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Cambridge Audio adds hi-res streaming and music management platform Roon Ready to its network audio players

LONDON, UK – March 2, 2020 – Cambridge Audio’s flagship EDGE NQ and award-winning CXN (V2) network audio streamers now have Roon’s high-resolution streaming and music management technology built right in.

With over 50 years of experience creating audio equipment, Cambridge Audio has always understood that its customers enjoy listening to their music collections in a variety of different ways. The addition of Roon Ready integration expands upon the wealth of options already afforded by its range of respected network audio streamers.

A software update is now available for the EDGE NQ and CXN (V2) featuring Roon Ready. Once these products have been updated, Roon will discover them on your network, deliver the highest possible quality audio, and even allow volume control right from the Roon user interface.

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Roon Ready certification means the EDGE NQ and CXN (V2) network audio streamers now discover and connect to Roon without any additional configuration.

Network streamers supporting Roon:

Cambridge Audio EDGE NQ ($5,000)

This flagship streamer offers new levels of versatility for a pre-amplifier and network player. StreamMagic, the streaming module that powers NQ, has been improved, allowing Edge to play music from virtually any source. Also, Edge NQ’s printed circuit board and meticulous engineering reduce interference to ensure a clean sound.

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Cambridge Audio CXN (V2) ($1,099)

With the CXN (V2) network streamer, Cambridge Audio has taken an award-winning product and made it even better. Built to stream digital audio from a wide variety of sources, it upscales for huge sound quality gains. This second generation edition of the CXN offers a huge array of improvements, thanks to greater processing power and a slicker user experience.

About Roon
Roon is a high-resolution, multi-room music management and playback technology that transforms and enhances the experience of browsing your music. Photos, bios, credits, reviews, lyrics, composers and more are found automatically, delivering an interactive liner-notes experience for your entire music collection.

Roon also links your personal files with the millions of tracks available on TIDAL and Qobuz, so you can start deep-diving into music you know, then explore and discover new tracks from the world beyond your collection. Roon runs on most Mac, Windows, and Linux PCs as the server, with an Android or iOS smartphone/tablet used as a control point.

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