Roon with Cambridge CXN Streamer

[Mike_O_Neill]

Check out this thread

Roon and CXN/DSD disappointment. DSD suggestions please

CA looks like they will not be going Roon Certified until Roon is “bigger” in a recent reply. There is another CXN thread at present about connections btw I have put a RPi in between but the CXN isn’t being seen by Roon. Even then the best you will see is 24 192 maybe even 24 88,2. So I still get AirPlay as best at the moment. I still keep my. JRiver library live to stream DSD and SACD ISO and other hi res sources There has been much comment re SACD iso replay but no movement yet Not too po…

Much the same story a while back

I used. RPi for a USB connection but Class 2 for 192 hi res failed. You can use Class 1 USB but you’ll limit at 96

I finally added a Allo Digione card and connect to the CXN via coax , hi get 24/192 the best the CXN does

It will cost 200$ ish but does the job, gets around Airplay limitations

BUT the artwork display doesn’t work,you are really using the CXN as a DAC , the Digione is the streamer

Mike

[stephen_colman]

Thankyou very much for all info

[Edu_Zn (Edu)]

More information from User Manual:

https://techsupport.cambridgeaudio.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/360000103577/Azur_851N_Users_Manual_English_-_Reference.pdf

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Use with Linux In USB
Audio 1.0 mode the 851N will work with most Linux distributions, allowing the playback of audio up to 24-bit/96kHz. Newer Linux distributions (e.g. Ubuntu 10.04) support USB Audio 2.0 for which the 851N should be switched to USB Audio 2.0 to accept audio up to 24-bit/192kHz. For both cases because Linux distributions vary according to their creators’ choice of software components, including drivers, it is not possible to guarantee operation and Audio drivers may need to be loaded. ‘Class drivers’ for generic support of USB Audio Class 1.0 or USB Audio Class 2.0 devices may be available from the Linux community, we do not supply these.

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8. USB Audio In
A USB B type socket is fitted to the 851N to enable the playback of audio from a personal computer running either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X operating systems, most Linux distributions are also suitable.Note: Always use a high quality USB connection cable certified as USB Hi-Speed. USB cable connections longer than 3m may result in inconsistent audio performance.

[stephen_colman]

Gonna give this a try.How do i get NUC to play via the USB,continues to play via network

[Edu_Zn (Edu)]

Gonna give this a try.How do i get NUC to play via the USB,continues to play via network

may seem like a basic suggest but have you tried setting it up the device?
Also, check it the USB drivers into NUC

i.e:

[stephen_colman]

sorted the USB (nuc) to usb(851)
Plays files but still using airplay, no hi res

[Edu_Zn (Edu)]

@stephen_colman
Turn off the AirPlay… and try again.
Just a doubt, have you selected USB input on 851N, right?

[stephen_colman]

where do I turn off airplay ?
Yes I have selected USB input tried version 1 and 2

[Edu_Zn (Edu)]

disable AirPlay from all your devices, shutdown AirPlay network