![]() ![]() ![]() The Cambridge Audio CXN is also available on Amazon (this is an affiliate link).ĭisclosure: GeekDad received a review unit that was returned after this piece was finished.CAMBRIDGE AUDIO CXN (V2) network streamer See the Cambridge Audio CXN on their website. So, if you’re looking for something to add to your fancy audio setup, or want to treat someone (perhaps for Father’s Day?) with a piece of hardware that will open up a whole new world of music sources to them, it’s hard to beat the Cambridge Audio CXN. But I’ll admit that it made me enthusiastic. At $1,099 retail, it’s certainly geared towards audio enthusiasts. And I love the marriage of high-tech with dependable analog controls – buttons and knobs. The screen is beautiful, and the UI is well thought-out and functional. It’s also a gorgeous and high-quality piece of audio hardware. It does something you can do in other ways, but it makes it so much easier and more seamless. Why You Should Get the Cambridge Audio CXN I’ve also been able to add the CXN to my whole-house music setup using AirPlay and AirFoil. I’ve set a couple of their stations as favorites on the device, and rather than streaming them from my phone, I can just “tune” them in on the CXN itself. That’s really convenient.įor example, I’m a huge fan of the SomaFM internet radio network. But here’s the important thing to remember: since the CXN has its own network capabilities built in, you don’t have to stream to it from your device – it acts as an internet device itself, and will stream music without having to be connected to your phone. Since it also has AirPlay 2 and Chromecast built in, you can also easy send music from your personal devices straight to the CXN. There is also a StreamMagic app that gives you total control, and makes it simple to connect Spotify, Tidal, and other streaming services to your device, and even set them up as favorites that you can return to over and over. The CXN will recognize any UPnP devices on your network, so if you already have a digital library stored on a NAS, it will be easy to start using that, and the device will recognize pre-made playlists in a variety of formats. You can completely control the CXN via the remove control or the beautiful color screen and menu buttons and dial on the front of the device. There is certainly the standard line output for RCA cables, but there’s also digital output via optical or coax, and even XLR balanced output. Of course, if you have can hardwire connect it to your network, that’s way easier.įiguring out what kind of audio connection you’ll use to your amplifier depends a lot upon what you’ve got. You can either log your phone onto the CXN’s wireless radio and then connect it to your wifi, or you can pick your router on the front panel and manually enter your password there (a little clunky, but you should only have to do it once). ![]() The wifi setup is pretty straightforward as these things go. Mostly you want to worry about two things during setup: connecting it to your network (and the internet), and connecting it to your amplifier. While the back of the CXN makes it look complicated, it’s only because the device gives you so many options for high-quality outputs. ![]() You can download a copy of the manual here. ![]()
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