30th March 2022
022-a-123
Added Media Player presets.
Updated Spotify Connect.
Updated TIDAL Connect.
Updated AirPlay.
Improved AirPlay multi-room sync.
Fixed AirPlay sample rate/bit depth not being displayed.
Fixed a crash when playing RNE clasica radio station.
Fixed (SR) Swedish Radio audio dropouts.
Fixed balance control settings after a network standby power cycle.
Added fixes to support the mini-player in the Android SM App.
9th November 2021
022-a-103
Added Home Theater Bypass for Edge NQ
Fixed a unit crash when adding tracks to the queue
Fixed broken PBB internet radio streams
Fixed entering Network Standby during Bubble UPnP queue playback
Fixed adjusting the display brightness when in Network Standby.
1st September 2021
022-a-093
Updated Spotify Connect.
Fixed Spotify long album name metadata scrolling on the front panel display.
Fixed a crash when quickly skipping through tracks in the queue using the IR remote control.
Fixed album art not displaying from a USB drive when the streamer is off-line.
Fixed Cambridge Connect transport controls on CXR.
1st July 2021
022-a-083
Fixed a TIDAL Integrated audio dropout when skipping AAC tracks with a premium subscription
Fixed a Cast authentication issue that caused Cast to stop working for some users
Changed "play-from-here" behaviour to clear the current queue before adding new tracks
Fixed playback pausing between tracks when using 3rd party UPnP control points.
Fixed CXR power on/off via the SM App
Fixed CXR IR remote control transport buttons
Increased maximum number of presets from 20 to 99
Fixed metadata reporting for Control4/RTI systems
Removed 50th anniversary Cambridge Audio logo from the webmin settings page
Improved initial setup process
Updated "Edge Remote" app references to "StreamMagic"
Updated webmin device settings headings
Fixed playback when selecting specific tracks from the queue on CXR
Fixed mDNS broadcasting after changing the device name and then rebooting
26th April 2021
v022-a-064
Improved TIDAL Connect stability.
Fixed occasional pops and clicks at the end of some DSD tracks.
Fixed German translation for "Skip" which prevented users from completing setup.
Fixed playback of invalid or corrupted .dsf files.
NB: Please be aware that once updated your device will no longer support browsing TIDAL from the front panel Library of the device or from the Cambridge Connect app.
This is because accessing Tidal via the front panel and through the Cambridge Connect app uses an older method of log-in that Tidal is phasing out for security reasons. In order to be able to make use of the functionality of Tidal connect we have therefore had to remove access via these methods at Tidal's request. The more modern log-in method in the StreamMagic app is much more secure.
We do apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
22nd March 2021
v022-a-043
Added TIDAL Connect.
Updated Spotify Connect.
Fixed various broken Internet Radio streams.
Improved webmin translations.
NB: Please be aware that once updated your device will no longer support browsing TIDAL from the front panel Library of the device or from the Cambridge Connect app.
This is because accessing Tidal via the front panel and through the Cambridge Connect app uses an older method of log-in that Tidal is phasing out for security reasons. In order to be able to make use of the functionality of Tidal connect we have therefore had to remove access via these methods at Tidal's request. The more modern log-in method in the StreamMagic app is much more secure.
We do apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
30th June 2020
v018-a-078
CXNv1
• No changes.
9th April 2020
v018-a-075
CXNv1
• Fixed DSD sample rate reporting when playing DSD files over digital inputs.
• Improved USB drive detection with the StreamMagic app
28th February 2020
v018-a-062
Features:
• Added a QR code banner to direct users to the StreamMagic app download page.
• Added source description fields to the sources settings page.
• Added dark mode to the settings page for iOS devices.
Improvements:
• Fixed WAV + AIFF + DFF/DSD files played from USB drives from reporting 00:00 track length.
• Removed [All Stations] filter from Radio Genres search to reduce load times.
• Removed a 32 character limit when entering TIDAL username and password login details from the front panel.
• Updated translations.
• Fixed audio playback when coming out of Network standby with a queue action.
9th December 2019
v017-a-070
Features:
Add support for Spotify Free.
Add repeat track (repeat-1) functionality to Spotify Connect.
Improvements:
• Improved Spotify preset handling.• Fixed AirPlay audio glitch when switching between AAC tracks.
• Various webmin updates.
• Fixed CBUS power-on commands when unit starts up in ECO mode.
• Fixed MCU Error messages appearing when upgrading some units.
• Added translations for "ECO mode" in Dutch and Polish.
• Added new StreamMagic splash-screen to unit start-up.
