About The Bluesound Pulse M Wireless Speaker
The Pulse M delivers lush, rich, room-filling sound at nearly all angles. Its Omni-Hybrid™ driver design includes an up firing woofer and two tweeters mounted at 45 degree angles from each other. The Pulse M is not only pleasing to the ears but also the eyes – its elliptical shape adds an elegant accent to any home.
Boundary-Free Listening: Take your listening 360 degrees. The Pulse M is a wireless multi-room streaming speaker featuring a new Omni-Hybrid design – an up firing, omnidirectional woofer and two tweeters mounted and offset at 45 degrees, driven by a DSP-enabled 80 Watt smart amplifier, all working together to create lush, room filling sound at nearly any listening angle.
Stunning Sound & Design: The Pulse M configures its unique Omni-Hybrid system inside of an elliptical cabinet to make a space-saving design that easily fits into the nooks and crannies of your home. Enjoy placement flexibility with the optional WM230 wall mount accessory or the FS230 floor stands. An acoustically transparent fabric grille combined with Black or White finish options makes for an all-around sensational speaker in both sound and design.
Stream Any Music, No Matter Where It Lives: As your all access pass to millions of tracks, the BluOS Controller app allows you to stream songs from your existing music services such as Spotify, TIDAL, Qobuz & Deezer, tune in to your favourite radio stations and podcasts, or even listen to music from your personal collection. Thanks to aptX™ HD Bluetooth®, users can wirelessly stream any music or app from a Bluetooth aptX enabled device in CD-quality, opening up a whole new realm of streaming possibilities with the Pulse M.
One Or Many: Thanks to impeccable engineering, the Pulse M can also be paired to create a true two-channel listening experience with an ultra-wide soundstage, even at off-axis listening angles. The Pulse M can be grouped with other players in a Bluesound ecosystem to deliver hi-res, multi-room audio to one or many rooms, simultaneously.
Surround Yourself With Sound: TV watchers, movie enthusiasts, and gamers can use Pulse Ms as rear surrounds in a Bluesound home theatre group along with Pulse Soundbar+ and Pulse Sub+ to create a truly immersive experience.
Connect & Control: Built-in access to over 20 natively-integrated music services and thousands of internet radio stations is available from the BluOS Controller app. Alternatively, connect to your music through Wi-Fi, Ethernet, AirPlay 2, two-way aptX HD Bluetooth, USB-A, 3.5mm dual analogue/digital input, or the 3.5mm headphone jack. In the BluOS Controller app, select your music, group players, and adjust an array of settings. Quick-access playback, including volume controls and 5 programmable presets, is available right on the top of the player with a proximity-sensing touch panel display, or through voice control assistants like Siri, Alexa, or Google Home. The Pulse M also fits right into smart homes, with drivers for Crestron, Control4, RTI, URC, Lutron and other home control systems.
Command Your Music With Voice: With skills and support for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple's Siri, you can easily connect your Bluesound Player to the corresponding app and enjoy hands-free voice control of personal music libraries, streaming services and more using simple, streamlined commands. Select a track, play your favourite playlist, pause or skip a song, and even say which room you want to listen to music in through your voice assisted device (Note: there are no microphones on the Pulse M). A quick and easy to way control your music, voice control brings you a whole new way to experience music throughout the home.
Our Take
This omni-directional speaker from Bluesound has a wonderful mix of specifications and features and a sound that is hard not to fall in love with. Bluesound have cleverly arranged the speakers inside to give an almost 360 degree sound stage and if you want even more room filling sound you can stereo pair them. They also work as rear speakers in a Bluesound home theatre surround sound system using the Pulse Soundbar+ and Pulse Sub+. Connectivity is a real highlight here with a totally unique mix of ways to connect with the Pulse M. You can just play your favourite streaming service or internet radio station using the BluOS App via Wi-Fi or Ethernet or direct from your phone using Spotify Connect or Tidal Connect. It also offers optical digital & analogue audio inputs, albeit through the same socket, as well as playback from a USB stick and a wired headphone output. Pulse M also features AirPlay 2 and two way Bluetooth, which means you can play to the Pulse M from a smartphone and also use Bluetooth headphones to listen. And finally, you can hook up a Bluesound Pulse Sub+ subwoofer wirelessly if it's more bass you're after. All in all the Bluesound Pulse M has a heck of a lot going for it at a very reasonable price. We think you're going to love it.
