Cambridge Audio CXA61 Integrated Stereo Amplifier with Cambridge Audio CXN V2 Network Audio Streamer
This package includes :
1 x Cambridge Audio CXA61 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
1 x Cambridge Audio CXN V2 Network Audio Streamer
Cambridge Audio CXA61 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
60 Watts per channel with Class AB amplification for detailed and powerful audio performance
High Quality DAC - Connect digital sources directly via TOSLINK and Coaxial
Bluetooth aptX HD built in for a high quality wireless connection
4 x RCA Analogue connections for all your sources.
USB Audio Input accepting up to 32bit/384kHz & DSD 256 digital files from Mac or PC
CX Series 2. The Sound Of Progress.
Half a decade after the CX range redefined performance at its price point, it’s time to reimagine, reengineer and reinvigorate. The all-new CXA61 and CXA81 integrated amplifiers build on the foundations laid (and the Awards won) by CXA60 and CXA80, but with a fresh and progressive perspective.
The CXA61 is 60 watts per channel of pure excitement. It’s a punchy and upfront listen, without giving away detail or precision - so it’s just as much at home in the mosh-pit as it is the conservatoire.
Let Your Music Move You
The CXA61 is designed to bring you closer to the music you love. It’s designed to put you right at the heart of your favourite recordings, telling you the story of every note in the most natural, most effortless, most detailed way imaginable. Analogue or digital, lo-fi or hi-res, the CXA61 lets the music take you where you want to go.
Uncompromised Sound
The CXA61 has been engineered, refined and finessed with only one objective in mind: to deliver the most thrillingly musical sound you’ve ever experienced. Every choice of component, and every engineering decision, has been made in order to minimise colouration of the sound and maximise its accuracy. Cambridge Audio has drawn on every one of its 50 years of experience to make the CXA61 its most accomplished integrated amplifier yet.
All of the Music
Because it’s designed to deliver the maximum musical experience no matter where the music is coming from, the CXA61 has an entirely reengineered digital board featuring the industry-standard ESS Sabre ES9010 K2M digital-to-analogue convertor. The CXA61 can bring digital audio files up to state-of-the-art 32bit/384kHz and DSD256 resolutions vividly to life, combining convenience with performance in a way unheard-of until now.
Power Without Corruption
An oversized toroidal transformer gives the CXA61 a muscular 60 watts of power for each channel. Painstaking engineering gives it super-low levels of distortion and supreme electrical efficiency. The result is an amplifier with limitless reserves of power, ready to maximise the dynamic potential of any loudspeakers and able to play at any volume level without stress or distortion.
Complete Musical Freedom
Pair any Bluetooth device to the CXA61 to stream up to aptX HD-quality audio. Because there’s no need to compromise your musical experience when you decide to cut the cord.
Sonic Integrity
The CXA61 features a reimagined power amp stage with optimised capacitors values, and a revised volume pot designed to offer minimised crosstalk. The result is a clean, short and pure signal path that allows your music unmatched coherence - at any volume.
Partner for Life
The amplifier is the heart and the engine of any system - and the CXA61 is able to power your favourite speakers and form the centre of your musical experience for years to come.
THE DETAILS
POWER OUTPUT
60W RMS into 8 Ohms, 90W RMS into 4 Ohms
DAC
ESS Sabre ES9010K2M
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
<5Hz– 60kHz +/-1dB
ANALOGUE AUDIO INPUTS
4 x RCA, 1 x 3.5mm MP3 input (front panel)
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS
1 x S/PDIF coaxial, 2 x TOSLINK optical, 1 x USB audio, Bluetooth (integrated)
COMPATIBILITY
TOSLINK optical: 16/24bit 32-96kHz PCM only, S/PDIF coaxial: 16/24bit 32-192kHz PCM only, USB: audio profile 1.0/2.0 (default 2.0), up to 32bit 384kHz PCM, up to DSD256 or DoP256, Bluetooth: 4.2 A2DP/AVRCP supporting up to aptX HD (24bit 48kHz)
BLUETOOTH APTX HD RECEIVER BUILT-IN
Yes
ROON TESTED
Yes
OUTPUTS
Speakers A+B, 3.5mm Headphone, Preamp Output, Subwoofer Output
REMOTE CONTROL
Yes
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION
600W
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION
<0.5W
DIMENSIONS (H X W X D)
115 x 430 x 341mm (4.5 x 16.9 x 13.4”)
WEIGHT
8.3kg (18.3lbs)
BOX CONTENTS
CXA61 Integrated Amplifier, Power Cable, 3 x AAA Batteries, Remote Control, Control Bus Cable
Cambridge Audio CXN V2 Network Audio Streamer
Stunning Sound Quality - Hear every detail in your digital files
Connect Anything - USB, Coaxial and TOSLINK wired connections. AirPlay 2 and
Chromecast built-in wireless connections
Spotify Connect, TIDAL and Qobuz built in
High-quality Internet Radio Streaming thanks to MPEG-DASH support
Control in the palm of your hand, thanks to the dedicated StreamMagic app for iOS and Android
Roon Ready. Transform and enhance the experience of browsing your music. (Requires a Roon subscription.)
