Cambridge Audio Edge A--- was 6000€ now 5400€
GEAR PATROL
THE EAR
UNITED KINGDOM,
‘The way this amp lays out all the detail in front of you and yet delivers it all in a cohesive fashion is nothing short of breathtaking.’
MODERNHIFI.DE
GERMANY,
Score: 9.7/10
’50 years of Cambridge Audio, [and] it was worth waiting for this amplifier. With the Edge A, the British brand once again prove their outstanding expertise for high-class audio technology at an unrivalled price point.’
GEAR PATROL
UNITED STATES,
‘Cambridge Audio’s most powerful and detailed integrated amplifier ever… ….If you were to build out the perfect hi-fi system for your dream house, this amplifier would probably be at its heart.’
FINANCIAL TIMES – HOW TO SPEND IT
UNITED KINGDOM,
‘If I were in the market for an amp to enlighten these dark winter nights, this would be my choice.’
FINANCIAL TIMES – HOW TO SPEND IT
UNITED KINGDOM,
‘If I were in the market for an amp to enlighten these dark winter nights, this would be my choice.’
STEREO
GERMANY,
‘Cambridge Audio make themselves and their fans a birthday present and release the best amplifier ever developed by the British company: musical, vivid and extremely dynamic.’
AUDIO MAGAZINE
GERMANY,
‘[It’s] impossible not to be fascinated by the Cambridge Edge A… Cambridge Audio [has] set a benchmark… Excellent measurements demonstrate that the developers (whose signatures are to be found on the circuit boards) have done a brillant job…’
STEREOPHILE
UNITED STATES,
‘I’ve reviewed many integrated amplifiers for Stereophile…..none provided me with as much simple, exuberant, at times jaw-dropping fun as Cambridge Audio’s Edge A.’
Breath-taking musicality.
Edge A is designed to bring musical detail to life. It delivers a finely balanced sound with a depth and clarity that come through with every note. We developed the system by ear, testing every component and only choosing those that blew us away. The end result is a ground-breaking arrangement that produces a much cleaner signal path and lets your music breathe. Edge A perfectly delivers our classic British sound – nothing added, nothing taken away.
More musical detail.
We pioneered the use of toroidal transformers in amplifiers, which led to improved performance. In Edge we take this one step further, using opposing symmetry twin toroidal transformers. This cancels out electromagnetic interference whilst offering outstanding power and maintaining consistent tonality, no matter how loud it’s played.
Effortless power without distortion.
Using standard Class A amplifier technology wasn’t going to be efficient enough for Edge A. Instead we added a bias voltage to a traditional Class AB design, reducing distortion to inaudible levels. This unique configuration also produces less heat and makes the whole system much more effective.
Hi-res bluetooth.
Pair any Bluetooth device to your Edge A to easily stream your music. With aptX HD support, you can play your audio at up to 24-bit/48kHz quality for an incredibly rich listening experience.
tech specs
100W RMS into 8 Ohms; 200W RMS into 4 Ohms
<0.002% 1kHz at rated power (8 Ohms); <0.02% 20Hz – 20kHz at rated power (8 Ohms)
<3Hz – >80kHz +/-1dB
>103 dB
< -100dB
Input A1-A2 (unbalanced) 380mV RMS
Input A3 (balanced) 47k Ohm; Input A1-A2 (unbalanced) 47k Ohm
Balanced, Coax S/PDIF, TOSLINK, USB Audio, Unbalanced, Bluetooth, Audio Return Channel (ARC)
Speakers, Preamplifier, Headphones (impedance of between 12 and 600 ohms are recommended)
USB Audio Class 2.0 supporting up to 32-bit 384kHz PCM, or up to DSD256
4.1 (Smart/BLE enabled) A2DP/AVRCP supporting formats up to aptX HD
16/24 bits, 32-96kHz
16/24 bits, 32-192kHz
1000W
<0.5W
150 x 460 x 405mm (5.9 x 18.1 x 15.9″)
24.4kg (53.7lbs)
Edge A Integrated Amplifier; 1.5M Power Lead; Edge Remote Control; 3 x AAA Batteries; Bluetooth Antenna; Edge Link Cable; Edge A User Manual
