Cambridge Audio CXN (V2)

[What Hi-Fi?]

The addition of Chromecast to Cambridge Audio’s upd CXN makes an already great streamer even better.

Cambridge Audio CXN (V2) : Read more

 

[Gelatinous_Blob]

Rookie question perhaps, but why is this streamer unit absolutely massive when the same functionality and more is packed into a mobile phone? For amplification, I get the need for large enough boxes to manage heat and large coils, but in a streamer? Confused.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Rookie question perhaps, but why is this streamer unit absolutely massive when the same functionality and more is packed into a mobile phone? For amplification, I get the need for large enough boxes to manage heat and large coils, but in a streamer? Confused.

You are more likely to get a reply if you ask this question in the Streaming section of the forum.

 

[suburbansky]

Good question... By the looks of it, about 40% of the case are empty. However, it still seems to have more "contents" that e.g. a Bluesound Node - which does the exact same thing - could possibly contain, given its size.

https://www.av-online.hu/pictures/gallery/cambridge-audio-cxn-es-cxc_2016-07-13/big/Cambridge-Audio-CXN-inside-top_big.jpg

 

[Mindhead1]

The product is likely sized the way to line up with other products in the CX line.

 

[AlLangille]

One critical component that isn't assessed during the brief testing period is COMPONENT RELIABILITY ... which in the case of the CXN(V2) has been abysmal during the two years I've had one....