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Cambridge Audio CXN V2 All-in-One Network Audio Streamer with Airplay2, Chromecast, Roon Ready, and Built-In Dual DACs

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Model: C11138K UPC: 5055300418869 Item: 4088
Product Information
Rewarding Performance
Cambridge shouldn’t have favorites, but CXN V2 is something else – audio specialists and their listeners agree. CXN V2 will instantly transform a classic hi-fi stack into a system with a bright future. And because it’s a network device, CXN V2 can be upgraded remotely, via Cambridge's StreamMagic platform, to receive new features and services.
Features
- New CX Black Edition now available
- Stunning Sound Quality - Hear every detail in your digital files
- Connect Anything - USB, Coaxial and TOSLINK wired connections. AirPlay 2 and Chromecast built-in wireless connections
- Built to Stream - Spotify Connect and TIDAL playback via the dedicated StreamMagic app.
- High Quality Internet Radio Streaming
- What Hi-Fi? Best Buy Network Player 2018
Convenience, not Compromise
Everyone loves the convenience of digital audio. Nobody enjoys the compromises digital audio playback sometimes involves. That’s why the CXN (V2) is designed to provide the effortless accessibility of digital audio, but with the uncompromised sonic excellence of Cambridge’s 50-plus years of hi-fi experience. Ease of use meets quality of performance.
The World’s Music, Any Way You Want It
Digital audio is available from many sources - and CXN (V2) is able to deliver from those you love most. Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay 2 and Tidal offer a world’s-worth of content, there’s Chromecast built-in to make things even easier, and the CXN (V2) is Roon Tested which means your NAS and UPnP audio is at your fingertips too. Add digital optical and coaxial inputs, asynchronous USB socket, aptX Bluetooth (via adapter) and internet radio, and CXN (V2) brings the planet’s music into your home.
The Whole Story
Getting hold of the music you want is one thing. Being moved by the fidelity of its reproduction is quite another. That’s why CXN (V2) is packing dual Wolfson WM8740 digital-to-analogue convertors - by upscaling any digital audio information to an information-packed 24bit/384kHz using Cambridge’s unique ATF2 technology, music is delivered with the sort of warmth, depth, nuance and unity not automatically associated with digital audio.
Power In Your Hands
CXN (V2) features prodigious processing power, quite unlike that of any nominal rival. Cambridge’s renowned Stream Magic platform ensures a slick, seamless and stable listening experience from any source, and its out-of-the-box mpeg-DASH and HLS compatibility means live streams are equally consistent and of equally high quality.
Control: Pure, Simple And Complete
Interacting with CXN (V2) couldn’t be simpler or more satisfying. The bespoke Cambridge Audio Stream Magic app allows straightforward, stable and intuitive control of all connected sources - curate playlists, set presets or browse albums conveniently and in comfort. Then allow the big, colorful and crisp fascia display to show your commands or the album artwork of the music you’re enjoying.
Making The Best Even Better, constantly
Four What Hi-Fi? Awards in a row speaks volumes about how well-loved the CXN (v2) is - but Cambridge is always searching for ways to improve. A constant program of development, a constant desire to seek out marginal gains in performance, and the ability to update the CXN (v2) remotely, as and when it’s required, means the best network audio streamer around just keeps getting better.
Specifications
Specifications
- Dac: Dual Wolfson WM8740 24-bit DACs
- Roon Ready: Yes (requires a Roon subscription)
- Digital Filter: 2nd Generation ATF2 up-sampling to 24-bit/384khz
- Analog Filter: 2-Pole Dual Differential Bessel
- USB Audio Input: USB Type B conforms to USB audio profile 1.0 or 2.0 (user selectable)
- Digital Audio Inputs: S/PDIF Coaxial and Toslink optical
- Analog Audio Outputs: Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analog
- Digital Audio Outputs: S/PDIF Coaxial and Toslink optical
- Compatibility: UPnP, Local USB media, USB audio 1.0 and 2.0, S/PDIF Toslink and Coaxial, Airplay 2, Chromecast built-in, Internet radio, Spotify Connect, TIDAL, Qobuz, Bluetooth aptX via BT100 Bluetooth receiver (not supplied)
- Audio formats: ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD (x64), WMA, MP3, AAC, HE AAC, AAC+, OGG Vorbis
- Ethernet: IEEE 802.3, 10 Base-T or 100 Base-T
- Wi-fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g or n (2.4ghz)
- Max Power Consumption: 30W
- Standby Power Consumption: <0.5W
- Remote Control: Yes
- Dimensions: 3.4" x 16.9" x 12.2”
- Weight: 7.7lbs
What's in the Box
What's in the Box
- CXN V2 All-in-One Network Audio Streamer with Airplay2, Chromecast, Roon Ready, and Built-In Dual DACs
- Power Cord
- Wi-Fi Dongle
- Remote Control
- Control Bus Cable
- Quick Start Guide / Safety Instructions
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I want to use this as a network audio streamer for Apple Music and also use it to play files off my old iTunes music collection on SSD (no longer using a desktop at home). I have a Blusound Node but that has to reindex the SSD every time you switch it on. Is it the same with this? or will it memorise the index?
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