Cambridge Soundworks A1 Integrated Amplifiers
Cambridge Soundworks A1 Integrated Amplifiers
USER REVIEWS
[Oct 27, 2024]
joedavidson
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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
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[Aug 02, 2024]
Breana
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It is great so far and I like it. replacement social security card Weakness:
None so far Purchased: New
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[Apr 04, 2024]
Kyzer1816
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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. |
[Jan 25, 2024]
davidson02
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It's all worth it! Jacksonville Drywall Contractors highly recommends this amplifier. Weakness:
None so far. Purchased: Used
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[Oct 10, 2023]
cecelia
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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
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[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 |
[May 02, 2023]
Zucco
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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
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[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. Similar Products Used: Linn, Arcam, Rotel |
[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. |
[Mar 06, 1998]
bryon
an Audio Enthusiast
I'm impressed. For the amount of money I had to spend on an amp, the Cambridge Audio A1 has improved the sound of my system immeasurably. The power is more than sufficient to run my Klipsh Heresys. Both cds (Nakamichi OM1) and vinyl (Oracle Alexandria with a Mission 773 moving coil cartridge) sound wonderful. I'm sure there are losts of other amps out there that sound better, as there are countless numbers of speakers and cd players which would improve the sound, but for the cost, I don't think anything would touch this amp. |