Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed!

That is my setting as well

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.