Cambridge Audio MXN10 Streaming Music Player

Network streaming, Cambridge-style

We're excited to see the MXN10 — and it's full-component-sized sibling, the AXN10 — in Cambridge Audio's carefully developed line of streaming network music players. It's got a fantastic high-res DAC, super-flexible streaming options, and great Cambridge sound.

High-resolution DAC

The MXN10 uses an ESS Sabre DAC that serves up clarity and detail with PCM-based files up to 32-bit/768kHz and DSD files up to 22.4 MHz (DSD512). You can play music from your collection of downloaded files and your favorite streaming services like Spotify®, TIDAL, Amazon Music, and more — whether you're connected to your network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

While this streamer doesn't decode MQA files — a format TIDAL sometimes uses for higher-than-CD-quality tracks — it does have digital outputs that allow you to connect to a DAC that can, like Cambridge's celebrated DacMagic 200M. It's the same width as the MXN10 for a powerful mini-stack that can translate the biggest audio files into beautifully detailed music.

App-based music control

You'll need to download Cambridge's free StreamMagic app, available for Apple® and Android™ mobile devices. It gives you several ways to access and control your music, including support for popular internet streaming services. Or you can play local tracks stored on a NAS drive or even thumb drive connected to the rear-panel USB input. Use the app to assign internet radio stations, playlists, albums, or songs as presets, then call them up easily using the buttons on the player's front panel.

Even more ways to stream

The MXN10 also supports Google Cast and Apple AirPlay 2 for easy access to even more streaming content. And built-in Bluetooth gives friends and family an easy way to connect wirelessly and play music using a compatible smartphone, tablet, or computer.

If you're using Roon (subscription required), the MXN10 will show up in your player list.

The Cambridge Audio MXN10 is a compact network audio player that lets you stream high resolution digital audio from multiple sources. It is powered by the StreamMagic Gen 4 Module, the latest version of Cambridge Audio's innovative streaming platform, which is also found in the flagship Edge NQ and CXN V2 network streamers. The MXN10's "half-width" form factor (only 8.5" wide) provides more flexibility for placing the streaming device into your system. The network audio player has no display, but utilizes Cambridge Audio's StreamMagic app for intuitive control, and to view your music files, sources, setup menus, and album art. The MXN10 has analog and digital outputs, Bluetooth 5.0 and dual-band Wi-Fi wireless connections, and USB and Ethernet ports to give you a wide variety of source and connectivity options. The device has a Lunar Grey aluminum cabinet which matches other Cambridge Audio components, such as the DacMagic 200M D/A Converter.

Compatible Sources: The MXN10 network audio player has built-in support for Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Amazon Music, Qobuz, and Deezer streaming services, and tens of thousands of internet radio stations. The device is Roon Ready to pull together all of your digital music sources into one easy-to-use library. The MXN10 has Apple Airplay2 and Chromecast Built-in, and supports UPnP.

Internet Radio: You can choose from over 20,000 Internet Radio stations on your MXN10, including local, national, and international stations, and special interest stations. The network audio player features MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP), which enables higher audio quality with less buffering by adapting to the available bandwidth.

Digital-to-Analog Converter: The MXN10 is equipped with the ESS Sabre ES9033Q Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) for playing your digital music files up to 768kHz/32-bit PCM and DSD512. The device is compatible with the following audio formats: ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD (x512), WMA, MP3, AAC, HE AAC, AAC+, OGG Vorbis, HLS/DASH, and .m3u and .pls playlists.

MQA Support: The MXN10 can receive MQA-encoded content, however, it is not possible to play back full MQA files via TIDAL Connect, because the device does not have an MQA decoder to unfold the files. It is possible to bypass the MXN10's built-in DAC and send the digital files to Cambridge Audio's DacMagic 200M (sold separately) for MQA processing and decoding. This requires connecting the MXN10 and the DacMagic 200M via S/PDIF Coaxial or Toslink Optical cable.

StreamMagic: StreamMagic is a proprietary streaming technology created by Cambridge Audio in 2011 to allow listeners to play digital music from anywhere. The MXN10's StreamMagic Gen 4 hardware module (Quad Core ARM Cortex-A53 1.8 GHz) and software bring together your home audio and mobile devices, and multiple digital audio sources for streaming high quality digital audio. StreamMagic constantly updates itself to keep up with the latest technology (including new formats and CODECs), add new features, and improves performance. The complementary StreamMagic by Cambridge Audio app, downloaded to your Android or iOS device, provides total control for the MXN10, and gives you access to your devices, playlists, digital audio files, and internet radio stations. You can assign up to 99 of your favorite Internet Radio stations in the app, including the four preset buttons on the front panel of the MXN10. StreamMagic by Cambridge Audio is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 12.1 or later, and Android phones and tablets running Android 5.0 and up.

Inputs: The MXN10 lets you stream content from a wide variety of sources:

• USB Media Input: The USB-A port on the rear panel supports USB SSD, USB HDD, and USB flash drives. The drives should be formatted to FAT32 and NTFS. The following formats are supported: ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD (x512), WMA, MP3, AAC, HE AAC, AAC+, and OGG Vorbis.
• Ethernet: The RJ45 Ethernet port on the rear panel lets you connect directly to your router using a network cable (Cat 5/5E). Supports IEEE 802.3 / 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T Ethernet.
• Wi-Fi: The MXN10 works with both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks. The included Wi-Fi antenna plugs into the rear panel.
• Bluetooth: The device has Bluetooth version 5.0 for streaming audio from your smartphone, tablet, or other Bluetooth-enabled digital audio player. The included Bluetooth antenna plugs into the rear panel.

Outputs: The MXN10 offers analog and digital audio outputs. The MXN10 includes one analog and two digital outputs. Analog output can be set of "Variable" or "Fixed". The digital outputs are "Fixed" only. The three audio outputs remain active at all times, and you can use the outputs one at a time, or all at once simultaneously.

• Line Output (Analog): Unbalanced audio output with a stereo RCA pair
• Coaxial Digital: S/PDIF digital output (24-bit/192kHz), bypasses the built-in DAC
• Optical Digital: Toslink optical digital output (24-bit/192kHz), bypasses the built-in DAC