Cambridge CXA81 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
Your World’s a Stage
The thing that hits you when you hear CXA81 for the first time, is just how detailed everything sounds. You’ll pick up instruments, subtle shifts in tone, and harmonies you’ve previously missed. Close your eyes, and you’ll be able to place every musician in the soundstage. Once you’ve experienced CXA81, there’s no turning back.
Effortlessly Musical
At the heart of CXA81 beats a Class AB power amplifier stage with optimised capacitor values. It takes the musicality of Class A and blends it with the efficiency of Class B. The amp’s short signal path is efficient, leaving little opportunity for interference. The resulting sound is pristine while delivering the emotional impact the artist intended.
Power with Control
Thanks to a generous toroidal transformer, CXA81 delivers a prodigious 80 watts of power per channel. Dual taps into the left and right of the amplification board mean that, in effect, each channel has its own power supply – resulting in a vivid sound stage. Dynamic shifts in music – like those loud then quiet moments – are handled with ease.
Get the Message
Designed to bring your music to life, CXA81’s state-of-the-art digital circuit board includes the cutting-edge ESS Sabre ES9016 digital-to-analogue convertor (DAC). This means digital audio files, up to a heady 32-bit/384kHz or DSD256, are energised – with every subtle detail delivered in full. CXA81 combines unparalleled accuracy with vivid musicality, doing so beautifully.
Get Connected
CXA81 has connectivity covered. As well as digital optical, coaxial and USB Audio, it features stereo RCA inputs, balanced XLR sockets plus wireless hi-res connectivity via Bluetooth aptX HD – perfect for Alva TT V2. You can even connect a second set of speakers, to hear your music in another room.
Designed for Life
Thanks to the relentless dedication of our team in London, CXA81 is a complete solution. Its combination of versatility, power and audio excellence means it can form the centre of your musical experience for many years to come. Its elegant, minimalistic lines, crafted from aluminium and steel, will endure both physically and aesthetically.
Purity and musicality of sound
no home theater bypass
In my opinion, the purity and musicality of the sound of this amplifier is unrivaled. Crystal clear, with no hiss or distortion, even when the amp is turned on near full power. Has excellent input/output capabilities.
Extremely wide sound field with excellent separation between instruments made listening exciting. I listen almost exclusively to digital music and hear no difference between usb and bluetooth with the CXA81. I compared the CXA81 to the Parasound NewClassic 200, and the CXA81 outperformed the NewClassic. The NewClassic was a bit more detailed, it was much less engaging and sounded just flat in comparison. With the CXA81, the music is much more emotive. The only drawback is the lack of bypass for home theater. Otherwise, this is an amazingly well equipped and incredibly good sounding integrated amplifier.
Pure, open sound, good detail, a very quick response from the phone
At the level of "vile blue diodes")
I read the reviews for a long time and chose between Rotel 1572, Marantz 6008, Arcam SA20 and Denon PMA800 .. since I am from the Primorsky Territory, it was not possible to listen to all of the above models, so I had to focus on people's reviews.
The purchase is very pleased, the sound is clean, open, detailed, the bass is dynamic and worked out, in some compositions I did not recognize it at all, I heard the instrument instead of a simple thump .. It sounds cool.
I have a ligament - Polk Audio Signature ES15 and now this very CXA 81.
I used to listen to Triangle Aio - Sony Str -KG800- Polk Audio Signature ES15.
But since there is a built -in DAC in the CXA, now I can listen without AIO and honestly admit, I am satisfied. The sound is better and better than the reaction to the phone - I pressed the pause, the pause turned on, without too much expectation, which was in the previous bunch.
Of the minuses - well, of course, you need to support a person with his ?vile blue lights?, it was very funny to read about his discontent and since the device is really good .. I can add ?rattling batteries in the remote control? (which are included in the kit - thanks to the manufacturer) and the ?viewing angle? of the device receiving from the remote control, not the largest, so that the remote control reacts, sometimes you need to be almost perpendicular to it ..
I also noticed a strange picture, initially the sound was controlled only from the remote control or using the regulator on the device, but over time, it began to be controlled from the phone.
I am very pleased with the purchase, for those who open the Hi-Fi world for themselves, apparently now I will have to puzzle the issue of improving the AC and finally buy sensible cables/wires)
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Great appearance, functionality, melody!
A little archaic remote control, but a matter of taste.
After the transition from Denon PMA 800, I had a wow effect!
The sound became open, pure and hundreds of times more transparent. Music suddenly interested me again!
A stunning modern design, without displays and all the superfluous, the indication has 3 brightness modes - full, half and completely disconnected.
Blutuz - I could never imagine that bluetooth could sound better through AirPlay! I had a Yamaha Wxad 10 network player with the built -in AirPlay and how am I surprised that the sound of it is so lousy than through the boat of the amplifier.
Exit to the sub is super like!
Balance entrance - Super like!
Design is a super like!
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Very good strong and dynamic sound.
The price is still big!
I came to the salon in order to listen to the Magnat Ma900, which was praised to me and which was offered to the remote control at a discount. But the sound did not impress me. Then I was offered to listen to CXA 81. I immediately liked it in sound. This is a sound. Many thanks to Dmitry Zverev. He immediately realized what I want to get from the amplifier and he accurately offered me what I wanted. I recommend this amplifier to everyone who likes clearly and assertive sound with well -designed bass and lively sound of acoustic instruments.
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Great realistic sound
I ordered with delivery (free!) To our city. They brought it quickly.
I am grateful to the expert Abramov Denis for advisory assistance and an individual approach. In the process of delivery, reliable feedback pleased. My first purchase on the "remote control". I think not the last.
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