• Replaced old Cambridge Connect app icons with new StreamMagic app icons.
9th May 2019
v014-a-140
Improvements:
Fix the end of some tracks being cut off.
Improved playback on low bit-rate MP3 files over UPnP.
Fix for removing pre-sets via Webmin.
Fix to prevent Alva TT+BT100 getting stuck in a stopped state.
22nd January 2019
v014-a-109
Improvements:
Fix some USB drives not being detected.
Fix a rare crash when setting the language and then immediately changing preamp mode.
Fix to stop adding previously deleted queue items to the queue after changing the shuffle state.
Fix to ensure that the next track is played after deleting the current track in the queue.
Fix Apple Wireless Accessory Configuration for users connecting to hidden networks.
Fix to remove track length restrictions on High-resolution WAV files larger than 2GB.
20th November 2018
v014-a-089
Improvements:
Fix for APEv2 support.
Fix for front panel still illuminated when unit is put in standby by remote app.
Fixed crash when going to network standby while USB drive is mounting.
Improved Audirvana support - better synchronisation with Mac app.
24th September 2018
v014-a-081
New Features:
Added option to remove TIDAL from Library
Improvements:
Fixed issue with CXN,851N, SM6v2 pausing at the end of a track with some UPnP control points
Fixed issue with playlists appearing in incorrect order
Fixed issue with ‘Play from here’ on USB drive
Translation updates
3 April 2018
v012-a-471
Features:
TIDAL Support
DASH/HLS support including FLAC streams
Support for higher-bitrate BBC stations in the UK as well as on demand content
WMA Pro/Lossless Support
Seek support in Spotify/media playback (currently only available via front panel and remote)
Spotify Podcast support
Removal of Spotify 100 track limit
Improved Spotify preset functionality
New Webmin design
Streaming volume limit (set to 100% by default)
Presets now stored on device instead of external servers
Presets now reset with Factory Reset
Inputs can now be set as presets
Allow preset selection/buttons to power on from network standby
Automatic overnight firmware updates
Screen protection for physical inputs (not on streaming or radio sources). Screen switches off after 30mins of inactivity
50th anniversary boot splashscreens
Fixes:
Performance improvements
Detect and fix incomplete factory resets
Fix duplicate information when browsing some UPnP servers
Fix spurious busy spinner on Settings/Auto Power Down screen
Handle UTF-8 characters when fast-scrolling through menus
Display prompt screen correctly when switching from media player to IR (no saved station)
Allow change of language without restarting
Other Minor Bug fixes
23 February 2017
v009-a-131
Features:
Enabled auto-power-down for all units.
Changed default auto-power down timeout to 20 minutes (down from 30)
Fixes:
Fixed occasional crash when trying to connect to Spotify
Fixed crash when accessing presets from app causing SM unit to crash
28th July 2016
v009-a-115
Features:
Enabled connection of USB hard drives greater than 2TiB
Added support for future IP control protocol
SDDP support
UI changes:
Increased width of dialog box and auto scale text to fit within box
Spotify artwork is displayed when switching back to Spotify
Added AirPlay pause control
Updated Rhapsody to Napster
Made secondary DNS address optional for static IP address settings in Web administration pages
Source naming feature now does not accept blank names
Added shuffle& repeat control for Spotify
Updated translations
Increased limit on maximum number of results returned in stations search
Improved upgrade notification compatibility with various web-browsers
Fixes:
Fixed clock drift on DSP causing digital noise
Fixed model name appearing in French and Catalan webmin page
Fixed switching between DHCP and static IPs
Security fix CVE-2015-7547
Fixed crashes caused by Sony Android TVs
Fixed scanning/connecting to hidden networks
Fixed APD being reset by UPnP devices polling player
28th January 2016:
v008-a-112
Always display source name on Spotify (ie playlist name) instead of album name.
Enabled playback from the default QNAP UPnP server.
