![]() ![]() The Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus is available from numerous online and domestic resellers with prices ranging from $400 to $500 at the time of this review. A big THANK YOU to Cambridge Audio and Rebecca for letting me check it out. ![]() Since Norway is fantastic I did have to pay about $100 in taxes to get it into the country. The Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus was sent to me by Cambridge Audio in the UK as a loaner for the purpose of doing this review and including it in my recently started $250+ amp/DAC comparison thread. I am aware that are other manufacturers, Pioneer for instance, that recommend the use of hard drive just up to 2TB.This is a review of the Cambridge DacMagic Plus DAC/headphone amp/pre amp. I contacted the Cambridge customer service and they do not know either what to do.or, they do know and not want to tell me (?).They suggested a factory reset, I did it they suggested to replace the USB cable, I did it.the problem persists. It recognizes my hard drive but then cannot load all 3TB of my back up music files - it switches off and on again. Nevertheless, even though the Cambridge works fine with smaller drives, 3TB is just to much for it.it is not related with that 1A consumption, since, as I said, it has its own power. In addition, I have just put in there FLAC files up to 24bit/96kHz. The Seagate is 3TB, requires its own power (it is not USB powered) and I have formatted it as FAT32 (so, no, FAT32 is not limited to 32GB), per Cambridge user's manual. Hello, I am using a Stream Magic 6 in my second system and try to connect it to my Seagate Expansion hard drive where I have many Backup music files. I have my doubts about HDDs >2TB as these enclosures typically contain 2 or more drives in a RAID configuration and the power demand will be linked to the number of physical drives. I've only tested this with 2.5" drives up to 2TB as I've not yet acquired any drives with larger capacities on 2.5" form factor. PS: My experiences with external USB HDD connection to media players have shown that, if the player supports NTFS as a file system, then most 2.5" USB-powered drives tend to be okay provided their power drain is within the published specs for the USB port to which they are connected. Try each and make notes of which options work. ![]() Load drives with a selection of audio files and filetypes (MP3, FLAC, etc) The only foolproof way of sorting out this conundrum is to try out various portable USB hard drive options: What is not clear from the manuals or the website Q&A is whether or not there are any dependencies or sub-permutations applicable (such as FLAC requiring FAT32).įAT32 as a file system only supports a maximum volume capacity of 32GB, so is limited to the use of thumb drives. As such, we cannot guarantee compatibility with all USB HDDs.Įlsewhere on the site the supported file systems for any USB storage device are given as FAT32 and NTFS (I'd stick with NTFS on any drive formatted via Windows)Īlso covered elsewhere is the statement that audio media file support includes support for FLAC files. The USB ports are intended for convenient connection of USB thumb drives. The primary function of the CXN/851N/Stream Magic 6/NP30/Minx Xi is as a network music player. However, some larger capacity drives will require you to use their own power supply, as the player's USB port may not supply enough power for the drive to function properly. The CXN/851N/Stream Magic 6/NP30/Minx Xi will read large capacity hard drives connected to their USB inputs. Are Large Capacity USB Hard Drives Supported On The 851N/CXN USB Input? ![]()
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