One of many greatest obstacles to mainstream adoption of hi-res audio and high-end community gamers has been the value of admission. Most customers view their good cellphone as the one community participant they may ever want; and that’s very true for individuals who choose to make use of Bluetooth loudspeakers and wish to decrease any extra parts or cables.
For the remainder of us who need entry to Spotify Join, Apple AirPlay 2, Roon, Chromecast, TIDAL, Qobuz, and our dwelling networks — a wise cellphone doesn’t actually work as effectively until your wi-fi audio system assist all of these platforms and lossless playback.
Including a community participant to a system shouldn’t be an advanced or costly endeavor and we’re beginning to see a pattern rising within the entry-level and mid-tier classes with a brand new vary of inexpensive high-end community gamers that provide entry to nearly every thing however with out the flamboyant touchscreen or headphone amplifier. NAD simply launched the CS1 community participant and we’re not shocked to see two new fashions from Cambridge Audio.
Cambridge Audio has launched the AXN10 and MXN10two new community gamers that deliver recent pricing and form-factor choices to its famend StreamMagic line-up.
From web radio to music streaming providers to your individual digital music assortment, the brand new devoted gamers serve them up in type, with easy management through the StreamMagic app.
The complete-size, restricted version AXN10 joins Cambridge Audio’s introductory stage AX Sequence of hi-fi separates, including a devoted music streaming choice alongside the AX sequence’ well-liked built-in amplifier, CD participant and tuner fashions.
The MXN10 presents the identical options and performance in a extra compact kind issue, making it a discreet and simple approach so as to add streaming to any music system – together with bringing classic equipment bang updated.
Each gamers supply unimaginable efficiency for the cash, benefiting from Cambridge Audio’s important ongoing funding in streaming know-how R&D, which has generated a number of award-winning merchandise together with the CXN V2 community participant and Evo all-in-one techniques.
”At Cambridge Audio we consider in providing our listeners alternative; it’s important to supply numerous routes to the music you like. We’re delighted to broaden the StreamMagic household to much more listeners worldwide,” says Cambridge Audio CEO, Stuart George.
Value & Availability
Each will likely be out there from March at cambridgeaudio.com and Cambridge Audio’s in depth retail community on the following costs:
- AXN10 – $599/€599/£549
- MXN10 – $499/€499/£449
Shared Specs
- INPUTS: Ethernet, USB socket (mass storage), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- OUTPUTS : Line out (unbalanced), Digital out (Coax and Optical)
- DAC: ESS Sabre ES9033Q
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz – 70kHz +0/-1dB
- ETHERNET: IEEE 802.3 10 Base-T or 100 Base-T
- WI-FI Wi-Fi 5 twin band 2.4/5gHz
- BLUETOOTH : 5.0 A2DP/AVRCP supporting SBC and AAC
- COMPATIBILITY : UPnP, Native USB media, Web Radio, Chromecast, Spotify join, Tidal, Qobuz, Roon Prepared, Airplay 2
- AUDIO FORMATS : ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD (x512), WMA, MP3, AAC, HE AAC, AAC+, OGG Vorbis
- HI-RES SUPPORT: As much as 768KHz 32bit PCM, as much as DSD512
- MAX POWER CONSUMPTION: 20W
- STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION : <0.5W
- DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) & Weight :
- AXN10: 430 x 75 x 305mm (3kg)
- MX10N: 52 x 215 x 191mm (1.2kg)
For extra info: www.cambridgeaudio.com
