Cambridge Soundworks A1 Integrated Amplifiers

Cambridge Soundworks A1 Integrated Amplifiers 

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[Nov 11, 2024]
maryrosesss


Strength:

I replaced the standard pot for an old Blue Alps I had lying around and had a good listen, wow this little amp had a very detailed sound if a little thin but sounded great with my Nakamichi cassette deck. I decided to swap out all the cheap nasty ceramic caps and replace them with Wima foil types and silver mica, wow another great improvement.

Weakness:

None so far. sheetrock installers near me

OVERALL
RATING
5
[Oct 27, 2024]
joedavidson


Strength:

I have many kinds of amplifiers, including this one. Do you have a directory where I can call to report a problem?

Weakness:

I'll come back to confirm it.

Purchased:
Used  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Aug 02, 2024]
Breana


Strength:

It is great so far and I like it. replacement social security card

Weakness:

None so far

Purchased:
New  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Apr 04, 2024]
Kyzer1816


Strength:

Can you post a picture of this item? This is for our reference when buying. warehouse flooring

Weakness:

I don't have this item yet.

OVERALL
RATING
5
[Jan 25, 2024]
davidson02


Strength:

It's all worth it! Jacksonville Drywall Contractors highly recommends this amplifier.

Weakness:

None so far.

Purchased:
Used  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Oct 10, 2023]
cecelia


Strength:

If you're considering buying this item used from someone, I advise reading some of the positive reviews at 47 Labs on this website because those are the ones you'll be hearing if you manage to get your hands on one of them. factoring for business

Weakness:

None . .

Purchased:
New  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Sep 28, 2023]
polboron


Strength:

Inspired by this I decided to see what I could squeeze out of this thing so I changed all the caps and upgraded them with Panasonic FM, FA and OsCons as well as increasing the large reservoir caps to 10000uf and tweaked some values of critical caps in the signal path until I found the sweet spot.

Weakness:

None so far. photo booth

OVERALL
RATING
5
[May 02, 2023]
Zucco


Strength:

Ok I picked this amp up for 20 quid, it had a noisy volume pot and was sold for spares or repair. I replaced the standard pot for an old Blue Alps I had lying around and had a good listen, wow this little amp had a very detailed sound if a little thin but sounded great with my Nakamichi cassette deck. I decided to swap out all the cheap nasty ceramic caps and replace them with Wima foil types and silver mica, wow another great improvement. Inspired by this I decided to see what I could squeeze out of this thing so I changed all the caps and upgraded them with Panasonic FM, FA and OsCons as well as increasing the large reservoir caps to 10000uf and tweaked some values of critical caps in the signal path until I found the sweet spot. I would happily listen to this Nakamichi/Cambridge A1/ B&O CX100 forever! It lacks NOTHING

Weakness:

A bit thin sounding until upgrading all caps and volume pot.

Price Paid:
£20
Purchased:
Used  
Model Year:
1998
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Aug 02, 2001]
Ricardo Nunnini
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Price, musicality, relative lack of listener fatigue

Weakness:

Not at this price

When my multi-$$$ amplifier blew up and was sent off to be fixed, I had to rummage around my friends and basement for a temporary replacement.

This $100 blew away several amps costing up to seven times as much. It's a simple, honest, musical sounding amplifier, that you can just forget about and enjoy the music.

I currently have it sitting in between a $6000 Mark Levinson No 39 CD and a pair of BBC LS3/5a speakers, and it doesn't sound out of place. Incredible.

Similar Products Used:

Linn, Arcam, Rotel

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Dec 25, 2001]
desin
Audiophile

Strength:

soothes the savage beast

Weakness:

no bowel moving dynamics - modest 35 watts/channel

First i should mention that this amplifier uses an integraded chip amplifier that provides it the 35 watts it gives out. If you look inside the unit you will see how many few parts the amp uses (something like 9 components per channel-no s*it). I should also mention that the same i.c power amplifier is being used in the 47 labs gaincard amp(or whatever it's called) that sells for something like $4000. Yep, this is basically the same thing except it sells for about $400! Cudos to cambridge audio! Too bad this product is no longer in production though. Although some of the newer cambridge stuff may still be using this chip, i'm not certain.
If you are thinking about purchasing this thing used from someone I suggest going to the 47 labs reviews on this site and reading some of the glowing reviews there because that's what you will be listening to if you get ahold of one of these.
This little amp sounds so amazingly rich and deep. Whoever at phillips designed this i.c is a genius. We need more of these things!!!

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
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