Cambridge Audio reviews
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 340A
The Cambridge Audio Azur 340A is a relatively recent model. It came out after the 540A and 640A amplifiers, which were instantly attributed to the new wave of Hi-Fi. Of course, in comparison with them, the 340A is noticeably simplified. But in what way has it been simplified? The case is the same - elegant...
The Cambridge Audio Azur 340A is a relatively recent model. It came out after the 540A and 640A amplifiers, which were instantly attributed to the new wave of Hi-Fi. Of course, in comparison with them, the 340A is noticeably simplified. But in what way has it been simplified? The case is the same - elegant...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 340C
A high-quality mechanism and a laser head (manufactured by Sony), supplemented by a servo drive and the self-engineered control circuit, are used in Azur 340C player. A similar solution was used in the more expensive 540C and 640C, which gained popularity among music lovers. There are no external differences....
A high-quality mechanism and a laser head (manufactured by Sony), supplemented by a servo drive and the self-engineered control circuit, are used in Azur 340C player. A similar solution was used in the more expensive 540C and 640C, which gained popularity among music lovers. There are no external differences....
AV-receiver Cambridge Audio Azur 340R
Whether it's the latest Hollywood action blockbuster or the 5.1 mix of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon', surround sound can be an enjoyable experience. What puts ordinary mortals off it though, is the apparent complexity and the fact that most affordable hardware makes a seriously unimpressive (by...
Whether it's the latest Hollywood action blockbuster or the 5.1 mix of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon', surround sound can be an enjoyable experience. What puts ordinary mortals off it though, is the apparent complexity and the fact that most affordable hardware makes a seriously unimpressive (by...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 350C
Cambridge Audio Azur 350C model appeared a little later than the older 550C and 650C, which we have already tested. The player is assembled in absolutely the same case, but has a number of internal differences. It is based on the proprietary CD1 transport with an advanced third-generation servo system...
Cambridge Audio Azur 350C model appeared a little later than the older 550C and 650C, which we have already tested. The player is assembled in absolutely the same case, but has a number of internal differences. It is based on the proprietary CD1 transport with an advanced third-generation servo system...
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 540A
This model can be considered as a "light" version of 640A amplifier. Externally, 540A does not differ from its more expensive colleague: the same body, painted in dark gray "titanium" colors, the same set of controls, tiny blue LEDs and oval-shaped tone controls. The functionally of this device is the...
This model can be considered as a "light" version of 640A amplifier. Externally, 540A does not differ from its more expensive colleague: the same body, painted in dark gray "titanium" colors, the same set of controls, tiny blue LEDs and oval-shaped tone controls. The functionally of this device is the...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 540C
The front panel gives Azur 540C a simple clean appearance - a flat plate without any slits and ornaments, which has only a window for the main control buttons and display (there is no even a headphone jack). The display itself, however, is unusual. The information is displayed on the simplest lcd-display,...
The front panel gives Azur 540C a simple clean appearance - a flat plate without any slits and ornaments, which has only a window for the main control buttons and display (there is no even a headphone jack). The display itself, however, is unusual. The information is displayed on the simplest lcd-display,...
AV-receiver Cambridge Audio Azur 540R
Cambridge audio, along with the traditional components for stereo, produces a full set of electronics for building a home cinema. Today Cambridge Audio Azur 540R is the older receiver in the branded line. I must say that the English company has joined the race for the development of equipment for home...
Cambridge audio, along with the traditional components for stereo, produces a full set of electronics for building a home cinema. Today Cambridge Audio Azur 540R is the older receiver in the branded line. I must say that the English company has joined the race for the development of equipment for home...
AV-receiver Cambridge Audio Azur 540R v.3
Quite conservative Englishmen from Cambridge started production of cinema equipment not so long ago, and Azur 540R AV-receiver (then the first version) became one of the first-born in this segment. Such a slow replenishment of the model range can be explained primarily by the reluctance to launch a product...
