Half a decade after the CX range redefined performance at its price point, it’s time to reimagine, re-engineer and reinvigorate.
Now finished in Lunar Grey to match the rest of the CX Series 2 range, the award-winning CXN (V2) allows playback of multiple audio file types from multiple sources. Enjoy your music, your way.
Warranty:
1-year manufacturer's warranty
Features:
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
Spotify Connect, TIDAL, and Qobuz built-in
High-quality Internet Radio Streaming thanks to MPEG-DASH support
Control in the palm of your hand, thanks to the dedicated StreamMagic app for iOS and Android
What Hi-Fi? Best Buy Network Player 2018
Video Review:
CONVENIENCE. NO 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 Audio’s 50-plus years of hi-fi experience. Ease of use meets the quality of performance.
THE WORLD’S MUSIC, ANY WAY YOU WANT IT Digital audio is available from many sources - and the CXN (V2) can deliver from those you love most. Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay 2, Qobuz, and Tidal offer a world’s-worth of content, there’s a 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 the 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 the 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 Audio’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 The CXN (V2) features prodigious processing power, quite unlike that of any nominal rival. Cambridge Audio’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 mean live streams are equally consistent and of equally high quality.
CONTROL. PURE AND SIMPLE 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 Four What Hi-Fi? awards in a row speak volumes about how well-loved the CXN (v2) is - but Cambridge Audio 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.
Technical Specifications:
DAC
Dual Wolfson WM8740 24-bit DACs
DIGITAL FILTER
2nd Generation ATF2 up-sampling to 24-bit/384khz
ANALOGUE 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)
ANALOGUE AUDIO OUTPUTS
Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analogue
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)
