Bluesound Pulse Mini 2i Compact Wireless Multi-Room Music Streaming Speaker - Gloss White

Editors’ Choice Award – The Absolute Sound Magazine

The Little Box with Huge Streaming Sound and Performance

Bluesound somehow managed to squeeze decades of high fidelity audio obsession, squeezed into this little box. The Pulse Mini 2i has received its biggest acoustic upgrade ever. Bluesound doubled the bass drivers and amp power, while adding the most sophisticated DSP engine available, coaxing unbelievable true stereo performance from the all-in-one speaker you can place anywhere.

The Pulse Mini 2i is more powerful and produces more detailed audio than many rival players twice its size, featuring freshly redesigned tweeters that expand the listening sweet spot. Place the Pulse Mini 2i anywhere in the home, and fill the space with beautifully textured, full-range sound.

Award-Winning Performance

The Absolute Sound recognized the Bluesound Pulse Mini 2i with an Editors’ Choice Award in its Best Integrated Systems Under $3,000 category.

According to the magazine, "The sound has a warmth and richness in the bass and midbass that are often missing in the category. The Pulse 2i projects a sound far larger than its size would indicate and can fill a mid-sized room. The mids and treble are warm and engaging, again defying expectations. Pulse 2i Mini simply a smaller version."

"One of the Best Single-Cabinet Stereo Speakers"

"Though nearly identical physically to its predecessor, the Pulse Mini, the Bluesound Pulse Mini 2i sounds significantly better. In fact, this is one of the best single-cabinet stereo speakers I’ve heard, raves Jon J. Jacobi, techhive.com.

"A powerful performer packed with the latest tech," is how Clif Joseph describes the Pulse Mini 2i at 7review.com. "The first thing that really stands out with the Pulse Mini 2i is the imposing 100W output, as the cymbal-crash that launches Rapture rings out like shattering glass even with the volume at just 25 percent. I can hear every light touch of the infectious tick-tick rhythm on the cymbals and as the bass guitar starts to swing along with effortless ease, it’s clear that this is a good option if you want a powerful speaker that can get the party started."

Rule Your Sonic Domain

In addition to offering best-in-class dual band WiFi, the Pulse Mini 2i now has Apple AirPlay 2 built-in for easy integration into the Apple ecosystem, making it more flexible than ever. Bluetooth performance is seriously stepped up with native support for aptX HD and the ability to transmit studio quality music to Bluetooth headphones and speakers. High-end DAC technology built into every Bluesound player can decode and stream MQA files in all their lossless glory.

Control with Your Smartphone or Tablet

Play, pause, and select your streaming tracks from the touch-sensitive controls on the top panel. For added functionality, the Pulse Mini 2i, like all Bluesound players, is controlled from your smartphone or tablet using the free BluOS app. The app brings all you music sources together for complete control whether they are in the cloud, on your computer or phone, or from almost any other source via the various digital and analog inputs. Whatever the musical source, Bluesound will play it in the highest resolution, all the way up to studio master-quality resolution.

Digital Music, Internet Radio, Podcasts, and More

From popular music streaming services to radio stations and podcasts, the Pulse Mini 2i connects you to everything you love to listen to. Plus, with two-way aptXT™ Adaptive Bluetooth and Apple AirPlay 2 built in, you can enjoy music from even more apps and services, including Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, and Qobuz. Connect the Pulse Mini 2i to digital music libraries stored on your computer or local network, and effortlessly browse and stream from your collection using the BluOS app.

"More Than Capable"

"The Pulse Mini 2i is the mid-tier model from Bluesound and not out of place in a home office, kitchen, dining room, or bedroom," reports Ian White, ecoustics.com, April 10, 2022."

"I kept the Pulse Mini 2i in the kitchen for the majority of the review and found that it was more than capable of filling the 16 x 20 room with sound placed on one of the countertops and 4 inches from the wall."

Roon Ready

Roon brings all your music together, so you don’t have to worry about where it’s stored, what format it’s in, or where you stream it from. Roon supports music files stored on internal and external hard drives and NAS, your iTunes library, live radio stations, and streamed content from TIDAL and Qobuz.

