Advantages: Great design, great price, very well built Disadvantages: Plastic connectors at the back but no real drawback
I spent ages looking for a good amp and went to LOADS of different shops looking at them. I must say that the design was up there in importance with the sound then i saw the CambridgeAudioAZUR range. The build quality is amazing, the remote control quality is AMAZING and the blue LED lights on the unit are lush!
Obviously the quality that you get from the amp depends on the the speakers and the other devices you have plugged into it but you could not go far wrong with more CambridgeAudio devices. I bought the matching AZUR cd player, which works off the same remote control meaning that you only need to use the one, and as you get one with each device you have one spare incase anything happens.
Also, a little tip. If you go into richer sounds to buy it, and want to buy more than one thing at once, such as an AMP and the CD ...
Advantages: Great playback of CD as well as DVD Disadvantages: None that come to mind.
it. I hate to hear music from a CD played in some sort of psuedo surround mode. Even concert DVD's just don't seem right to me in surround. (And I've heard £50,000+ systems too!!) When did you ever go to a concert where some of the musicians were behind you? Or even to the side, for that matter. Music should be listened to coming from (preferably) just 2 speakers in front of you, IMHO. Don't even let me get started on the subject of subwoofers... End Tangent!
The CambridgeAudioAzure 540D is a very capable player. It has all the connectivity you are likely to need other than HDMI (I'm on a bit of a downer on HDMI at the moment, so I don't see that as an ommission) but including a very good downmixed stereo sound out (Jargon decode - it makes surround sound encoded music DVD's sound nice ;-) ).
In summary, I would buy one ...
Advantages: Good Looks. Fantastic Results! Excellent Value! Disadvantages: None
For a while I have been looking for a good quality phono stage that will get the most out of my turntable/vinyl without taking the most out of my bank account!
Having listened to a number of phono stage amps up in the £150-£200 range, I was giving up hope on ever finding anything that would do the trick without breaking the bank. I dont listen to vinyl regularly so wanted to keep the purchase as cost effective as possible
Then the Cambridge rolled up and saved the day. Excellent value for money, a sound that equals that of the aformentioned £150 range and looks that leave them standing.
Without doubt the best hi-fi I have made this year! A must for people looking to beef up the turntable. ...
