Usage | 20W max | |||
| Remote | ✘ | ✘ | ||
| Dimensions | 220x146x46mm | 224x186x53mm | ||