Quite conservative Englishmen from Cambridge started production of cinema equipment not so long ago, and Azur 540R AV-receiver (then the first version) became one of the first-born in this segment. Such a slow replenishment of the model range can be explained primarily by the reluctance to launch a product...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 550C
The English Cambridge Audio began the update of Azur CD players with the most popular devices of the 500th and 600th series. Externally, Azur 550C is an almost exact copy of the previous version, but the case is made of a more rigid metal profile and the front aluminum panel has become even more massive....
The English Cambridge Audio began the update of Azur CD players with the most popular devices of the 500th and 600th series. Externally, Azur 550C is an almost exact copy of the previous version, but the case is made of a more rigid metal profile and the front aluminum panel has become even more massive....
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 640A
Due to relocating of productive powers in China (at the saving of development laboratory in England) the company managed to keep prices at the same level, when the prime cost of assembled in Europe components has significantly increased in recent times. What does the top model give us? First of all,...
Due to relocating of productive powers in China (at the saving of development laboratory in England) the company managed to keep prices at the same level, when the prime cost of assembled in Europe components has significantly increased in recent times. What does the top model give us? First of all,...
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 640A V2
Our regular readers are already acquainted with integrated amplifier Azur 640A - the development of Cambridge Audio. In 2005 British engineers made changes into the design of the device. I want to pinpoint attention upon the main differences of the second version - I assure you that after that you will...
Our regular readers are already acquainted with integrated amplifier Azur 640A - the development of Cambridge Audio. In 2005 British engineers made changes into the design of the device. I want to pinpoint attention upon the main differences of the second version - I assure you that after that you will...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 640C
CD player Cambridge Audio Azur 640C is built on the Wolfson DAC. Many companies have already started using these advanced chips, but it's especially interesting to know what result Cambridge Audio got. After all, the engineers of this company are able to extract the maximum potential from literally every...
CD player Cambridge Audio Azur 640C is built on the Wolfson DAC. Many companies have already started using these advanced chips, but it's especially interesting to know what result Cambridge Audio got. After all, the engineers of this company are able to extract the maximum potential from literally every...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 640C V2
We have already tested Cambridge Audio Azur 640C player. In terms of sound quality, it easily comes ahead of the competitors. How will the updated 640C show itself? The design of 640C v2 instills confidence. The case differs with high rigidity, the upper and lower walls are well damped - they do not...
We have already tested Cambridge Audio Azur 640C player. In terms of sound quality, it easily comes ahead of the competitors. How will the updated 640C show itself? The design of 640C v2 instills confidence. The case differs with high rigidity, the upper and lower walls are well damped - they do not...
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 650A
The amplifier is made in a strong metallic body with thick front panel made of milled aluminum. In its center there is a large volume control. There are six linear inputs, one of which (MP3 In) is duplicated on the front panel. Among additional "utilities" we will note the output from pre-section and...
The amplifier is made in a strong metallic body with thick front panel made of milled aluminum. In its center there is a large volume control. There are six linear inputs, one of which (MP3 In) is duplicated on the front panel. Among additional "utilities" we will note the output from pre-section and...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 650C
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 650C does not differ from the 550C at all. The player is assembled in exactly the same rigid metal case with a massive front aluminum panel a disc tray in the center. The transport mechanism is borrowed from more expensive Cambridge Audio players and is equipped with a...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 650C does not differ from the 550C at all. The player is assembled in exactly the same rigid metal case with a massive front aluminum panel a disc tray in the center. The transport mechanism is borrowed from more expensive Cambridge Audio players and is equipped with a...
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 651A
This fi ne-looking integrated presses all the right audiophile buttons, so to speak. The company has form as a purveyor of no-frills hi-fi equipment for a small amount of money. The 651A is a relatively substantial product by the standards of this group - although it isn't alone in having a slightly...
This fi ne-looking integrated presses all the right audiophile buttons, so to speak. The company has form as a purveyor of no-frills hi-fi equipment for a small amount of money. The 651A is a relatively substantial product by the standards of this group - although it isn't alone in having a slightly...
