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BEST MUSIC STREAMERS/NETWORK PLAYERS
Streamer Over Achievers
Cambridge Audio
AXN 10 & MXN 10
$599, $499
The Cambridge AXN 10 and smaller MXN 10
(same streamer, smaller chassis) should not
sound this good given the price. But sometimes
audio companies over achieve and that’s what
you have here. The AXN and MXN feature the
intuitive Gen 4 StreamMagic App, and an ESS
Sabre ES9033Q DAC that has been tuned
brilliantly to milk every last drop out of its
performance. And it does—these streamers
sound like they should be twice the price.
Cambridge Audio MXN10
Tried & True Improved
Bluesound Node X
$749
Building off everyone’s favorite streamer, the
Bluesound Node, the new Node X brings the same
rock-solid performance along with a few upgrades.
This Node includes an improved DAC (the ESS Sabre
9028Q2M DAC), a new THX Achromatic Headphone
Amp with full-size jack, and an included remote—all
improvements that make new Node X the Node to
Behold.
Your End-Game Streamer
Aurender A15 Analog
Network Player/DAC
$8,400
So beautiful and buttery sounding it’s hard
to believe it’s a digital source. Featuring
balanced analog outputs and a resolving
yet smooth dual-mono AKM4490 DAC, the
A15 has a sound that is beyond luscious—
your records will be jealous.
Aurender A15, available in black or silver
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