Cambridge Audio Azur 851N Stereo Digital Preamplifier, Network Player | Hi-Fi All-in-One Receiver | Wireless Media Streaming with WiFi, Apple AirPlay and Android Compatible (Silver)
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Cambridge Audio Azur 851N Stereo Digital Preamplifier, Network Player | Hi-Fi All-in-One Receiver | Wireless Media Streaming with WiFi, Apple AirPlay and Android Compatible (Silver)
✔ LET YOUR DIGITAL MUSIC TAKE FLIGHT - The Azur 851N handles the most popular digital file formats and gives them all a sonic upgrade, from lossy sources like MP3s and Spotify to music files downloaded from HDtracks.
✔ DIGITAL PREAMP – Cambridge Audio also engineered this to be an outstanding digital pre-amp that connects directly to dedicated power amplifiers or traditional integrated amps.
✔ ULTRA CONNECTIVITY - The 851N takes almost any digital file from virtually any source and renders it to the highest possible standard. Any digital audio source can be enjoyed through your hi-fi set up.
✔ ADVANCED UNSAMPLING AND DACs – Cambridge Audio's sophisticated Adapted Time Filter 2 technology upsamples all incoming digital audio to a 24-bit/384kHz signal to resolve extremely fine detail for clean, crisp sound.
✔ USE APPLE OR ANDROID DEVICE AS CONTROLLER – Download Cambridge Audio’s control app for Apple or Android. This gives you a single, simple interface for all your music choices.
The pinnacle of digital and streaming performance - the 851N is the ultimate network player. It's 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, Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay, and DSD. BEAUTIFUL SOUND You can stream virtually any file to the 851N and its internal engine will then bring it to life. Firstly, all tracks are put through our 2nd generation Adaptive Time Filtering that upsamples everything to 24bit/384kHz hi-res quality, no matter the original source. As a result, jitter is almost completely absent, and the music sounds amazing. Read more on our proprietary ATF upsampling technology here. The upsampled data then passes through Twin Analog Devices DACs (very high-end digital to analogue converters) which are implemented in a dual differential configuration meaning each channel has its own DAC. The result is lifelike stereo imaging where instruments can be heard in specific parts of your room with uncanny accuracy. All of these audiophile internals are powered by a large toroidal transformer and wrapped in rigid metal casework for the best delivery of a high quality and consistent signal with low noise and buzz levels. DIGITAL PRE-AMP 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.