CX Series 2. The Sound of Progress.
Half a decade after the CX range redefined performance at its price point, it’s time to reimagine, reengineer and reinvigorate.
Now finished in Lunar Grey to match the rest of the CX Series 2 range, the award-winning CXN (V2) allows playback of multiple audio file-types from multiple sources. Enjoy your music, your way.
Convenience. Not Compromise
Everyone loves the convenience of digital audio. Nobody enjoys the compromises digital audio playback sometimes involves. That’s why the CXN (V2) is designed to provide the effortless accessibility of digital audio, but with the uncompromised sonic excellence of Cambridge Audio’s 50-plus years of hi-fi experience. Ease of use meets quality of performance.
The World’s Music, Any Way You Want It
Digital audio is available from many sources - and the CXN (V2) is able to deliver from those you love most. Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay 2, Qobuz and Tidal offer a world’s-worth of content, there’s Chromecast built-in to make things even easier, and the CXN (V2) is Roon Ready enriching the experience of browsing your NAS and UPnP audio too. Add digital optical and coaxial inputs, asynchronous USB socket, aptX Bluetooth (via adapter) and internet radio, and the CXN (V2) brings the planet’s music into your home.
The Whole Story
Getting hold of the music you want is one thing. Being moved by the fidelity of its reproduction is quite another. That’s why the CXN (V2) is packing dual Wolfson WM8740 digital-to-analogue convertors - by upscaling any digital audio information to an information-packed 24bit/384kHz using Cambridge Audio’s unique ATF2 technology, music is delivered with the sort of warmth, depth, nuance and unity not automatically associated with digital audio.
Power in Your Hands
The CXN (V2) features prodigious processing power, quite unlike that of any nominal rival. Cambridge Audio’s renowned Stream Magic platform ensures a slick, seamless and stable listening experience from any source, and its out-of-the-box MPEG-DASH and HLS compatibility means live streams are equally consistent and of equally high quality.
Control. Pure and Simple
Interacting with CXN (V2) couldn’t be simpler or more satisfying. The bespoke Cambridge Audio StreamMagic app allows straightforward, stable and intuitive control of all connected sources - curate playlists, set presets or browse albums conveniently and in comfort. Then allow the big, colourful and crisp fascia display to show your commands or the album artwork of the music you’re enjoying.
Making the Best Even Better
Four What Hi-Fi? awards in a row speaks volumes about how well-loved the CXN (v2) is - but Cambridge Audio is always searching for ways to improve. A constant programme of development, a constant desire to seek out marginal gains in performance, and the ability to update the CXN (v2) remotely, as and when it’s required, means the best network audio streamer around just keeps getting better.
THE DETAILS
DAC
Dual Wolfson WM8740 24-bit DACs
ROON READY
Yes (Requires a Roon subscription)
DIGITAL FILTER
2nd Generation ATF2 up-sampling to 24-bit/384khz
ANALOGUE FILTER
2-Pole Dual Differential Bessel
USB AUDIO INPUT
USB Type B conforms to USB Audio profile 1.0 or 2.0 (user selectable)
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS
S/PDIF Coaxial and TOSLINK Optical)
ANALOGUE AUDIO OUTPUTS
Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analogue
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTS
S/PDIF Coaxial and TOSLINK Optical
COMPATIBILITY
UPnP, Local USB media, USB audio 1.0 and 2.0, S/PDIF Toslink and Coaxial, Airplay 2, Chromecast built-in , Internet radio, Spotify Connect, TIDAL, Qobuz, Bluetooth aptX via BT100 Bluetooth receiver (not supplied)
AUDIO FORMATS
ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD (x64), WMA, MP3, AAC, HE AAC, AAC+, OGG Vorbis
ETHERNET
IEEE 802.3, 10 Base-T or 100 Base-T
WI-FI
IEEE 802.11 b/g or n (2.4GHz)
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION
30W
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION
<0.5W
REMOTE CONTROL
Yes
DIMENSIONS
85 x 430 x 305mm (3.4 x 16.9 x 12.2”)
WEIGHT
3.5Kg (7.7lbs)
BOX CONTENT
CXN (v2) Network Streamer, Power Cable, 3 x AAA Batteries, Remote Control, Control Bus Cable, Wi-Fi Dongle
ROON READY
Yes (Requires a Roon subscription)