Cambridge Audio AXR100 100-Watt Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth | Built-in Phono Stage, 3.5mm Input, AM/FM with RDS

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE FAN NOISE---I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD IT!!! I am and always have been a music connoisseur. I have a stereo in my garage, workshop, bonus room, living room and now my home office. I have high end equipment in most locations but didn't want to spend countless dollars for the home office area. So, I started researching what I considered to be a 'middle of the road' receiver, phono speaker system. No matter where my search took me, I kept coming back to the Cambridge Audio AXR100. My only concern was the numerous reviews that pointed out the fan noise. (I still haven't heard it) I bit the bullet so to speak and made the purchase. It came quickly and efficiently and was packaged well. As I unpacked the unit, I noticed how sleek and well made it appeared. I had seen the reviews of people who took an hour or more to complete the installation. I think I had a total of thirty (30) minutes in the install. I hooked up four (4) Klipsch RP-600M speakers, a Klipsch 12" powered subwoofer, a Fluance RT85, CD player, a tv and a Blu-ray. The compatibility to all of these units was perfect. Everything was very straightforward and easy. Then came the moment of truth. I turned on the unit and slowly turned up the volume. The sound was nothing short of amazing. I started with a vinyl lp, moved to a cd from there, then to the tv and Blu-ray. All sounded perfect. The highs, the mids, and the lows were outstanding. The A/B speaker selection unit is fantastic. I will primarily keep the unit on both A and B, but occasionally, if the wife is sleeping, will switch one pair off with the touch of a button. After about 90 minutes of playing with this thing, I noticed that the unit wasn't even remotely hot and I had yet to hear the fan noise people discussed. I turned the volume down and listened intently, I could not hear any fan noise, and to this day I still haven't heard any fan noise, and the unit doesn't get hot so it surely must be working. I used the Bluetooth to sync my phone and my Bose headphones. The Bluetooth connectivity was fast, easy and painless. Less than a minute to pair both items and ensure that they worked properly. The remote control is your friend, and I found it easy to navigate the unit with the remote. It appears to be well thought out by Cambridge Audio. This AXR100 truly has a classic stereo look and feel to it. It has and is delivering outstanding sound quality with all items that are hooked up to it. The Bluetooth has been amazing for listening to my Sirius XM. The radio will rarely be used, but the reception and sound were outstanding. The unit has more than enough power to power all of the attached speakers and the clarity rival my high end Onkyo and Denon. I believe that the price point for this powerful and fully enriched feature laden unit is right on target. I paid much more for my other units, and the Cambridge sounds just as good and, in some instances, better. If you are sitting on the fence for a nice piece of sound equipment that is packed with features, sounds great, and sits at a great price point, give the Cambridge Audio AXR100 a look. You will not be disappointed.

Product arrived in perfect condition, though the box was substantially damaged and punctured in shipping. Connected to one pair of Klipsch RF7 speakers via banana plugs, nothing else. Connecting to Bluetooth took a few minutes only because I could not see the microscopic Bluetooth symbol next to the PHONO label on the same button. Connectivity and sound quality via Bluetooth / iPad is excellent. At this point, that is the only source I've tried. With all controls at nominal (no boost to bass or treble) the sound is superb with all music I've tried. For comparison, at -40dB, the sound level is plenty for a good size room. At -30dB, it's quite loud though still smooth and warm. By -20dB, the sound is VERY loud but still perfectly accurate and enjoyable. If my math is correct, -20dB should be about 1W to each speaker. Some credit to Klipsch for such high efficiency and pleasantness at modest power levels. Thank you, Cambridge, for an excellent product!

I’m being a bit critical on this review. The receiver is 2 channelled and puts out a good neutral sound and with a dedicated subwoofer output. There are not too many products on the market like this. However, I I’m very dissatisfied with the Bluetooth connection. The bluetooth range is only a few feet and can be interrupted by movement. The volume control integration is not synchronized with my phone. Receivers 1/4 the price have a much better connection. To work around the bluetooth issue, I purchased a range extender and connected through the optical line. About $50 more in cost and another device to turn on/off. So here’s the pros/cons: Pros: -Neutral sound, ideal for vinyl playback -2 Channel (A/B), great if you are powering sound in two different locations (e.g. indoor/outdoor). -Good power output. Cons: -Bluetooth connection -limited sound control (bass, treble, volume, nothing else). It’s hard to adjust for mids. -poor integration with phone. -not a lot of value for the price

Tiene muy buena potencia, es sólido tanto en construcción como en sonido. Cuenta con un DAC muy decente. Lo he usado con una tornamesa TEAC que tiene PRE integrado y suena fenomenal. También desde mi TV con Spotify y Tidal vía óptica con resultados sumamente satisfactorios. La calidad por Bluetooth es buena, aunque su alcance es limitado, francamente no recomendaría usarlo con esta conexión. Primero lo usé con unas Klipsch RP600 y algunas canciones sonaban extraordinariamente bien, pero otras pocas muy mal. A mí parecer esto no era culpa del amplificador, sino de lo reveladoras de las Klipsch, ya que son tan buenas que las malas grabaciones se notan. Si tienes unas RP600 te recomendaría este ampli si lo vas a usar para vinilos, ya que le darías ese toque de calidez necesario. Después cambié las klipsch por unas Borea BR03, con este cambio perdí un poco de dinamismo pero gané estabilidad, ya que prácticamente todo suena bien. Eso sí, al ser altavoces menos divertidos que los Klipsch, hay detalles que no logran relucir, no obstante son más todo terreno y cualquier cosa que reproduzcas, ya sea vinilos o streaming, suena a un nivel muy disfrutable. Lo único que no me encantó de este ampli fue su PRE de phono, siento que le falta escenario y dispersión de los instrumentos, aunque tampoco quiere decir que sea malo. Solo no es tan bueno como el resto.

