Audio CD Players by Cambridge Audio
Cambridge Audio for more than thirty-five years has had a philosophy of using only the finest quality components. All Cambridge Audio cd players are developed using state-of-the-art test and measurement equipment and feature the latest technology. This commitment to engineering excellence, combined with state of the art manufacturing facilities, means every Cambridge Audio cd player offers the best possible performance. Prior to launch, all designs undergo rigorous evaluation involving meticulous listening and fine tuning.
With the most recent introduction of the brand new Cambridge Audio 550C and 650C cd player models, Cambridge Audio now offers five distinctly different high performance audio cd players to fit every enthusiast budget and need.
Cambridge Audio CD Players
Cambridge Audio 340C comes complete with proven Sony laser optics, a custom Cambridge Audio transport and Crystal digital to analog converters with 24-bit/96kHz resolution. Additionally, the Azur 340C sports both optical and digital coaxial audio outputs in addition to a standard set of analog RCA style audio outputs.
Cambridge Audio 550C audio cd player has all of the performance of the Azur 340C but improves with the integration of a higher quality single Wolfson WM8740 digital to analog converter with 24-bit/192kHz resolution, torodial power transformer for lower noise and less waveform distortion and includes control bus inputs and outputs for seamless multi-room integration. Custom made dedicated CD transport based on the 740C. Additionally, the Cambridge Audio 550C offers an acoustically dampened chassis for lower resonance and improved sonic performance.
Cambridge Audio 650C audio cd player is considered by many to be the world's BEST budget audio cd player. Offering all of the performance of it's smaller cousin the Azur 550C, the Cambridge Audio Azur 650C improves with the use of dual Wolfson WM8740 24-bit/192kHz digital to analog converters in a dual differential configuration for improved stereo performance. Additionally, there are selectable filters that allow slow or steep roll off. Similar to what is found on the popular Cambridge Audio DacMagic DAC audio converter.
Cambridge Audio 740C is the latest audio cd player in Cambridge Audio’s Azur series. Using the upsampling technology present in the top-of-the-range 840C barnstormer, now married to dual Wolfson WM8740 24-bit DACs with a newly developed Bessel implementation of our proprietary virtual earth balanced filtering, the 740C is set to rejuvenate the mid price sector. The 740C incorporates the same 32-bit DSP as the 840C and upsamples to full 24-bit 384 kHz. Like the 840C, the new Cambridge Audio 740C offers dual optical and digital coaxial inputs so you can take advantage of the superior audio performance of the dual Wolfson digital audio converters for up to two external audio devices. Imagine the possibilities of improved audio performance from the digital outputs of such devices like gaming machines, digital music from your DirectTV or Cable music channels and how about connecting the digital output from you computer to name a few ideas. Think of the new Cambridge Audio 740C not only as an ultra high-performance audio CD player, but think of it also as a high end digital music preamplifier for your modern high performance stereo system. Even though the 740C is brand new, it has already garnered a "Best Buy" award from HI-FI CHOICE magazine.
Cambridge Audio 840C is the flagship of the Cambridge Audio cd player line and represents the ULTIMATE performance Cambridge Audio has to offer. The Azur 840C offers everything that the new 740C offers but improves with even higher quality Analog Devices AD1955 dual differential configured digital to analog converters, balanced XLR audio outputs for a lower noise floor and cleaner sound quality making it a perfect mate to the flagship Cambridge Audio 840A class XD integrated amplifier and unlike the 740C sports an RS232 port for the best in multi-room system compatibility. The Cambridge Audio 840C also features DC servo circuitry with no capacitors in the signal path for even more improved audio performance. The Cambridge Audio 840C has won many awards including a "Design & Engineering Showcase Honors Innovations" award at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show, prestigious "Gold Award" from HI-FI CHOICE magazine and "Best Buy" award from HI-FI CHOICE magazine and many more!
Here are some comments from various reviews of the Cambridge Audio 840C performance:
"A ton of features for the money and a well rounded, precise and solid sound to boot... In action the 840C is a revealing, even sizzling player."
"Is it the perfect CD player? In its price range, it’s surely the CD player to beat... "
"Voices are very well differentiated from each other and free from any trace of sibilance. In short, the Cambridge is very good indeed."
"Sumptuous, musical sound, fine build and a welter of facilities, make this a superb mid-price machine... thoroughly recommended."
"It's a great music player... and that's all one needs to know. Dig out some favorite discs, spin them up and don't resist the urge to grin. This is technology transcending the merely technological, and we're delighted to have encountered it."
"... a highly competent and honest player, its complete sonic package is extremely well judged... competence, build, versatility and bargain price make it the Swiss Army Knife of CD replay..."
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