CD player improvements

[Colinijohnson]

Thanks - I'll post results as soon as I get chance to audition & try everything.


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[Ian7633]

The Cambridge CXC CD transport arrived this morning and was plumbed in straight away.
First impressions are very good, the first thing you notice is the amount of detail, I'm hearing subtle edges I've not been aware of before, the acoustic guitar on Steven Stills first album is stunning, full of movement and life. George Michael's Ladies and Gentlemen is like taking a bath in warm sumptuousness and his voice is so clear and rich. John Barry and Chris Otti's soundtrack to Playing by heart, which is loaded with loud and very quiet brass is so dynamic but is in no way tiring to listen to.
I've really noticed the CXC's timing is spot on and where as my Marantz could get a little lost there's no sign of it with the Cambridge.
Build quality is as you would expect from Cambridge and the remote is nice and simple and will control other units in the CX range.
I've tried both the Toslink and the coaxial outputs but I couldn't find any differences, probably just my old rock star ears not quite as sharp as they once were.
Overall I think that for less than £350 it's a bit of a bargain.




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[struth]

nice looking unit ian.. does it only have digi outs then? what if any extra features has it?

[Ian7633]

It being purely a transport there are only digital outs, there are two RCA sockets on the rear panel but these are for wired remote connection to other CX units. It's quite basic on the features front, just repeat or random play and you can dim the display or turn it off altogether. There are no facilities to program the playback order and it doesn't have text display. It seems Cambridge put their efforts into the sound quality and I think it really shows.