Eu precisava de um amplificador para meu sistema de som porque o meu Sony Legato Linear "faleceu" após 35 anos de serviços prestados e estava procurando um substituto que fosse mais "old school" e tivesse a capacidade de conectar 4 caixas de som, mas não com sistemas Dolby de vários canais. Também procurava um aparelho que não tivesse graves estúpidos, mas sim um som mais equilibrado. Acabei comprando este receiver Cambridge Audio AXR100 e estou extremamente satisfeito com ele. Para facilitar e não ficar um texto tão gigante, vou listar algumas características dele: - A construção dele é muito sólida, todo em metal, muito bem ventilado. Algumas pessoas reclamam do ruído da ventoinha, mas é o ruído da ventoinha de um desktop: não atrapalha a audição musical - O design é bem minimalista, com um mínimo de botões e combina com praticamente qualquer aparelho que você tiver. - O som é bem diferente do que estamos acostumados aqui no Brasil: há um grande equilíbrio entre as frequências graves, médias e agudas, com grande ênfase nas últimas. É o típico som "britânico". Para algumas pessoas o grave até pode parecer um tanto anêmico, mas ele é extremamente agradável para audições prolongadas [ele aceita inclusive um subwoofer para aqueles que precisam fazer os quadros dançarem nas paredes]. Mas o que chama a atenção realmente é a nitidez e definição sonora. Discos que possuem grande número de instrumentos tocados simultaneamente e que habitualmente parecem um tanto quanto "embolados" ganham nova vida no AXR100, especialmente se deixamos o volume mais alto. Testei com diversas fontes sonoras via entradas analógicas [cd, toca-discos, tape deck e MD]e acabei me surpreendendo com a sonoridade de discos que são velhos conhecidos. - Ele aceita dois pares de caixas de som, que podem trabalhar em conjunto ou separadas [A, B, A+B] -Há a possibilidade de conectar uma fonte de audio via Bluetooth. Talvez por uma questão de evitar interferências, a antena BT dele não tem um alcance tão longo. - Também é possível conectar um iPod ou outro aparelho via entrada auxiliar que fica no painel frontal do aparelho [plug p10 semelhante ao do fone de ouvido] e no painel traseiro há uma tomada USB para eventual suprimento de energia [NÃO É ENTRADA DE AUDIO]

I traded my Rotel of 15 years so I was very concerned about sound, I sent two different amps back so did have high hopes. My Rotel was $2500 so this amp at $800 was fight above its weight. But after a month I feel a made a good choice it has that warm British sound similar to the Rotel. I would definitely recommend this amp. Paired with my Monitor Audio column speakers and Sony DAC.

Despues de haber tenido minicomponentes que al ser potentes te aplastan parte de las frecuencias por eccesos de bajo y los agudos muy chillosos por aumentar el volumen y soundbar's Hi Res que resaltaban algunos detalles pero aveces daba un efecto no natural y se perdian otros detalles, compre este Amp AXR100. Por el momento lo tengo conectado a mi pantalla por cable optico y unas bocinas elac b6.2 compradas en amazon y la mayoria de la musica es flac, wav y dsd El sonido es un gran salto a lo anterior que tenian no distorsiona, no ensordese y ninguna frecuencia tapa a otra, las bocinas Elac b6.2 tienen mucho "medio" no son brillantes y el bajo esta bien asi que lo tengo en +2 bass/ 4 a 6+ trable. El efecto que da en las voces pareceriera que tienes un canal central, la separacion de instrumentos es buena y sorprende dependiendo que artista escuches, el bajo es suave y bibrante. Los discos en vivo suenan genial resalta el publico y los instrumentos en sus momentos axactos el en Vivo de luis miguel la "S" que el pronuncia era muy penetrante y ahora ya no, el unplugged de mtv de varios artistas pareciera que estas ahi, artistas como frankie valli, Sinatra, Abba, Michael jackson, America, Eart wind and fire o instrumentales sonora todo muy detallado y limpio en cuanto a rock no estan sorprendente pero no los guitarrasos no taparan las voces me pasaba con Slipknot o system of down si es led zepellin, acdc, the rolling, doors.. las pistas suenan con mas viveza. El ventilador suena como un playstation 4 cuando lo tienes a un 80% del volumen, realmente no me molesta porque la musica a ese volumen ni lo notaras y aun 50% o menos el ventilador no suena, el radio tambien me impresiono si tienes buena señal la musica suena si viniera de un cd original y limpio. Lo recomiendo: si ya que es un gran salto a lo anterior que tenia y si tu presupuesto no estan justo como el mio puedes ir por uno mas caro pero realmente no se si un Amp de mas de 30k tenga mayor diferencia pero adelante no creo que te arrpientas por cualquier gasto que elijas en un Amp. A futuro comprare una tornamesa y un reproductor de CD.

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