Cambridge Azur 840A Class XD Integrated Amplifier. Assorted review excerpts

Cambridge 840A Class XD Integrated Amplifier

 

 

 

 

 

 

"... it’s better than many far, far more costly designs and is a product that’s good enough in every area to fit and forget."

Pink Fish Media (12/8/07)


"Strong canditates for products of the year."

Audio & Video (Brazil) July 2007

(Reviewed with Azur 840C CD player and both awarded gold awards.)


"... these products constitute a veritable quantum leap..."

Prestige Audio Video (France) July/August 2007

(Reviewed with Azur 840C upsampling CD player)

"Together, the CD player and amplifier make a highly attractive combination, fully capable of bringing out the best in the top-quality speakers with which they should be used. They're a real tribute to the importance Cambridge Audio puts on audio design and engineering."

The Gramophone July 2007

(Reviewed with Azur 840C upsampling CD player)

"Excellent material value - powerful and capable, with many useful features and clear, dynamic sound."

Hi-Fi Choice May 2007


"... no one could be unhappy with an amp as gadgety as the 840A, with its customisable display and masses of input options."

Stuff May 2007


"An answer to the deamnds of music lovers who are seeking a higher level of musicality."

Estereo (Mexico) March/April 2007


"... it's a fine performer with a lot to offer... in terms of value for money the Cambridge wins by a nose."

Smarthouse (Australia) February 2007
Winner of amplifier group test


"The Azur 840A is beautifully made, and its power, clarity, detail, and life-like dynamics make it a blast to hear."

The Perfect Vision (USA) February 2007


"The 840A has a special quality in sound reproduction and is satisfyingly well built... it produces the best performance of any integrated amplifier at this price."

Audio Magazine (Korea) January 2007


"With plenty of power on hand, this amp produces sound that's clear, open, inviting and generally very realistic from almost any loudspeaker playing any kind of music. We're very impressed with it. It handles simple and complex music with equal skill as well as loud and soft dynamics. After all, it takes a special kind of amp to play both loud and soft material well."

Smarthouse (Australia) December 2006 (Winner of 'Best of the Best 2007' integrated amplifier)


"The spirited 840A demonstrates a masterful control of the source equipment..."

Alta Fidelidad (Spain) No 184

"Overall, there's plenty of headroom for getting loud, but there's also a deftness that brings smaller pieces to life."

Audio Enz (New Zealand) December 2006


Honoree in Audio Component category of CES Innovations 2007 Awards


"The Azur 840A is the most flexible, most powerful, and best-sounding integrated amplifier that the British firm Cambridge Audio has ever built... I regard the 840A as one of the finest mid-priced integrated amplifiers I've heard; it consistently conveys the vitality and dynamism of live music."

The Absolute Sound (USA) December 2006

"The Azur 840A is no ordinary amp... tremendous subtlety and refinement, and the most glorious midrange this side of £1,000."

Hi-Fi Choice Awards 2006 (Winner of 'Best Stereo Amplifier £500 - £1000')



"An amp that's both detailed and lively, with excellent midrange and treble detail..."

Hi-Fi Choice November 2006


"A typical British combination of modern technology, convenience and sophisticated sound."

Stereo & Video (Czech Republic) October 2006


"Be prepared to be seduced by the 840A's stunning sound."

Tone (New Zealand) July 2006


"...a highly competitive well performing package."

Hi-Fi Wigwam July 2006

"Unheard-of features at the price combined with remarkable transparency and evenness. 10/10"

AV Review July 2006


"One of the most impressive virtues of the 840A is its superb transparency with very clear and well defined mid and high frequencies, something very unusual for a player at this price. Quality/price ratio: 9/10."

Alta Fidelidad (Spain) No 180


"(The) 840A offers performances to take the breath away..."

Québec Audio and Vidéo (Canada) July/August 2006


"... had this been available two years ago when I was upgrading, I certainly would not now own the amps I do."

Hi-Fi Wigwam June 2006


"... a warm sound, expansive and detailed for an unbeatable price."

Alta Fidelidad (Spain) No 178


"The 840A is faultless!"

Audio and Home Theater (Korea) June 2006


"A very fine amplifier that's practical, smart, innovative and fully featured; it also sounds better than almost everything else at the price."

Hi-Fi Choice July 2006


"... Cambridge Audio has broken the mould with its patented XD regime... the 840A reveals true class, oozing the unflappable quality of a far, far costlier piece of kit."

Hi-Fi News June 2006


"Much of its ability comes from careful engineering - you can hear it in the all-round refinement of its delivery, from rock solid imaging to propulsive dynamics."

Hi-Fi World May 2006


"In several aspects it leads the field - vocal delivery is unbeatable."

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision April 2006