CD-player Cambridge Audio Azur 651C
To beat the success of the predecessor, 650C, is not an easy task, but Cambridge Audio engineers are confident that the new Azur 651C can do it. External differences are minimum between the models -player is offered in the same recognizable corporate style. Meanwhile, the changes primarily were made...
To beat the success of the predecessor, 650C, is not an easy task, but Cambridge Audio engineers are confident that the new Azur 651C can do it. External differences are minimum between the models -player is offered in the same recognizable corporate style. Meanwhile, the changes primarily were made...
AV-receiver Cambridge Audio Azur 651R
The approach of manufacturers of mass electronics and small-scale Hi-Fi to making receivers is very different. The formers hurry to implement a maximum of functions, more sound processing programs, network protocols, colors in the graphical menu, inputs and outputs; as for analog part, it is designed...
The approach of manufacturers of mass electronics and small-scale Hi-Fi to making receivers is very different. The formers hurry to implement a maximum of functions, more sound processing programs, network protocols, colors in the graphical menu, inputs and outputs; as for analog part, it is designed...
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 740A
Representatives of two price groups surprisingly met in the amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 740A. It has the same power supply and controls as in the older 840th model, and the power amplifier circuit is a modified version of the one being used in the amplifiers of 540/640 series. As a result, the device...
Representatives of two price groups surprisingly met in the amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 740A. It has the same power supply and controls as in the older 840th model, and the power amplifier circuit is a modified version of the one being used in the amplifiers of 540/640 series. As a result, the device...
Amplifier Cambridge Audio Azur 851A
Often, a company operating in a moderately public sector, trying to reward their top models are quite generous. This also applies to power - the Azur 851A is the largest among all participants of the test (120 Watts into 8 ohms per channel in stereo mode) switching and rich (again: input - the maximum...
Often, a company operating in a moderately public sector, trying to reward their top models are quite generous. This also applies to power - the Azur 851A is the largest among all participants of the test (120 Watts into 8 ohms per channel in stereo mode) switching and rich (again: input - the maximum...
CD-player Cambridge Audio CD3
One of the most innovative digital engineers in this country is Stan Curtis, who dreamed up the CD3 as an 'affordable' high tech project at Cambridge Audio following the success of his CD1 two box player. But Stan's design skills were never matched by his ability to manufacture to the requisite standards,...
One of the most innovative digital engineers in this country is Stan Curtis, who dreamed up the CD3 as an 'affordable' high tech project at Cambridge Audio following the success of his CD1 two box player. But Stan's design skills were never matched by his ability to manufacture to the requisite standards,...
DAC Cambridge Audio DacMagic XS
The aim of the British developers was to create the most compact DAC that would be able to improve the sound of modern portable devices. DacMagic XS is a miniature USB-converter, combined with a high-quality headphone amplifier. It does not require additional power, and convenient non-slip buttons are...
The aim of the British developers was to create the most compact DAC that would be able to improve the sound of modern portable devices. DacMagic XS is a miniature USB-converter, combined with a high-quality headphone amplifier. It does not require additional power, and convenient non-slip buttons are...
Stereo Receiver Cambridge Audio Sonata AR30 V2
You find out all the attributes of cool musical amplifier in the device of British Cambridge Audio. When you examine it there is a feeling that this is the dead spit of full-sized Hi-Fi component, made in the scale of 1:2. This is also indicated by the positions of control elements, body's proportions...
You find out all the attributes of cool musical amplifier in the device of British Cambridge Audio. When you examine it there is a feeling that this is the dead spit of full-sized Hi-Fi component, made in the scale of 1:2. This is also indicated by the positions of control elements, body's proportions...
On-wall speakers Cambridge Audio WS30
The model WS30 is designed for combined work with modern flat TVs so one of the main tasks of the developers was an achievement of compromise between minimal depth of acoustics and sound quality. For this purpose heads of branded construction were chosen, coupled between each other by a crossover of...
The model WS30 is designed for combined work with modern flat TVs so one of the main tasks of the developers was an achievement of compromise between minimal depth of acoustics and sound quality. For this purpose heads of branded construction were chosen, coupled between each other by a crossover of...