Cambridge EXN100 Network Player ”Cambridge Audio's new streamer is a fantastic unit offering extensive features and refined performance.” ’What Hi-Fi?’ 2024 award-winner.Sound quality and system versatility in perfect harmonyStreaming music comes of age with the versatile EXN100. The StreamMagic Gen 4 platform forms the heart of this player, giving you seamless streaming that’s widely compatible with a vast range of services and formats. Hand-picked components ensure incredible audio clarity, which is fully optimised when connected to the matching EXA100 amp. More than just a music streamer, it also functions as a premium DAC and digital pre-amp; connect your TV via HDMI eARC and other sources by Bluetooth and digital inputs and gain an impressive uplift for your entire digital system.Excellence in soundEvery element of the EXN100 is meticulously fine-tuned by Cambridge Audio’s engineers for the very best sound quality. The Hi-Res audio compatible ESS Sabre32 DAC (Digital to Analogue Convertor) is optimised for peak performance and joins a circuit with hand-picked components for outstanding signal clarity. The result is astonishingly lifelike and dynamic sound with vanishingly low levels of distortion.StreamMagic Gen 4 – the centre of excellenceContinuously developed for over 13 years, the fourth generation of StreamMagic provides a seamless and stable platform for streaming across an enormous range of services and formats. Delivering the ideal combination of no-compromise sound quality, absolute signal stability and intuitive app control, it’s one of the very best streaming platforms in the business.Premium music services, at the readyThe EXN100 has a range of premium music streaming services built in (subscription services may apply). These include Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz and Deezer. With vast music catalogues and access to high quality audio content, these services make the most of the player’s outstanding sound quality.Stream your wayWhether you’re an Apple or Android fan, the EXN100 has the platform for you. Apple AirPlay 2 and Google’s Chromecast let you tap into both Apple and Google ecosystems – making this network player a seamless part of your system. Alternatively, UPnP makes it easy to connect to your hard drive or NAS (Network Attached Storage) and stream directly from your digital music library.High resolution wireless streaming via Bluetooth aptX HDWith a Bluetooth aptX HD receiver built in, you can wirelessly pair with a music device and enjoy high quality sound over Bluetooth. Pair with your smartphone for a quick and easy link or, even better, match with a Bluetooth turntable, such as Cambridge Audio’s Alva and enjoy the best in vinyl, played through your digital music system.Radio made Hi-ResThanks to its MPEG-DASH support and, of course, the top quality audio electronics, Internet Radio sounds better than ever. What’s more, the vast choice of radio stations and podcasts, worldwide, leaves traditional FM and DAB radio floundering to compete. Simply select your choice of station via the StreamMagic app and enjoy radio at its very best.Multiroom support, including RoonThe EXN100 effortless integrates into a wide range of multiroom systems. Compatible with Google Home and Apple AirPlay, it comfortably sits within a Google or Apple system. The player is also Roon Ready. This ensures that it can be incorporated into a mixed-manufacturer, Hi-Res, multiroom music system via Roon’s award-winning platform.Boost your TV’s sound and other sources by using as a dedicated DACMuch more than simply a wireless streamer, the EXN100 has a wide range of digital inputs for access to its DAC. Plug in your TV via the HDMI eARC socket and enjoy cinematic sound through your hi-fi. USB, optical and coaxial digital inputs make the connection with your media device, CD player, games console and more, optimising your entire digital system to its peak performance.Built-in digital pre-amp - just add active speakersIf you're seeking quality hi-fi from a minimal system, then the built in digital pre-amp will appeal. Simply add active speakers via the digital or analogue outputs and you'll be able to control the volume and balance via the EXN100.The perfect partner for the EXA100Partner the EXN100 with the matching EXA100 amplifier and you get the perfect paring. Matching aesthetics gives a cohesive style, but there’s much more to the pairing than that. Use the EXN100’s Preamp Mode to connect to the EXA100’s dedicated Power Amp Mode and you bypass the amp’s pre-amp, giving a purer and less distorted sound. For ease of use, you can also use a single remote to control both devices.Full range of output connectivity, including pro-grade balanced XLRFor wide-ranging system compatibility, the EXN100 has all the connections you need. Highlights include XLR balanced sockets which, when used with a compatible amplifier, give the ultimate analogue link possible, with greatly improved resistance to interference. Other outputs include RCA phono, digital optical and coaxial, giving this network player universal appeal.Multifunction, colour displayUsing a 25% larger, high resolution colour display, the EXN100 keeps you informed or entertained with everything you play. The larger display makes it easier to see track information and artwork from further away and can also be used to display the time. For a fun nod to retro, select the virtual VU metres and watch the ‘needles’ pulsate to the sound of the music.Luxurious style and finishFeaturing the premium EX-series chassis, the EXN100 has the looks and style to match its sound quality. A top quality milled aluminium facia fronts a highly rigid, low-resonance chassis. The expertly engineered casing helps shield the player from both mechanical and electrical interference, helping to improve clarity and reduce background noise. Isolating feet help adsorb vibration for a further reduction in distortion.Stream your music to a higher standard, with the Cambridge Audio EXN100.
