Arcam reviews
Amplifier Arcam A18
By the standards of Arcam, this model belongs to the initial level, but there are no serious simplifications in the construction. To minimize the effect of vibrations on sensitive electronic components, the amplifier is assembled on a massive metal chassis. An impressive toroidal transformer with a serious...
By the standards of Arcam, this model belongs to the initial level, but there are no serious simplifications in the construction. To minimize the effect of vibrations on sensitive electronic components, the amplifier is assembled on a massive metal chassis. An impressive toroidal transformer with a serious...
Amplifier Arcam A19
The A19 is the smallest amplifier in the Arcam FMJ range. This design comes with five analogue inputs and a MM phono stage. Interestingly, for those of you with six input sources and no turntable, the phono stage can be bypassed and turned into an additional line input. The remote is small and not the...
The A19 is the smallest amplifier in the Arcam FMJ range. This design comes with five analogue inputs and a MM phono stage. Interestingly, for those of you with six input sources and no turntable, the phono stage can be bypassed and turned into an additional line input. The remote is small and not the...
Amplifier Arcam A38
Technique Arcam, projected and collected in the English Cambridge, embodies the union of advanced design ideas and economical reasonable sufficiency. Completely filling audiophile amplifier FMJ A38 - a good-sized toroidal power transformer, capacitors Stargate and Rubicon, four-layer printed circuit...
Technique Arcam, projected and collected in the English Cambridge, embodies the union of advanced design ideas and economical reasonable sufficiency. Completely filling audiophile amplifier FMJ A38 - a good-sized toroidal power transformer, capacitors Stargate and Rubicon, four-layer printed circuit...
Amplifier Arcam A65 Plus
The light knobs on the front panel of Arcam A65 Plus amplifier's panel nicely contrast with the black color of the case. It has such a small height that the idea has crept into our mind: is it really a digital amplifier? Doubts were dispelled when we removed the lid: we saw a completely traditional design,...
The light knobs on the front panel of Arcam A65 Plus amplifier's panel nicely contrast with the black color of the case. It has such a small height that the idea has crept into our mind: is it really a digital amplifier? Doubts were dispelled when we removed the lid: we saw a completely traditional design,...
CD-player Arcam Alpha 5 Plus
CD player Arcam Alpha 5 Plus is an improved version of the legendary Arcam Alpha 5. The new model does not differ by appearance and functional possibilities from the old one. The difference is only in the circuit of the clock generator. Significant differences in the sound of Alpha 5 and Alpha 5 Plus...
CD player Arcam Alpha 5 Plus is an improved version of the legendary Arcam Alpha 5. The new model does not differ by appearance and functional possibilities from the old one. The difference is only in the circuit of the clock generator. Significant differences in the sound of Alpha 5 and Alpha 5 Plus...
CD-player Arcam Alpha 7
Generally speaking, the strategy of releasing a line of devices based on one simple base model with the possibility of upgrading it "upward" by "dry" replacement of individual blocks (i.e. without soldering) exchanged by dealers with an additional payment of the difference in the price of the old and...
Generally speaking, the strategy of releasing a line of devices based on one simple base model with the possibility of upgrading it "upward" by "dry" replacement of individual blocks (i.e. without soldering) exchanged by dealers with an additional payment of the difference in the price of the old and...
Amplifier Arcam Alpha 7
Alpha 7 amplifier of the British company Arcam is specially designed for getting high-quality sound of amplifiers at an affordable price. The device's appearance of this series is strict and elegant. When the power is on, the only one yellow indicator lights up and upon the expiry of about 5 seconds...
Alpha 7 amplifier of the British company Arcam is specially designed for getting high-quality sound of amplifiers at an affordable price. The device's appearance of this series is strict and elegant. When the power is on, the only one yellow indicator lights up and upon the expiry of about 5 seconds...
Amplifier Arcam Alpha 8
This Arcam is the development of Alpha 7. Soft graphics of design's inscriptions with smooth changes of handles and the top cover made of aluminum with clearly extruded alpha completes the appearance of this English gentleman. As you know, Alpha series is developed for getting high quality at an affordable...
This Arcam is the development of Alpha 7. Soft graphics of design's inscriptions with smooth changes of handles and the top cover made of aluminum with clearly extruded alpha completes the appearance of this English gentleman. As you know, Alpha series is developed for getting high quality at an affordable...
Amplifier Arcam Alpha One
For those who closely follow the evolution of technology under the Arcam brand, the phrase Alpha One is already familiar. In the mid-90s, an entry-level CD player was produced under this name, but in design it is the previous generation. The new younger brother in the Alpha series from the face completely...
For those who closely follow the evolution of technology under the Arcam brand, the phrase Alpha One is already familiar. In the mid-90s, an entry-level CD player was produced under this name, but in design it is the previous generation. The new younger brother in the Alpha series from the face completely...
