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14 January 2018
Bohlender Graebener great speakers
I have Martin Logan speakers with their ATF ribbon tweeters based upon the Radia technology. I wanted to have the ceiling speakers match so replaced some Phase Technology ceilings with the BG PD-8Ci speakers. I also have some BG bookshelf speakers which are also wonderful. If you have heard BG or ML speakers with this ribbon -- I guess it immediately grabs you or doesn't. It creates a big stage and the sounds are beautifully defined -- especially music.
24 March 2021
Cambridge Audio CXA81: everything I wanted
1 of 1 found this helpful I bought this CXA81 for a few reasons. Great reviews from What Hi-Fi? and especially a review in Stereophile (and others) both which can be found online. The Stereophile reviewer paired the integrated amp with Quad S-2 speakers and said that the combination was great. I have Quad S-1 speakers which are basically the same as the S-2 speakers with a slightly smaller woofer.
I understood that the power rating on Cambridge Audio is real and not imagined and that the sound of this amp was tilted toward the v curve without any tone controls. That is probably the biggest issue for anyone deciding whether to get this amp or not -- will you like the sound that Cambridge Audio decided was going to be your sound? I am happy with the sound design.
Another thing is that there is a built in DAC on this amp which is supposed to be pretty good. I haven't done AB testing but I hooked up my cheap cd player through digital hookups rather than analog in order to use the amp's DAC.
I've played and recorded music but I don't go for tons of spending on audio equipment. I am trying to get the sounds I want for as little money. This purchase was somewhat more than I would normally spend for a two channel amp but I felt this one does everything I need and that it could be the last one I buy so it was worth it.
Now comes the best part. The amp does bluetooth really well. It has an aptX HD Bluetooth receiver built in for direct streaming from any compatible device at up to 24-bit/84kHz. Bluetooth from a phone that can play aptX HD music sounds really good. No dongle or anything special. Just built in.
There is a sub out which is nice. The buttons and controls and remote are easy to use. My one nit is that the terminal posts seem pretty cheap plastic for an amp of this price but it works. No phono preamp but supposedly Cambridge Audio felt that, at this price point, anyone buying this would want to buy a separate phono preamp.
Looking at amps in this price range (I bought refurbished which I think is as good as new with a big discount), I think this gives you high quality for the money. It's not a mind blowing piece of equipment but it is a great part of a two channel system I have in a small/medium room that has already given me hours of listening enjoyment.
08 January 2020
Excellent 2 channel amp
I love the sound of the stasis Pass amp. The main issues with this amp is it is quite old and is a stereo amp with no connection for a subwoofer. Plenty of power and can probably easily drive most speakers.