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Home Theater => Sources => Audio Only Sources => Topic started by: audi0slave on Jun 29, 2004 at 12:29 PM
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(http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/azurpix/640C-CD-Player.jpg)
Cambridge Audio Azur 640-C
this one will soon hit the local market... @ relatively reasonable price
Features:
Wolfson WM8740 24-bit/192kHz DAC
117dB S/N ratio -88dB THD
Low jitter clock with data re-clocking
Separate power supply for DAC
Custom Cambridge Audio servo solution
Co-axial and optical digital outputs
Proven Sony laser optics
Custom Cambridge Audio transport
Low resonance, acoustically damped chassis improves sonic performance
Stylish all-metal casework with a solid aluminium front panel
Slim-line Azur remote control with aluminium top panel
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this is one great looking cd player bro...any reviews yet...kelan ang dating sa pinas ::)
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my question is how much? i'm looking for a good budget transport and this looks like a candidate :)
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audioslave,
Any idea of the price?? :D
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grabe magresearch si audioslave, still searching for the perfect cd player? daming nadidiskubre hehehe
yep, any idea of the price?
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audioslave dami mo tinitingnan gamit downgrade ba uli ito? :-* :-* :-*
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its dollar price in the internet is 529.00
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huwooow! in the 30k, maganda nga siguro 'to hehe >:D
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audioslave,
Any idea of the price?? :D
bro, baka 21K plus daw... dami daw naghahanap nito that's why they decided to get these into the country
;D
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Here's the February 2004 What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision review of
Cambridge Audio Azur 640C
OUR PHILOSOPHY HAS long been to get you the best sound for your pound, so we love finding products like the 640C. One of two CD players in the new Cambridge Audio Azur range - designed in the UK, built in China and sold through Richer Sounds shops - this one builds on the firm?s reputation for performance, and wraps that ability up in a much classier package than has been the case with earlier Cambridge models.
That chain of British design, Far Eastern build and narrow distribution is how Cambridge manages to use such high-quality components. Inside, you?ll find Sony laser optics and custom transport and servo assembly, a 24bit/192kHz Wolfson Microelectronics digital to analogue conversion system, proprietary reclocking circuitry to tackle distortion inducing jitter and separate power supplies for the transport, conversion and audio sections. Digital outputs are provided on optical and electrical connections, and the whole player is built on a vibration-absorbing chassis, the thick aluminium fascia playing a major part in the whole structural integrity.
Even with modest amplification and speakers, the quality of this player is apparent: it?s fast and yet weighty in the bass, and has a well-judged midband and treble that bring out character in vocals and instruments. When you up the ante and plug it into some highly revealing amplification driving top-quality speakers, it pleases even more: play a set such as the Pet Shop Boys? Pop Art and the layers of instrumentation are clearly delineated, while Neil Tennant?s droll delivery is readily apparent. The player drives those rhythms well, too, from the growling bassline of West End Girls to the sting of high percussion.
The 640C majors on atmosphere. With a closely recorded chamber ensemble or the ?behind the scenes? second disc of The Beatles? Let It Be...Naked you?ll find real involvement in the performance. The 640C gives music realistic scale, allowing you to enjoy the ambience even more.
While it is the most expensive player in this group, we?re convinced it?s worth every penny. Anyone in the market for a sub-£500 machine should give the 640C a listen before spending any more than £250.
FOR
Speed, drama and excitement, with the weight and scale to back it up
AGAINST
Nothing of any significance
VERDICT
A superb machine from the new Azur range, challenging much more expensive players
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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bro, baka 21K plus daw... dami daw naghahanap nito that's why they decided to get these into the country
;D
sino mag-reretail nito? kailan daw dating para ma-audition? ;D
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try asking sonny tuazon...
;D
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a very promising product.
will watch out for this cdp.
baka ala "exposure 2010" tumunog to! ;D
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Audioslave
The Cambridge C640 is arriving on sunday accdg. to Mr. tuazon. Around 23k is the price range. :)
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audioslave,
bili na para masubukan against exposure 2010.