Processor Arcam AVP700
The model AVP700 can be the example of a rational approach. It is not overloaded by switching functions (although it has good possibilities for the organization of multi-room system - trigger inputs, IR-inputs/outputs, RS-232 port). However, it is equipped with everything necessary for a qualitative...
The model AVP700 can be the example of a rational approach. It is not overloaded by switching functions (although it has good possibilities for the organization of multi-room system - trigger inputs, IR-inputs/outputs, RS-232 port). However, it is equipped with everything necessary for a qualitative...
AV-receiver Arcam AVR300
Arcam AVR300 is a multichannel receiver with relatively modest switching capabilities (is designed for work with six sources and doesn't have HDMI inputs), but takes the highest place in the company's model range. Arcam always comply with the principle that more intelligent and powerful multichannel...
Arcam AVR300 is a multichannel receiver with relatively modest switching capabilities (is designed for work with six sources and doesn't have HDMI inputs), but takes the highest place in the company's model range. Arcam always comply with the principle that more intelligent and powerful multichannel...
AV-receiver Arcam AVR350
Audio equipment produced under Arcam brand will not get lost on the shelves among respectable Japanese competitors. The receiver has its own style, it is relatively small in size and has a laconic finish - on the black panel there are small buttons in a flat row and an elongate display, which, being...
Audio equipment produced under Arcam brand will not get lost on the shelves among respectable Japanese competitors. The receiver has its own style, it is relatively small in size and has a laconic finish - on the black panel there are small buttons in a flat row and an elongate display, which, being...
AV-receiver Arcam AVR360
Arcam FMJ AVR360 - almost an exact copy of the older models with the index AVR400. It differs from it only slightly lower (15 watts per channel) output, and under identical design and the functionality. Cute English receiver is a complete switch-amplifier for the modern home theater with any AV-source....
Arcam FMJ AVR360 - almost an exact copy of the older models with the index AVR400. It differs from it only slightly lower (15 watts per channel) output, and under identical design and the functionality. Cute English receiver is a complete switch-amplifier for the modern home theater with any AV-source....
AV-receiver Arcam AVR400
Serious audiophile brands have always been conservative with respect to new-fangled digital stuff. Even when under the pressure of customer feedback they cautiously enter the territory of a home theater, you are in no hurry to implement in their AV-components of the latest formats and functions, it is...
Serious audiophile brands have always been conservative with respect to new-fangled digital stuff. Even when under the pressure of customer feedback they cautiously enter the territory of a home theater, you are in no hurry to implement in their AV-components of the latest formats and functions, it is...
Blu-ray player Arcam BDP100
All Arcam players included in the FMJ series have similar designs and dimensions, and the recently released BDP100 looks like Jack Johnson against their background - it is noticeably taller and more massive. A higher class of the device is vivid in the expansion of the set of service interfaces: a 12-volt...
All Arcam players included in the FMJ series have similar designs and dimensions, and the recently released BDP100 looks like Jack Johnson against their background - it is noticeably taller and more massive. A higher class of the device is vivid in the expansion of the set of service interfaces: a 12-volt...
CD-player Arcam CD62
The player has a bit simple design, but is made with exemplary neatness. You will find only the most important control buttons on the front panel. However, do not rush to conclude about functional poverty of CD62. An additional service (the modes of repeat, random playback, programming and so on) is...
The player has a bit simple design, but is made with exemplary neatness. You will find only the most important control buttons on the front panel. However, do not rush to conclude about functional poverty of CD62. An additional service (the modes of repeat, random playback, programming and so on) is...
CD-player Arcam CD73
CD73 player is a further development of CD62 and CD72 and is based on the time proved and extremely reliable Sony mechanism. But instead of Burr-Brown converters, the developers decided to apply the new WM8740 multi-bit DAC manufactured by Wolfson Microelectronics. The digital filter integrated in this...
CD73 player is a further development of CD62 and CD72 and is based on the time proved and extremely reliable Sony mechanism. But instead of Burr-Brown converters, the developers decided to apply the new WM8740 multi-bit DAC manufactured by Wolfson Microelectronics. The digital filter integrated in this...
CD-player Arcam CDS27
Design of the model is quite traditional for Arcam - strictness, solidity and complete absence of any frills. The body is made of metallic grey panels; the facade is designed in the same palette. CD loader tray and two-line monochrome information display are hidden behind blacked-out plastic covers on...
Design of the model is quite traditional for Arcam - strictness, solidity and complete absence of any frills. The body is made of metallic grey panels; the facade is designed in the same palette. CD loader tray and two-line monochrome information display are hidden behind blacked-out plastic covers on...
CD-player Arcam Delta 170 & Black Box 3
Advantages of two boxes include reduced levels of mutual interference between the control microprocessors, servo motors and display panels, and the audio circuits and DAC. Another plus is the ability to upgrade selectively the DAC or transport as the state of the art improves. Disadvantage are obvious:...
