Streaming
Make sure you have the latest firmware, and this latest version.
I had one issue awhile ago with an update that needed a firmware update to.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for your great feedback, we always recommend making sure you're running the latest versions of both the app and the player software. We're glad to hear you're appreciating the improvements were making! Happy listening, Cambridge Audio
Tracks won’t play continuously
Generally the app is ok but improvements should be made against responsiveness. It’s not as sharp/polished as the native streaming apps. E.g. when finding a time spot in a particular track with the slider it’s extremely fiddly/clunky.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for taking the time to feedback your thoughts. Have you tried using the 'Play from here' option in the playback menu? that will add the album or playlist to the queue as you describe. If you have any further thoughts please don't hesitate to send them to us at streammagicapp@cambridgeaudio.com, we love to hear of ways we can improve our products. Best wishes, Cambridge Audio
Needs to enable Tidal Masters streaming
Disappointing, buggy
iPad app (or the CXN V2 itself) has other issues. When you CAN browse your DLNA server by file and folder, you CANT long-press on a folder name and then choose to have that folder’s contents replace the current queue (which is totally doable in StreamMagic for Android). The context sensitive menu is missing entirely at the folder level. You can -enter- the folder and select the first track, and then have it play from there. Is that the same thing? No. Because Cambridge does something idiotic. When you choose to “Play from Here”, Cambridge Audio doesn’t add this newly selected set of tracks to the -end- of the previous queue, it seems to insert it between tracks 1 and 2 of the previous queue. So you play your newly selected album (by tapping “Play from Here” for the first track) and when the album ends...track 2 of the previously played album starts. Idiotic.
So to avoid this, you have to manually clear the queue before you start the album (which takes more taps than necessary on an iPad, because the app insists on confirming the deletion of the queue—not true of the Android version.) It’s all just so badly thought out and QC’d.
Kind of wishing I had bought a Bluesound device instead.
Works like a charm
Response from developer
Thanks for leaving us this positive review! Happy listening, Cambridge Audio
Worst streaming app I’ve ever used
Response from developer
Hi, we're sorry that you're having trouble with our app. Can you send us an email to streammagicapp@cambridgeaudio.com telling us if you experience the same delay issues when using the CXN front panel to add tracks to the queue? Best wishes, Cambridge Audio
Good, but hoping for improvements
This works well with MinimServer for classical music, much better for browsing composers. But it would be nice to have the grid view option when browsing composers or bands. And an option to sort by year would be nice when viewing a whole band discography.
It would be useful if the developers tried to reduce the number of clicks to get to a piece of music.
Maybe use the metadata more efficiently, and bookmarks/shortcuts for easier operation.
Response from developer
Thanks for talking the time to send us this detailed feedback. We're glad that things are working well for you. The structure of your UPnP browsing is defined by the server itself, you may find there are further options in MinimServer that will enable the different sorting or categorisation you're looking for. If you have any further feedback or thoughts please don't hesitate to email us at streammagicapp@cambridgeaudio.com. Kind regards, Cambridge Audio
Issues with software
Also with the optional sleep mode turned on for no activity my CXA61 and CXN V2 switch off when playing a CD from a non Cambridge player after 20 minutes.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for putting your trust in our brand and for taking the time to contact us. Thanks for the feedback on the Radio functionality, we have some plans for improvement on this feature so we'll be taking this into account. With regard to our Auto Power Down functionality we'd be grateful if we could follow this up at www.cambridgeaudio.com/support Kind regards, Cambridge Audio
Never got it to work
Response from developer
Hello, Thank you for leaving a review of our app. We're sorry to hear you're having some issues with the app. Please contact us at (877) 357-8204 or email us at support@cambridgeaudio.com for more support. Thank you and we hope to hear from you soon. Best regards, Cambridge Audio
