Ooo...

[John Duncan]

...shiny*

* if somewhat poorly lit and badly focussed

First impressions to come, but really rather different...

 

[piper1st]

8) yeah ... thats lovely looking!!!

 

[The_Lhc]

...shiny*

* if somewhat poorly lit and badly focussed

First impressions to come, but really rather different...

...from what exactly?

 

[chebby]

Will the StreamMagic 'talk' to the TuneIn Radio Pro app?

(The best internet radio experience in terms of sound quality and usability I have ever known.)

Does the StreamMagic have FM? (I know, I know.. but I want to continue to have FM as an option until the bu###rs switch it off.)

 

[John Duncan]

It's not Airplay-enabled. Whether or not that could be added via firmware (and licensing permitting, presumably?) I don't know. However, I have an airport express so have 'airplay-enabled' it that way.

The internet radio functionality (there is no FM) is good as it is though - I've got TuneIn, but what particular aspects impress you that you might be worried about? Linn and Radio 3 (my benchmarks for sonics, if not content) sound superb btw.

 

[John Duncan]

...from what exactly?

A NaimUniti.

 

[The_Lhc]

...from what exactly?

A NaimUniti.

Ah I see. Only a three "O" review so far though? Bit disappointing?

 

[John Duncan]

...from what exactly?

A NaimUniti.

Ah I see. Only a three "O" review so far though? Bit disappointing?

No, just different. As I just said to somebody else:

Give me some more time with it to do a full appraisal as it's very different from the Uniti; it seems to extend the frequency response in both directions so is both 'brighter' and 'bassier' than I'm used to. In some respects this makes it more forward than I might normally choose, but I'm already seeing benefits in terms of ability to differentiate higher resolution content, for example. Might make me sort out my library a bit better for starters so I'm not just streaming Spotify all the time... :-D

 

[The_Lhc]

Is this the StreamMagic 6 or the Azur you're talking about?

 

[John Duncan]

The amp. All digital sources sound the same, as you know.

 

[Clare Newsome]

I'm already seeing benefits in terms of ability to differentiate higher resolution content

Psh! I hope you've run multiple ABX tests to be certain...

 

[John Duncan]

I'm already seeing benefits in terms of ability to differentiate higher resolution content

Psh! I hope you've run multiple ABX tests to be certain...

:slaps forehead:

 

[The_Lhc]

The amp. All digital sources sound the same, as you know.

Oh, well, obviously!*

*Name the film. Humour me, I'm bored...

 

[moon]

...shiny*

* if somewhat poorly lit and badly focussed

First impressions to come, but really rather different...

sounds really rather excellent as well. most impressed.

 

[moon]

looking at your sig though John. it appears you have some really rather Gucci speakers attached you yours!

 

[John Duncan]

I'm more of a Paul Smith man...;-)

 

[Anonymous]

Will the StreamMagic 'talk' to the TuneIn Radio Pro app?

As John points out, the Stream Magic 6 isn't Airplay enabled. However, just like the DacMagic Plus, it does support the optional BT100 (not sure if I'm allowed to post a link to this but you can see it on our website).

The BT100 is a wireless audio receiver which supports aptX - by plugging it into one of the USB ports on the Stream Magic 6 you can stream any audio to it from devices that can output Bluetooth audio. So this is the easiest way to stream audio from any apps to the Stream Magic 6.

I know, I know...Bluetooth!, but the received audio goes through all the same audio upsampling and DACs, etc as the other sources and digital inputs. Also, if the device outputs aptX (which more and more can now) then the BT100 will detect this, and it does sounds pretty awesome. The Stream Magic 6 simply sees the BT100 as another digital input which you can select and play

 

[drummerman]

Hi John

Cambridge Audio products have always been good value.

regards

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

...shiny*

* if somewhat poorly lit and badly focussed

First impressions to come, but really rather different...

Congrats on your new amp Jonh!

In a few days it will be me with the Brio R...

Cheers

 

[John Duncan]

And as if by magic, a review appears.

Seems to tally with my first impressions, not sure about the refinement bit yet; I kind of get what they mean but probably need to spend more time with it before taking a view.

 

[moon]

One good aspect, about connecting via USB is there are no longer any phono cables.... 🙂

 

[chebby]

And as if by magic, a review appears.

It's been out there for three weeks already (P6 'First tests' March edition along with the matching CA 651C).

 

[John Duncan]

If you're not too cheap to buy the mag, yes...

 

[chebby]

If you're not too cheap to buy the mag, yes...

I buy about a third to a half of the issues in any given year (the ones that have anything interesting to me in them). If there is too much about phones/tablets, tellies, 5.1/7.1 AV systems and iPod dock systems* I give it a miss.

Every couple of months I pass them onto a friend so I can read them again in future without cluttering up my own house 🙂

*With the exception of Geneva Lab stuff.

 

[SteveR750]

Shame it won't play 24 bit tracks though, would have thought that the magic or whatever it's now called could have been squeezed in for an extra tenner or so.