Cambridge Audio 550/650 V NAD

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Was considering purchasing NAD C326, NAD C545 & Dali Lektor 2's but was wondering if I should consider the new Cambridge Audio Azur 550 or 650 range. OR an alternative - please advise?

Does anyone have a view on the new Cambridge systems /

What HiFi - when can we expect a first review of this new Cambridge 550 / 650 systems?

 

[Andrew Everard]

650s in the August issue, on sale !st July

 

[Anonymous]

Much appreciated - makes sense to hold off until then. Thanks

 

[Clare Newsome]

Subscribers will be able to read the reviews even earlier - their copies of the August issue will arrive in the post from next Friday (26th).

 

[Anonymous]

I have recently purchased the 550 CD player as a replacement transport for my defunct Arcam CD73T. I was interested in the new S3 servo CD mechanism designed especially for CD playback, rather than the CD-ROM transports usually used.

I can't vouch for the sound through its analogue outputs because I am using a RA DAC1-USB to convert digital to analogue, but I can definitely say that it is a clearly superior transport than the Arcam, being much more transparent and detailed.

This should bode well for normal playback through its analogue outputs