Overview; Getting Connected - Cambridge Audio Evo 75 Manual

Overview

The Evo 75/Evo 150 are able to receive and play back media from several
distinct types of source. Here we have attempted to give an overview of the
various types of service available and the terminology you may encounter.
INTERNET RADIO
These are 'radio' stations broadcast over the internet. Currently the
StreamMagic range can access about 20,000 internet radio stations
all sorted by us into Location, Language and Genre. The list of available
stations is constantly maintained and automatically updated to your unit
via the internet. You can set your own presets via the Cambridge Connect
app or the front panel of the player.
You can also add stations to your units that are currently not in the Stream
Magic' s Radio database, suggest new stations to us and more. There are
also links and help for setting up third-party Streaming Services from
a wide variety of other suppliers. Other Stream Magic features will be
launched in the future, check the website from time to time to see the
latest developments.
STREAMING SERVICES
Streaming Services are similar to Internet Radio but come from other
suppliers and often have an element of interaction with the user. Because
Streaming Services generally allow the user some choice over the content
they listen to, they are also licensed differently to Internet Radio by the
music companies and often each service only has arrangements in certain
countries and may also charge a subscription for membership.
Examples of such services are Spotify, Pandora, TIDAL and others. All
allow some control of the content from the ability to select and play whole
albums of your choice, playlists or an artists back catalogue. Some also
offer the ability to download content for use off-line as well.
These services come from third parties and although we support
connections to them via our Connect app or the units' webmin page; we
do not create their content and are not responsible for their service in
any way. Your streaming account is with the streaming service only. We
are merely acting as an intermediary to make the connection simpler and
more convenient. We will support the correct software on our unit to allow
playback and browsing of their content.
NETWORK MEDIA
The Evo 75/Evo 150 support a wide range of compressed formats; MP3,
AAC, WMA and Ogg Vorbis CODEC types are all supported, plus for
true audiophile use it also supports either uncompressed PCM (in a
WAV container) or losslessly compressed FLAC, both can contain from
16-bits/44.1kHz from CDs right up to 24-bit/192kHz for better than CD
quality from suitable download sites.
Note: For this to work your server will also need to support the CODEC you
wish to play as some have limitations and may not serve FLAC for instance.
Always check that the server you wish to use also supports your favoured
CODECs.
Also for lossless/uncompressed formats both the server and network
connection will need to sustain the high bitrate necessary.
Note: It is not recommended to use Wi-Fi connections for content above
24bits, 96kHz if lossless/uncompressed.
USB MEDIA
The Evo 75/Evo 150 also support USB Media from USB Flash-disks or USB
hard-drives and has 3 USB 2.0 ports for this purpose. Here the Evo 75/Evo
150 simply browse the folders present on the media attached and displays
them. Only content that the Evo 75/Evo 150 can play will be shown. This
feature is provided for convenient access to temporary storage devices.
It is however highly recommended that UPnP is used for continued use of
stored media as the UPnP system is able to support album art, sophisticated
content browsing and filtering and other features not possible with simple
folder browsing.
Note: Supports NTFS and FAT32 file system.
PODCASTS
Podcasts are archived audio recordings downloadable over the internet.
Often podcasts are recordings of previous live broadcasts or episodic
content.
The Evo 75/Evo 150 support various third party podcast services, navigate
to Podcasts on the unit for the list available in your area. In addition the
Evo 75/Evo 150support your own personal choice of podcasts where you
know its URL (weblink) via the Webmin page.

Getting connected

When designing our Evo 75/Evo 150 we include features that allow you to
connect your system in various ways. The inclusion of features such as Pre-
Out and Speaker B connections mean that you can flexibly configure your
system depending on your requirements.
Important Note: When using a banana plug, make sure the speaker
terminals are completely tightened before inserting the plug.
BASIC CONNECTIONS
The diagram below shows the basic connection of your Evo 75/Evo 150 to
a pair of loudspeakers.
Max Power Consumption: 700W CD TV ARC USB Audio USB Media
Power AC
Right Right 1 2 3
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
A A B
Coax Optical In XLR In
In 1 2 R
Power Rating:
100V-240V~50/60Hz 4–8 Ω 4–8 Ω
SPEAKER B CONNECTIONS (EVO 150 ONLY)
The Speaker B connections on the back of the amplifier allow for a second
set of speakers to be used (i.e. speakers located in another room). Go to
"Settings-> Audio -> Speaker B -> set to On". scrolls through the selection
of speaker A only, speaker B only, and speaker A and B together.
Max Power Consumption: 700W
CD TV ARC USB Audio USB Media
Power AC
Right
1 2 3
Loudspeaker
A B B
Coax Optical In XLR In
In 1 2 R
Power Rating:
100V-240V~50/60Hz 4–8 Ω 4–8 Ω
PREAMP OUT CONNECTIONS
The Preamp Out sockets are for connecting to the input sockets of a
power amplifier or active subwoofer. The diagram below shows how to
connect the amplifier to an active subwoofer via the Line In inputs on the
subwoofer.
Max Power Consumption: 700W
CD TV ARC USB Audio USB Media
Power AC
Right
1 2 3
Loudspeaker
A B
Coax Optical In XLR In
In 1 2 R
Power Rating:
100V-240V~50/60Hz 4–8 Ω
Ethernet Trigger Out Trigger In RS-232C Serial no. fitted on underside
IR In
Left Left
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
B A A
Aux In MM Phono Pre-Out
L Ground
Sub-Out
4–8 Ω 4–8 Ω
Ethernet Trigger Trigger In RS-232C
Out Serial no. fitted on underside
IR In
Left
Loudspeaker
B B A
Aux In MM Phono Pre-Out
L
Ground
Sub-Out
4–8 Ω 4–8 Ω
Line
In
Ethernet Trigger Trigger In RS-232C
Out Serial no. fitted on underside
IR In
Left
Loudspeaker
B A
Aux In MM Phono Pre-Out Pre-Out
L
Ground
Sub-Out
4–8 Ω
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