Cambridge Azur 851N

Offering award-winning digital and streaming performance the 851N is an outstanding network player (pre-amp). Its features include; 24-bit/384kHz upsampling from all sources, native 24-bit/192kHz playback, USB, digital audio inputs and streaming over wi-fi including UPnP and NAS drives, Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay, and DSD.

"ANOTHER KNOCKOUT CAMBRIDGE STREAMER... THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT WELCOMING IT INTO YOUR HI-FI SYSTEM WITH OPEN ARMS."

Not just a great network player the 851N is also an outstanding digital pre-amp that can be connected directly to dedicated power amplifiers as well traditional integrated amps. Keeping the signal digital to the last moment makes it less susceptible to analogue deterioration, while a 32-bit SHARC DSP controls the volume output; by keeping the entire signal digital the best possible sound is achieved, even at very low volume levels.

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D/A CONVERTERS Twin Analog Devices AD1955 24-bit DACs
DIGITAL FILTER 2nd Generation ATF2 up-sampling to 24-bit/384kHz. Linear Phase, Minimum phase or Steep modes.
ANALOGUE FILTER 2-pole differential Bessel with DC servo (for both XLR and RCA outputs)
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 1 x AES/EBU, 2 x S/PDIF coaxial and 2 x TOSLINK optical
USB AUDIO INPUT USB Type B conforms to USB Audio profile 1.0 or 2.0 (user selectable)
ANALOGUE AUDIO OUTPUTS Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analogue audio outputs
COMPATIBILITY Streaming Services: Qobuz, TIDAL, Spotify. UPnP: Linear PCM 16-24 bit, 11.025-192kHz Local USB media:Linear PCM 16-24 bit, 11.025-192kHz USB Audio1.0: Linear PCM 16-24 bit, 44.1-96kHz USB Audio 2.0: Linear PCM 16-24 bit, 44.1-192kHz or DSD x64 (DSD also available over UPnP streaming), TOSLINK: 16-24 bit, 32-192kHz (using high quality TOSLINK optical cable) S/PDIF: Linear PCM 16-24 bit, 32-192kHz AES3/EBU: Linear PCM 16-24 bit, 32-192kHz BT100 Bluetooth receiver: A2DP plus aptX Internet radio: 16-24 bit, 11.025-192kHz
AUDIO FORMATS ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD (x64), WMA, MP3, AAC, HE AAC, AAC+, OGG Vorbis
ETHERNET IEEE 802.3, 10 Base-T or 100 Base-T
WI-FI IEEE 802.11 b/g or n (2.4GHz)
ROON READY Yes
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION <0.5W
DIMENSIONS (H X W X D) 115 x 430 x 360mm (4.5 x 16.9 x 14.7inch)
WEIGHT 8.1kg (17.9lbs)