Advantages of two boxes include reduced levels of mutual interference between the control microprocessors, servo motors and display panels, and the audio circuits and DAC. Another plus is the ability to upgrade selectively the DAC or transport as the state of the art improves. Disadvantage are obvious:...
Amplifier Arcam DiVA A90
The Arcam DiVA A90 replaced the A85, with which Cambridge engineers radically reconsidered their views, deciding to combine audiophile circuitry with advanced switching and display systems and advanced balance, timbre and volume controls. The approach, apparently, justified itself. The A90 amplifier...
The Arcam DiVA A90 replaced the A85, with which Cambridge engineers radically reconsidered their views, deciding to combine audiophile circuitry with advanced switching and display systems and advanced balance, timbre and volume controls. The approach, apparently, justified itself. The A90 amplifier...
DVD-player Arcam DV137
Arcam DV137 - the first universal player in the lineup of the British company A & R Cambridge, and touring with a capital letter, with extensive format support (make yourself by looking at the table playable media). The machine used the most advanced to date digital technology: the processor core is...
Arcam DV137 - the first universal player in the lineup of the British company A & R Cambridge, and touring with a capital letter, with extensive format support (make yourself by looking at the table playable media). The machine used the most advanced to date digital technology: the processor core is...
DVD-player Arcam DV88 Plus
Rapid technological progress has the downside. Purchased today digital equipment headily stales morally. If the question is, for example, about cheap budget DVD player, the trouble is not great. But if it is a top model, which was cost more than $1000? What a shame. Such player can still work perfectly...
Rapid technological progress has the downside. Purchased today digital equipment headily stales morally. If the question is, for example, about cheap budget DVD player, the trouble is not great. But if it is a top model, which was cost more than $1000? What a shame. Such player can still work perfectly...
Amplifier Arcam FMJ A32
Six legs instead of four, large matrix display that would be quite suitable for AV-receiver, long row of source selector buttons and unusual controls called Mode and Enter - you can identify in Arcam FMJ A32 stereo amplifier only after a prompt. The unit, designed by the specialists from A & R Cambridge,...
Six legs instead of four, large matrix display that would be quite suitable for AV-receiver, long row of source selector buttons and unusual controls called Mode and Enter - you can identify in Arcam FMJ A32 stereo amplifier only after a prompt. The unit, designed by the specialists from A & R Cambridge,...
Blu-ray player Arcam FMJ BDP300
To succeed in the release of the budget electronics, much of the mind is not required: follow fashion and save on everything, as long as the retail price was less. Succeed in producing art medium and high grade is much more complicated because it is necessary, among other things, is very clear about...
To succeed in the release of the budget electronics, much of the mind is not required: follow fashion and save on everything, as long as the retail price was less. Succeed in producing art medium and high grade is much more complicated because it is necessary, among other things, is very clear about...
CD-player Arcam FMJ CD17
CD-player Arcam CD17 is assembled on a massive metal chassis, combining aluminum and steel elements - this solution is most effective in terms of vibration isolation. For additional shielding of the most critical circuits, the player's body is covered with a special matte paint (the proprietary Stealth...
CD-player Arcam CD17 is assembled on a massive metal chassis, combining aluminum and steel elements - this solution is most effective in terms of vibration isolation. For additional shielding of the most critical circuits, the player's body is covered with a special matte paint (the proprietary Stealth...
Amplifier Arcam HDA SA10
The main feature of Arcam components included in the HDA series is the ability to be integrated into the home computer network, following by the possibility to centrally control the entire system through the app on your smartphone or tablet. And this applies not only to network audio players, for which...
The main feature of Arcam components included in the HDA series is the ability to be integrated into the home computer network, following by the possibility to centrally control the entire system through the app on your smartphone or tablet. And this applies not only to network audio players, for which...
DVD-receiver Arcam Solo Movie 2.1
Series Arcam Solo, appeared a few years ago and provided the only CD-receiver Solo Music, provoked mixed reactions from music lovers. On the one hand, it was a compact unit that focuses on youth and style bit like player iPod (even the power button is similar to the logo of Apple). On the other hand,...
Series Arcam Solo, appeared a few years ago and provided the only CD-receiver Solo Music, provoked mixed reactions from music lovers. On the one hand, it was a compact unit that focuses on youth and style bit like player iPod (even the power button is similar to the logo of Apple). On the other hand,...
Tuner Arcam T32
Back in the days when this writer was still in flared trousers, the (then) Amplification and Recording Company of Cambridge launched its first tuner - the T60. Unlike many receivers of the day, it was a swish and sophisticated affair, and this T32 is no different. It is, quite simply, a very classy device...
Back in the days when this writer was still in flared trousers, the (then) Amplification and Recording Company of Cambridge launched its first tuner - the T60. Unlike many receivers of the day, it was a swish and sophisticated affair, and this T32 is no different. It is, quite simply, a very classy device...