Streamers - Cambridge Audio CXN (V2) or Blue Node 2i

Thanks for your input......  could you elaborate a bit on "the greater selection of free internet stations on the bluesound." ??  The CXN and the Azur have different processors so I'm not sure that's apples to apples..  regardless I'm sure both are very inferior to the processor in my Sony XA 5400 ES but that's neither here (hear) nor there.  I ran across someone selling the CXN greatly discounted who is a dealer so I may make the jump this weekend.

Did you find any interconnects worked better than another on that?

No experience with bluesound.  I have the Cambridge 851n which is similar to the CXN.  I listen to internet radio through the Cambridge, and I can also listen to the same internet radio through my Marantz AV8802a.   The Cambridge, with its upsampling, always sounds slightly better. I use Nordost Frey 1 interconnects, but what really made a difference was upgrading the power cable to an old Nordost Vishnu. 

The Cambridge does have a remote and a phone or iPad app. The app is not very good when using my external hard drive, but for the internet radio it is fine.

If you are a jazz person, let me recommend radio jazz.fm from Poland. Broadcasts at 192k with some very interesting programming. 

As a further note the machine is on order. Music Direct @ $725.  Now on to Power cords and ICs.

You ordered at just the right time! Now that Cambridge announced the CX Series 2 line, I suspect all the current CX stuff will be going on sale, and the CXN was the first of the bunch. Given that the CXN and CXC are apparently only getting a new paint job, you get a great deal.

Apparently a new app is coming with this release as well, so the CXN will get a functional upgrade soon too.

I'm waiting to see how if the CXC goes on sale so I can get a nice transport upgrade while I'm at it. I've seen those make their way into some fairly high end systems.