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audioslave,
bili na para masubukan against exposure 2010.
happy pa ko sa NAD C542 lakay... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
if there's a silver or black Marantz CD5400, i'll buy it as a second player nang masubukan ko naman ang may CD-Text ;D ;D ;D
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Just for your info, Cambridge Audio is one the names under Audio Parternership, the same owners of Mordaunt-Short models after 1999.
http://www.audiopartnership.com/brands.html
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may naka-audition na ba nito? how about warranty and service?
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happy pa ko sa NAD C542 lakay... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Sir upgrade na lang tayo ng OP Amp AD 8066, hanap ka ng brown dog adaptor, ako na bahala sa AD8066....then compare natin sa Cambridge Audio (baka ma OT).
Sir mayroon ako specs ng AD8066 compare sa Burr-Brown OP-Amp natin existing 100X ang difference. Kaya pala sa mga nag-upgrade dito they call it "Day & Night difference.
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Sir upgrade na lang tayo ng OP Amp AD 8066, hanap ka ng brown dog adaptor, ako na bahala sa AD8066....then compare natin sa Cambridge Audio (baka ma OT).
Sir mayroon ako specs ng AD8066 compare sa Burr-Brown OP-Amp natin existing 100X ang difference. Kaya pala sa mga nag-upgrade dito they call it "Day & Night difference.
cge bro, mauna ka .... sunod ako...
;D
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Audioslave
The Cambridge C640 is arriving on sunday accdg. to Mr. tuazon. Around 23k is the price range. :)
wow pwede ito...makadaan nga sa sunday >:D
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john... baka wala ka ng abutan. yung mga orders for the Azur 640C di pa nakakarating sa pinas eh nabenta na daw... he he he
;D
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audition lang naman e..tsaka na bili >:D
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may available pa daw ba nitong cambridge??? 8)
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Superman,
As of July 14, me available pang isa but will be arriving in 2 weeks time. Ewan ko lang kung available pa by
that time ;D
Call Mr. Tuazon na lang bro. ;)
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can anyone give impression about this cdp?
supes,
naaudition mo na?
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yup, i did...but just for a short period of time...note to discourage all of you but miles and miles away ang difference niya sa jolida, cayin, consonance, bro...but of course this is me...i'd rather get a NAD CDP instead...again, this is not to downplay the cambridge CDP...it's just a matter of preference...thanks!
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yup, i did...but just for a short period of time...note to discourage all of you but miles and miles away ang difference niya sa jolida, cayin, consonance, bro...but of course this is me...i'd rather get a NAD CDP instead...again, this is not to downplay the cambridge CDP...it's just a matter of preference...thanks!
thanks. ;D
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yup, i did...but just for a short period of time...note to discourage all of you but miles and miles away ang difference niya sa jolida, cayin, consonance, bro...but of course this is me...i'd rather get a NAD CDP instead...again, this is not to downplay the cambridge CDP...it's just a matter of preference...thanks!
miles and miles away ang difference? ang layo naman bro. hehehe.
what can you say about exposure 2010? ;D
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ah, ibang usapan yan...baka ma-OT tayo...but of course, i'm biased towards tube CDPs...for SS CDPs, will definitely pick the exposure... :D
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Guys,
I like the specs of the 640C.
Since this is a forum I would just like to share something with regards to the DAC used for the CDP and the DAC manufacturer, Wolfson Microelectronics.
http://www.cirrus.com/en/press/releases/P379.html
May not be that important, though. But just the same, additional info lang for our consumption.
Thanks.
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FYI lang for those interested.
Just called Mr. Tuazon today.
Currently there is no more stock of 640C, but new ones will arrive before the end of the month (August).
The current price of the CDP is 26k, because of the currency exchange fluctuation, he says.
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up!
any further review mga bro... ;D
positive-noise. ;)
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may stock ba ito ?