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Fans of Cambridge Audio ’s accolade - winningnetwork medicine playersare about to get a dainty , as the British audio maker today launched its CXN100 web Player , the long - awaited successor to its pop CXN V2 . The redesigned instrumentalist features a totally new DAC capable of handling 32 - bit/768kHz , more precise and streamlined processing , built - in Wi - Fi and Bluetooth , and all novel tuning by the company ’s “ engineering wizard . ” The CXN100 goes on sales event today for $ 1,099 .
If you ’re not surewhat a net streamer isor why you ’d need one , it ’s basically one of the best ways to wreak all of your digital medicine , stream service , local euphony files , and even net wireless to yourhi - fi component systemat a very high point of tone . Cambridge Audio ’s new CXN100 builds on the achiever of the CXN V2 , which Cambridge call “ the champion of internet players , ” with what the company says is a “ complete mechanically skillful redesign . ”
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First up is the biggest change , from the CXN V2 ’s tried - and - true twofold Wolfson WM8740 24 - bit DAC ( digital to analog converter ) to the new ESS ES9028Q2 M SABRE32 Reference DAC . The CXN V2 was capable of playing gamy - res files of up to 24 - bit/192kHz , with upsampling up to 384kHz . The Modern SABRE32 DAC takes the CXN100 up a notch and is able to treat PCM digital sign inputs up to 32 - bit/768kHz , with support for DSD 512 single file .
Cambridge Audio says that the timing in the Modern DAC is so good that the CXN100 no longer call for a post - DAC filter “ which further simplifies the signal track and ultimately results in accurate , jitter - complimentary , course - leading audio recording clarity , ” according to a press release . The post - DAC analogue phase has also been improved , reducing distortion and increase the signaling - to - dissonance ratio .
forcible connectivity options have mostly stayed the same on the CXN100 and still include USB , Coaxial , and Toslink inputs as well as balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analogue outputs . On the wireless side , there ’s still Chromecast and Apple AirPlay 2 build - in , but the CXN100 has add together build - in Wi - Fi and Bluetooth connectivity that does n’t require the additional BT100 dongle , which you had to buy separately on the CXN V2 . The dongle , however , bear aptX , and Cambridge has sustain with us that the the CXN100 does not , limiting things to just SBC and AACBluetooth financial backing . However , with Wi - Fi and Ethernet connectivity options for mellow calibre playback , the lack of aptX is n’t really an issue .
Still at the centre of the CXN100 is Cambridge ’s proprietary StreamMagic Gen4 module and weapons platform , which earmark ascendency of the organization from its app or by remote restraint . The CXN100 includes built - inSpotifyConnect , Tidal Connect , Qobuz , andDeezer , and now MQA compatibility , as well as access to hi - res internet radio thanks toMPEG - DASH financial support . As with the CXN V2 , the CXN100 can also expand your music throughout your mansion and other devices tvia Google Home , AirPlay and Roon .
Physically , the CXN100 has save the same slim dimension ( 16.9 by 3.4 by 12.2 inches ) , but increase the size of the high - res color sieve on the unit ’s case to a larger 4.76 - column inch ( the CXN V2 had a 4.3 - column inch covert ) , so you ’ll be capable to see album artwork and go after information more intelligibly , too .
“Even with CXN V2 still on the throne , we ’ve not roost on our laurels , ” say James Johnson - Flint , proprietor of Cambridge Audio . “ We ’ve take the next stair , and CXN100 represents the next contemporaries of connection player . It ’s here to take the crown . ”
The Cambridge Audio CXN100 is available now on theCambridge Audio websiteand at retailers for $ 1,099 .