Convenient Voice Control

With support for the most popular voice assistants, including Apple’s Siri and Amazon Alexa, control is more convenient that ever. Every supported voice assistant gives you easy, hands-free control over the music in your home so you can pause the music when the phone rings or ask what song is playing, all with your voice.

BluVoice, which is the BluOS voice engine, controls all Bluesound Players – no matter which generation you have at home – bringing the latest tech to the speakers and systems that you love and continue to get better with every update. Set up a default room and use quick and easy voice commands to control your music using the long list of BluVoice custom commands. For example, you can use voice commands to play saved playlists, select your favorite radio station, adjust volume levels, or even group players together and play your music in perfect sync throughout the house.

"Resembles a Much Bigger Speaker"

"The Pulse Mini 2i resembles a much bigger speaker in terms of muscle and bass response," observes What Hi-Fi? magazine.

"However, it is the insight that pleases us most. Where before its presentation had appeared more condensed, and treble marginally rolled off, the Pulse Mini 2i has a more spacious soundstage and a greater level of analysis to make full use of the hi-res files it is able to decode."

Easy Setup, Impressive Performance

Unlike many other wireless audio products, the Bluesound system is incredibly easy to set up and use. And the performance is unsurpassed.

"The entire system is designed for easy setup with no computer required. Users operate it with a smartphone or tablet BlueOS app," notes Grant Clauser in an ElectronicHouse.com review of the original Bluesound system for October 18, 2013 "Music from the Vault includes cover art to make it easy to find the album you're looking for… I was able to listen to all the Bluesound components in a hotel suite in New York this week. The performance was pretty impressive on all of them."

"For those people looking for a nice, simple, convenient and good-sounding one box/one app solution for ripping CDs, playing your ripped and downloaded files, streaming music from Internet radio, Rdio, Slacker Radio, and Qobuz, and purchasing music from HighResAudio, the Bluesound Vault has got your number and its one of one in today's marketplace," reports Michael Lavorgna in his Audiostream.com, January 21, 2013 review of the original Bluesound system. "Just add an iOS or Android device as a remote and you'll be rollin' in tunes in no time."

"I'm Very Happy with It"

"I'm very happy with it; it gives a surprising amount of punch and volume for a small (ish) unit, and it handles a broad range of rock music deftly. I have a Node 2 as well, so the convenient and flexible BluOS system is a big plus point," reports Pulse Mini 2i9 owner MikeysThoughts, avforums.com, October 6, 2024.

Bluesound Music Players

Bluesound players are designed and engineered by audiophiles. They have been tested and perfected at one of North America's most advanced sound labs by some of the same engineers and musicians who started the original hi-fi revolution in the 1970s, including PSB's Paul Barton.

Add other Bluesound components for more functionality. "The entire system is designed for easy setup with no computer required," reports Grant Clauser at ElectronicHouse.com. "Playlists can be created on the fly. Each component can be controlled individually, or grouped, so users can play different songs in each room or the same music all over the house."

"Small, But Punches Above Its Weight"

"It’s small but punches above its weight, delivering 100 watts of lovely NAD bi-amped audio via 4 PSB drivers, two 4″ mid-bass woofers, and two 0.75″ dome tweeters," observes Jamie Madden, blog.roonlabs.com, August 31, 2022.

"The sound quality belies its miniature footprint. If you’re like me, you’ll catch yourself looking at this speaker in disbelief while putting together ingredients in the kitchen."

New! Support for Qobuz Connec

Big news for music lovers! Starting September 2025, BluOS supports Qobuz Connect, making it easier than ever to enjoy your favorite tracks in stunning hi-resolution.

With this update, you’ll be able to stream directly from the Qobuz app to any BluOS-enabled device from Bluesound, NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, Cyrus Audio, DALI Speakers, and Monitor Audio — all at up to 24-bit/192 kHz quality.

Browse, search, and play right inside the Qobuz app, while BluOS handles what it does best: seamless, reliable multi-room playback. You’ll still manage speaker grouping and volume inside the BluOS app, but control of music selection is now right at your fingertips in Qobuz.