Bluesound

Bluesound is the multiroom brand of Canada’s Lenbrook Group, sharing engineering with NAD. Its Node streamers and Powernode amplifiers support AirPlay 2.

Bluesound website

Does Bluesound work with Apple Home?

Partly — and the distinction matters before you spend anything. The nine Bluesound devices listed here are AirPlay 2 products: an iPhone, iPad or Mac sends audio to them and they can join a multi-room group with other AirPlay 2 speakers. None of them is classified here as an Apple Home accessory.

That is the line worth understanding, because “works with Apple” gets used for both. AirPlay 2 is a way of sending sound to something. An Apple Home accessory is something the Home app holds a control for — a plug you switch, a sensor you read, a device you act on inside an automation. For listening, Bluesound qualifies. For automation, check the individual product pages rather than assuming the badge covers it.

How they connect: Wi-Fi.

UK availability is uneven: seven of the nine have a current Amazon UK listing we could verify. The others are catalogued for reference — discontinued, or dealer-only.

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