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Cambridge Audio MXN10 £449
Cambridge’s latest network music streamer is something of a tiddler. Neat, compact and easy to pop onto your hi-fi rack, the MXN10 is one of the most unobtrusive units you will find, not to mention one of the least expensive.
It’s finished in smooth, inoffensive lunar grey; clean, clear and simple are the watchwords here. The MXN10 is fitted with an RCA line-level analogue output, one coaxial and one optical on the digital side, as well as an ethernet port if you are planning on plugging the unit directly into your router as opposed to relying on wi-fi. It’s not exactly a party round the back, but there’s enough here to satisfy the essential requirements.
Having a broad array of streaming choices is, obviously, essential for a network streamer, and the MXN10 hosts a plethora of them, including Google Chromecast, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect,5.0. There’s built-in internet radio which, thanks to MPEG-DASH support, provides high-quality radio streaming across practically any global station you can think of. It can also play stored music files from your home network.
