Inside, we take things up a level with a new ESS ES9028Q2M SABRE32 DAC and our Gen 4 StreamMagic module. Redesigned, expertly tuned, and simplified circuitry for a purer signal path, complete the picture. Every music streamer on this list has been thoroughly tested by the team of experts at What Hi-Fi? In our dedicated listening rooms, so you can trust our buying advice. You can customize what it displays when you’re playing music — the virtual VU meters look great. I’m also fan of its touchscreen settings adjustments, like the functional virtual back panel for switching inputs and outputs.

The best way for most people is at a quality retail outlet in your city. That way you can have a listen, try some out, see which feels like a good “fit” for you. The staff at a fine high-fidelity store can help guide you through the topic.

Supporting a variety of input and output terminals, RS150B completes the ultimate connectivity. Wired/Wireless Connection Seamless streaming over the network is possible. It supports Airplay and DLNA functions and can connected to smartphones, computers and tablet PCs via Wi-Fi / Giga Ethernet / Bluetooth communication. Innovative ROSE OS HiFi Rose OS system provides an innovative musical experience. Stream and play ultra-high-quality music, 4K high-definition video, ad-free YouTube, Podcasts, various radio stations from around the world, CD playback/Ripping, and more.

It now boasts the latest StreamMagic https://www.rakoit.com/wireless-audio-preamplifier/ Gen 4 module (the same used in the MXN10, above) and a new ESS 32-bit DAC chip that means the CXN100 is smarter and better specified than previously. Newer, more efficient components have also been used throughout the CXN's circuitry. The list of streaming features is extensive – you can stream from your local NAS storage, from popular music streaming services, and with every streaming and playing method available (including wired connectivity).

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Feed it high-quality source files, and you'll be rewarded with a big soundstage with instruments all relayed in an assured and confident manner. Voices in particular get the benefit of this quality, as the midrange is full of character, attitude and emotion. It's not quite as muscular or as richly textured as its pricier alternatives, but there's plenty of attack that keeps a song's natural rhythm flowing. Effectively encompassing its older brother CXN (V2)'s performance on a smaller scale (in size and price), the MXN10 impressed us by delivering much of that musical cohesion and rhythmic and dynamic prowess we like so much in the CXN. Compared with its rival Bluesound Node (2021), the MXN10 adds a new layer of dynamic expression and rhythmic agility that sounds more authentic to the original song. Scale and authority are impressive from such a dinky device, while the tone and texture of instruments come to the fore with a great amount of detail.