Cambridge CXN V2 functionality?

[MarmiteSandwich]

(02-06-2021 16:26)JohnT Wrote:  What I like about the CXNv2 is that it has an internal queue. This means you can search your MinimServer library from the front panel, the StreamMagic app or the older Cambridge Connect app. Having selected music and added it to the queue, the CXNv2 itself interacts with MinimServer, playing whatever you have searched for, taking the burden away from the app.

Some years ago, out of interest on an early StreamMagic streamer, I did experiment with the Bubble UPnP server running on my NAS but as I didn’t need multi-room, I uninstalled it. The CXNv2 will support multi-room but I believe this uses inbuilt Chromecast functionality. This is a no-no for me as Chromecast does not support gapless playback from UPnP servers like MinimServer.

Yes, the CXNv2 is really gapless. FLAC is my default format but m4a and others including hi-res formats are also supported – see the Cambridge Audio website.

If you are listening to tracks in the queue then start playing something via Chromecast, the contents of the queue is retained

Many thanks for this information, John. It will be very useful. It sounds like the CXN operates a similar system to the Linn Openhome standard. But I suspect that in the case of the CA approach, only the CA app can interact with the queue, or else a upnp control point needs to be permanently connected in order to manage the queue.

Would be happy to be proved wrong by anyone knowing more about it.

I guess I will need to install the bubbleupnp server to emulate Openhome functionality and keep open the option of using a range of different control points. I may well explore the "try before you buy" option, in which case I will report back.
Cheers,
Marmite