Price has gone up. it's really good streamer.Dear friends... Is this a good buy even today in 2022?
Compared to New Node (2021), can you give your valuable opinion / comparison of two? Thanks...Price has gone up. it's really good streamer.
I have no idea about node.cxn v 2 sound is good but sometimes streammagic gives connectivity problemsCompared to New Node (2021), can you give your valuable opinion / comparison of two? Thanks...
My issues with StreamMagic are mostly with its user-unfriendly design (for example, who in his right mind keeps 100 radio station logos in a horizontally scrollable list?).but sometimes streammagic gives connectivity problems
It’s an old post, but the thread has got revived. Hence would like to add that CXN does not have the required decoder to unfold MQA completely. Hence even if Tidal might show MQA, you won’t get to hear the intended MQA sound in CXN. It’s a different matter that it’s highly debatable if MQA is any real improvement over FLAC (unlike hi-res). One can form their own conclusions on the subject.I am surprised to see cxn v2 playing master on tidal Argentina.
Earlier with turkey or usa tidal all master were playing under hifi. Now master is shown as master only.v2 is not capable of playing master audio
I would like to know is mqa decoding is by the streamer or dac .if i connect external dac to cxn and use cxn only as streamer will it play mqa.It’s an old post, but the thread has got revived. Hence would like to add that CXN does not have the required decoder to unfold MQA completely. Hence even if Tidal might show MQA, you won’t get to hear the intended MQA sound in CXN. It’s a different matter that it’s highly debatable if MQA is any real improvement over FLAC (unlike hi-res). One can form their own conclusions on the subject.
By the DAC. If you use a DAC that can decode MQA and bypass the CXN’s DAC, then you can listen to MQA files in all their intended glory. Cambridge Audio themselves have one such DAC. Read here:I would like to know is mqa decoding is by the streamer or dac .if i connect external dac to cxn and use cxn only as streamer will it play mqa.
My chain has cxn as streamer, auralic Vega dac with ps audio amp .how can I confirm that actually I am listening to mqa.By the DAC. If you use a DAC that can decode MQA and bypass the CXN’s DAC, then you can listen to MQA files in all their intended glory. Cambridge Audio themselves have one such DAC. Read here:
But why would you buy the costlier CXN if you intend bypassing its DAC? I did that mistake. Well, not exactly. I bought CXN also for its DAC and used the DAC section for two years before I outgrew the sound and went for a vintage Cambridge DAC whose sound is much more to my liking. In hindsight, I could have saved some 30-35k going for Node instead and connecting with the standalone DAC of my choice.
The said DAC’s specifications page doesn’t list MQA as a streaming format, so probably you are not.My chain has cxn as streamer, auralic Vega dac with ps audio amp .how can I confirm that actually I am listening to mqa.
From cxn co axial out put to dac from there XLR to amp.
Thanks i got itThe said DAC’s specifications page doesn’t list MQA as a streaming format, so probably you are not.
Prices of everything in av have shot up post covid, not only the cxn v2Price has gone up. it's really good streamer.
Chander, my amplifier (8200A) doesn’t have XLR inputs. So I can’t say. When I tried with (XLR-RCA) adapters, I didn’t find any improvement (expectedly so). As for RCA, I’d say the choice should be made considering the sound of your overall system. I don’t think the RCA cable that worked with CXN in one system works best in another. FWIW, I currently use SF’s Zeus RCA, but then it’s connected to my external DAC and not the CXN.@sachinchavan 15865 & @girishtd8262 - instead of starting another duplicate thread, seeing that you are both owners of CXN V2, can you please guide me with your opinion on the following -
1 - Have you heard any difference using the XLR vs RCA on the CXN V2?
2 - If you have tried both, what cables are you using?
Thanks!