Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed!

Exchange it for another one. I have a Node in my office system, and a Powernode in my bedroom system… both sound very good. Something’s wrong with the one you got. 
 

Also, for a fun experiment, see if you get similar results from a laptop (as a streamer). Will be enlightening either way. 

Something wrong in your setup double check everything

When people buy new toy they're excited and forget and make mistake the connection, settings, etc.....

Liza,

Ive been over all my connections several times not to mention all the settings. I think people here may be right when they say there is something wrong with it. 

@last_lemming

Wondering if you read my post above? I have been a very happy owner of a 2i for the last couple of years, running it though an external DAC.

To repeat:

You will want to make sure the tone controls are set to off and that you have the volume set to "output level fixed", (the latter assuming you are using a separate preamp and not using the Node's preamp function).

The Node is a ton of fun.

I have a five of the node 2i units in different systems around the house. While each of these systems also have cd players, turntables and in most cases an outboard DAC I use node through its analog RCA output. Streaming service is Tidal and I do MQA whenever possible. One of the systems does feed an outboard DAC. I had the Mytek Brooklyn + and found it to be somewhat bright. I am now using a Cambridge 200 and like the sound better. I also like the nodes by themselves. While I have heard direct comparisons against better sounding/more expensive units, I think the Bluesound is an incredible value for the money!