STEP-UP STREAMING
A modern two-channel streaming system
THE SYSTEM
▢ STREAMER
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO EXN100
£1599
▢ AMPLIFIER
ARCAM A15
£1099
▢ SPEAKERS
KEF Q CONCERTO META
£1099
▢ SYSTEM
£3797
KEF Q CONCERTO META £1099
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO EXN100 £1599
ARCAM A15 £1099
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he fact that our more entry-level streaming system (p34) has a Cambridge Audio unit doing the digital music duties, and our step-up system relies on a different product further up the brand’s chain, should tell you all you really need to know about Cambridge’s excellence in this field. Part of that top performance is down to Cambridge’s proprietary streaming platform, StreamMagic. It is controlled via an easy to use app, and we don’t have any issues with playing tracks in many different formats from many different sources.
In terms of file formats supported, the EXN100 can handle high-resolution audio files up to 32-bit/784kHz PCM and DSD512, and MQA files. All the relevant sampling rate and file format information can be seen on screen and in the app, for those curious about their music library.