Main Features & Specifications
- Design: Wireless Multi-Room Music Streaming Speaker
- Wireless music streaming speaker that delivers immersive, room-filling sound
- DSP smart amplifier and Omni-Hybrid™ driver are meticulously engineered to deliver clear, lush audio at nearly every listening angle
- Control music wirelessly with the intuitive BluOS Controller app for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and Windows & Mac OS X desktops
- Place one in any or every corner of your home and let it add a contemporary touch to your décor
- Group two Pulse Ms with the Pulse Soundbar+ and Pulse Sub+ and create a wireless surround sound system with dedicated rear channels
- Control it with the optional Bluesound RC1 Remote Controller
- Connect Bluesound to your Amazon Echo with the skill in the Alexa app and use
- Amazon's Alexa voice assistant to control Players around the home
- AirPlay 2 lets you play music or podcasts from wireless speakers throughout your house — all in sync
- Smart DSP Amplifier
- 80 Watts Total System Power
- Omni-Hybrid™ Speaker Design
- 5 Programmable Quick-Touch Presets
- Proximity Sensing Touch Controls
- Acoustically Transparent Fabric Grille
- Optical & Analogue Audio Combo Input
- Quad-Core 1.8GHz Arm® Cortex™ A53 Processor
- BluOS™ Wireless Multi-Room Platform
- Stereo Pair & Home Theatre Grouping
- MQA & Hi-Res Music Streaming
- Airplay 2 Integration
- Works With Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant
- Dual-Band Wi-Fi + Gigabit Ethernet
- Two-Way aptX™ HD Bluetooth
- Wired & Wireless Headphone Output
- Wireless Subwoofer Output
- IR Remote Learning Capability
- Simple Wall & Stand Mounting System
- Black Or White Finish
Audio
- Supported Audio File Formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, ALAC, OPUS
- Supported Hi-Res Audio File Formats: FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4 SLS
- Native Sampling Rates: Up to 192 kHz
- Bit Depth: 16-24
- Audio Controls & EQ: BluOS Controller App
- Distortion: THD+N, 0.030%
- Amplification: Smart DSP Amplifier
- Rated Power Output: 80W total system power, dual amp, 50W x 1 Woofer; 15W x 2 Tweeter
- Speakers: 1 x 5.25" (133mm) Woofer; 2 x 0.75" (19mm) Tweeters
- Frequency Response 60Hz-20kHz ±1.5 dB, -10 dB @ 40Hz
Software & Integrations
- Operating System: BluOS
- App Controller Operating System: iOS, Android, Windows, macOS
- Processor: ARM® Cortex™ A53, Quad-Core, 1.8GHz per core
- Supported Network File Sharing: Server Message Block (SMB) up to 200,000 files
- Album Art Supported: JPG, PNG
- Music Services & Internet Radio: 23+
- 3rd-Party Integrations
- AirPlay 2
- Spotify Connect
- Tidal Connect
- Roon Ready
- Control System Integrations: Crestron, Control4, RTI, ELAN, URC, Lutron
- Voice Control Integrations: Amazon Alexa Skills; Actions on Google
- BluOS Home Theatre: Use as rear surround channels
Connections
- Power Supply: Universal bi-pin AC cord input (100-240AC)
- Ethernet/LAN: Ethernet RJ45, Gigabit 1000 Mbps
- Wi-Fi Built In: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), dual-band
- Bluetooth Quality: Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD
- Bluetooth Connectivity: Two-Way (transmit & receive)
- IR Optical Built In: IR Sensor Built In - front panel with IR Remote Learning
- Optical/Analogue Input: Combo - Mini Toslink/Stereo 3.5mm
- USB IN: Type A (Fat32 Formatted)
- Headphone Output: 3.5mm Stereo; Bluetooth
- Subwoofer Output: Wireless to Bluesound Pulse Sub+
General
- User Interface & Control
- Status Indicator: LED x 2
- Play/Pause Button: Touch LED
- Volume Control Buttons: Touch Slider LED
- Previous/Next Track Buttons: Touch LED
- Preset Buttons: Touch LED x 5
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Model Version: P230
- Max Power Consumption: 79W
- Storage Environment: -10°C to 50°C, 20% to 80% relative humidity
- Operating Environment: 0°C to 40°C
- Included Accessories: AC Power Cable, Ethernet Cable, Toslink Optical to 3.5mm Mini Adapter, Safety/Warranty Guide, Quick Setup Guide
- Finish: Black or White Matte Satin Paint
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 171 x 204 x 149mm
- Weight: 2.54 kg
- Manufacturer's Warranty: 2 Years
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.