Fixed 24/192 audio dropout issue on certain networks
20th October 2015
v008-a-100
Features:
Added 'Play from here' option to media playback pop-up menus
Volume/mute indicator on playback screen
Network connection and internet connectivity status on playback screen
Info screen (long press on i key for useful support information)
UI changes:
851N playback screen now matches CXN
Move [Clear Queue] to top of queue browser
Highlight currently playing item in queue browser
Fixes:
Commas not appearing in track titles in UPnP/USB browser
Enable album-art from USB drives on Wi-Fi
Allow non-system 24 IR remote codes to control power
12th August 2015
v007-a-140
Add support for metadata extraction from AIFF files (USB browsing)
Add support for metadata extraction from WAV files (USB browsing)
Add ability to add personal presets from Web interface
Add remote debug capability
Use unicode 2630 to indicate playlists when browsing USB drives
Use 'Downwards Arrow with Tip Rightwards' to indicate directories when browsing USB drives
Keep track of the user agent string of UPnP control-points
Handle URLs that return 301 (Permanently moved). Fixes BBC 6 Music
Prefer 'folder.jpg' for album art over 'folder.jpg.jpg' (also png/jpeg
Remove install from URL capability
Check metadata is valid utf8 before storing
Correctly strip leading character from directory name
Record last used companion app in settings data
Update translation catalogue (make intl)
Improve album artwork identification logic
When queueing make the browsing menu busy, not the queue select popup
Product logos updated (dimensions & styles unified) in Web interface.
Fix bluetooth distorted audio issues
Fix lack of album art on foobar2000 (and possibly naim uniti serve)
Fix decoding of ID3v2.4 tags with frame sizes > 0x7f. This would mainly have been an issue with files with embedded artwork that appeared prior to the normal Album/Artist/Title metadata
Prevent crash back/info/home is pressed during "Finding Music"
Fix crash when appending empty directory to a shuffled queue
Fix issue with Starting... translation not being displayed correct in certain languages (eg. German)
Fix crash when trying to hide non-live menu on timeout
Fix menu rendering issue on CXN/851N when pressing HOME from queue popup
Fix memory leak when adding to shuffled queue
Fix crash when backing out of dynamic menu before data arrives
Fix crash when deleting shuffled queue that has been appeneded to
Presets adding added
Fix issue when playing radio station from app after factory reset
Fix leak of album title
Fix memory leak when doing play now/next on a non-empty queue
Avoid potential crash on AirPlay if album art arrives before metadata on first track
Fix crash when dropping back to playback control while menu is still loading
Fix crash when backing out of a USB folder while it's still loading
Fix crash when pressing REPLY/BROWSE_QUEUE in airplay mode (having previously been in media player mode)
6th July 2015
007-a-101
Features:
Network playback of DSD64 - DSF and DFF files
Added ability to configure streaming services and podcasts via web settings page
Allow Cambridge Connect app to display album art from USB sticks while browsing and playing
Allow Cambridge Connect app to display album art during AirPlay playback
Display upgrade progress on web settings page
User interface enhancements:
Ignore USB playlists within a directory when adding to queue
When browsing, feature pop-up play button on front panel in the queue selector rather than always doing play now
Remove relevant items from queue when USB device is removed
Cache data from browsing USB sticks to allow quicker navigation
Upgrade to latest Spotify eSDK (v1.20)
Fixes:
Improved stability
Improved handling for network connection reconnect
Added volume adjustment when live menus are loading
Faster queue browsing for larger queue lists
One time display for repeated tracks in queue
Avoid issue where user was jumped to top of menu tree while browsing currently playing station
Handle https:// album art URLs
Improved rendering for transitions between menus
Updated Japanese translation
18th May 2015: v006-a-581
Playback
Improved latency on digital inputs on CXN and azur 851N.
Fixed issue with low-bitrate stations not playing.
Fixed issue with Pandora stopping some tracks after 7 seconds.
Fixed issue where unit can randomly switch to Internet Radio source.
Improved browsing of Synology network storage devices.
Added ‘Bluetooth’ menu to Settings to allow control of BT100 pairing.
Added [Queue] menu item to Music Library to allow access to the queue.
Alphabetically sort items under Music Library.
Reduce lag on initial volume control screen on StreamMagic 6 v2.
Added Slovak and Czech characters.
Updated translations.
25th March 2015: v006-a-534
Ensure pre-stop is cancelled when AirPlay source is selected.
Fixed an issue where Spotify could hang when switching from non-active Spotify to another source.
Fixed an issue where Spotify could get stuck in pause when opening or switching sample rate.
Implement 'double buffering' for Spotify, to transmit a continuous audio stream while the Spotify source is selected
Add double buffer implementation and allow buffer level to be configurable.
Improved mute/unmute from DSP changes.
Ensure stop command stops any on-going playlist processing.
Don't send pre-stop if player isn't in playing state.
Corrected function to re-start track when restarting after a network re-connect.
Don't cancel network connect when going into network standby.
Fixed some menu rendering issues.
Rearrange source order in Audio Source List to match the menus. Source in mobile apps will now match the order in that menu.
Fixed issue with home button not always taking cursor to top of main menu.
Remove initial display of 'dB' text.
Firmware version at product launch: v006-a-493