![]() This means that users of the Cambridge Audio Azur 851N, Cambridge Audio CXN and Cambridge Audio StreamMagic 6 (V2) as well as the AV receivers Cambridge Audio CXR120 and Cambridge Audio CXR200 can also benefit from TIDAL Connect. It is interesting, however, that Cambridge Audio does not limit the support of TIDAL Connect to the latest generation of the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic platform, but also includes older systems, some of which have been on the market for many, many years. This includes the Cambridge Audio CXN (V2) Network Streamer and Cambridge Audio Edge NQ Network Preamplifier. This includes, of course, the current generation of streaming solutions from Cambridge Audio, which are based on the latest generation of the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic platform. Firmware update for the current generation of the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic platform However, with the introduction of TIDAL Connect, appropriately equipped streaming solutions can now obtain data directly from the network during music playback, and this now also includes those systems from Cambridge Audio that are based on the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic platform. Of course, the idea is by no means new the competitor Spotify has been relying on Spotify Connect for a long time, whereby the similarity in the name allows conclusions to be drawn about the functionality behind it. TIDAL Connect is the interface that the streaming service introduced some time ago to establish a direct connection between the streaming device and the network, so that a smartphone or tablet functions solely as a controller via the TIDAL app, and no longer as a “data supplier”. This is exactly what Cambridge Audio is now doing again with an update that ensures that Cambridge Audio StreamMagic not only supports TIDAL as before, but also TIDAL Connect. Of course, this technology platform is gradually being further developed and thus constantly expanded with new functions and possibilities. Now the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic streaming platform also supports this option.Ĭambridge Audio StreamMagic is the platform that the English hi-fi manufacturer Cambridge Audio has been using for its streaming systems for years. Given that both the CXN (v2) and CXA81 are roughly the same price, and often paired together it is our recommendation that potential customers consider pairing the CXN (v2) with one of Cambridge’s other integrated amplifiers over the Cambridge CXA81.TIDAL Connect is an extremely convenient way to access music streaming service content directly. The Wolfsen DACs inside the CXN (v2) proved to be a far better than the ESS Sabre DACs located in the CXA81. CXN V2 vs CXA81Īs a DAC for other connected components, the CXN (v2) proved superior to Cambridge’s own CXA81 integrated amplifier which itself has a built-in DAC. But if you prefer to get up close and personal with your equipment (as I often do) you can control the Cambridge using the front mounted controls and color display. ![]() ![]() The included remote is good, well built and easy enough to understand, but power users of the CXN (v2) will likely ditch it (the remote) in favor of the App. ![]() The App lets you take full control of the CXN (v2) and all of its higher functionality and acts, more or less, as a replacement remote. While the CXN (v2) does have a largish, full-color screen on its front panel, for best results you’ll likely find yourself controlling the Cambridge via Cambridge’s own Audio Stream Magic App.
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