Very good build quality and no problems after 30 days of daily usage. Classic British look and very nice finishing. Paired to Fluance rt85 Turntable with Goldring e3 cartridge and the built-in phono pre-amp sounds very good, wide and nice channel separation. Easily powering Wharfedale Heritage 85 Linton's loudspeakers with very good bass authority, beautiful mids and well controlled highs. So this is near 4k$ set-up with the Cambridge and sounds very good overall. Percussions especially impress. Bluetooth connects easily and sounds great. Fan never comes on and unit remains cool after 1hr of fairly loud (-30db) listening. Radio stations come in well and sound very good.
Accepts Banana plugs, and contrary to another reviewer, you must REMOVE the little red caps at the end of the terminals to get them in, quite easily too. Don't make his mistake and destroy your speaker connections lol.
Only "cons" are a pretty useless remote but everything is accessible from the unit. Wished it had a duel Pre-out (has only one for Sub) to future proof it should you want to add an external AMP and use this unit as a pre-amp, but at 100 watts per channel, its got power enough to run most speakers already.
Good purchase and one of the best at the price (especially on sale), would have to pay twice as much to configure an all separate component system from Emotiva or Schiit for maybe a 10% sonic improvement.
Hope this helped, cheers!
| Brand | Cambridge Audio |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Cambridge Audio |
| Place of Business | Lawrence, KS 66049,US |
| Model | AXR100 |
| Model year | 2019 |
| Part Number | AXR100 |
| Tuner Technology | FM, AM |
| Compatible Devices | Personal Computer, Tablet, Smartphone, Speaker |
| Special features | FM Tuner |
| Audio output mode | Stereo |
| Audio Output Type | Headphones, Speakers |
| Output Wattage | 100 Watts |
| Wattage | 1E+2 |
| Batteries included | No |
| Batteries Required | No |
| Signal-to-noise ratio (dB) | 82 dB |
| Connector Type | Bluetooth |
| Media Format | WAV |
| Includes rechargable battery | No |
| Manufacturer | Cambridge Audio |
| Item model number | AXR100 |
| Product Dimensions | 34.04 x 42.93 x 10.92 cm; 8.1 kg |
| ASIN | B07SM233YP |
