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Cambridge Audio Azur 851N

Fellow audiophiles,

Does anyone have any experience with Azur851N? How good it sounds? I have had Olive 4HD and Sonos in my HT setup and looking for a better sound. I do fair amount of streaming off Spotify and Amazon and got lot of music stored on my FAT32 USB drive. Azur851N looks very promising (atleast on paper). I will be pairing this unit with a Classe SSP800 and B&W 803's. Any comments or feedback is greatly appreciated.
lalitk

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kren0006
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851n owners, which streamer dacs have you directly compared the 851n against and what were results?

Doc above says it’s better than LUMIN D2. 
Anyone ever compare 851n against bel canto e.one?  Mytek?  Teac?  Bryston?

interested in 851n for second system but I have a hunch a replacement might be coming soon as 851n pretty long in tooth 
kren0006
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Thanks, Ken!  That is super helpful - really appreciate it.  I would not have expected the 851n to be so competitive with the DS Jr.  Enjoy the music, and cheers!
kren0006
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Some Cambridge units have toggle switch on back to switch between 240 and 120. Edge W amp has it for example but instructions say don’t touch it. Not sure if 851n has that
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