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peter
13-10-2010, 13:39
Selling Mint condition Cambridge audio 840C Upsampling CD player. Yours for £400. Includes all boxes & docs.

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"One of the most involving and rewarding music replay machines we've come across at such a sensible price and an excellent partner to the fine 840A amplifier. There simply isn't a CD player at the price that offers anywhere near as much!" - Hi-Fi Choice magazine.

Welcome to the most eagerly anticipated CD player of 2006! The Cambridge Azur 840C has been a long time in the making, but it's time that has been extremely well spent. In short, the 840C is the most technically advanced CD player in its class - with sound quality to match.

The 840C embraces a raft of proprietary technologies including ATF (Adaptive Time Filtering) asynchronous up-sampling technology which has been developed in conjunction with Anagram Technologies of Switzerland. This system intelligently interpolates 16-bit/44.1kHz CD data to 24-bit/384kHz data, through the use of a 32-bit Analog Devices Black Fin DSP (digital signal processor). This in turn feeds two 24-bit/384kHz DACs from the same company in dual differential formation. Each DAC handles just one channel for excellent stereo imaging, operating fully in differential mode for exceptionally low distortion and noise.

What this equates to for the listener is an exceptionally unforced, natural sound quality. Instruments and vocals "breath" with emotion and depth. Rather than sounding grey and mechanical, the Azur 840C uses colour, texture and fluidity of sound to create a sense of realism usually lost on players of this price.

Both unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR outputs are fitted. Two digital inputs are also provided which even allow the up-sampling and playback of other sources such as a DVD player via the Azur 840C. In addition, a recording digital output can even allow bit-for-bit data or upsampled data at 48, 96 or 192 kHz to be recorded by a suitable device.

As you'd expect from the Cambridge Audio Azur range, the 840C is also superbly built. The aluminium front panel is 7mm thick. The anti-vibration casing features a 2mm steel base. All told, this CD player weighs in at 8.5KG - more than many amplifiers of this price! Included with the player is Cambridge Audio's renowned navigator remote control which will also control an Azur amplifier. Finally, a Control Bus, IR emitter and RS232 connection make the Azur 840C easy to link up to a multi-room system, such as the Cambridge Audio Incognito.

DSJR
13-10-2010, 13:48
Good luck with the sale. What are you replacing it with?

peter
13-10-2010, 14:29
Thanks Dave.

It belongs to a friend who is now living here and he replaced it with a Unico valve player some time ago.

Chivas
13-10-2010, 20:50
This offer is too good to be true! If I didn't own one already I definitely would've bought it. Great player, good luck with the sale!

tommy1
16-10-2010, 12:54
Echo those sentiments. I use the DAC of mine to play my Squeezebox through. Stunning for that money. Partnered with the 840A amp (thanks Marty) using the balanced i/c, into Mission 754F speakers. It may not be as exotic as a lot of kit but IMO it takes some beating for the money.

sparky68
27-10-2010, 12:03
Is it sold yet Peter ?
maybe i can talk the wife into selling her multitude of shoes and bags for me to raise the money if your in no hurry to move it ?

Mark

DSJR
27-10-2010, 17:33
The funny thing is, I strongly suspect that the 840C pees all over the Unico :sofa:

KC Jones
28-10-2010, 20:01
Hello Peter
You should have received a personal mail yesterday 26th.
Thanks - Kevin.

peter
29-10-2010, 11:43
Kevin, PM read thanks, PM reply sent.

Mark, I'll keep the thread up to date.

Dave,

The Unico is a better balance for the vinyl in that system, IM(limited)O.

Personally I cannot really tell most CD players apart, which is why I still have my 25 year old Marantz CD-94 (and stunningly beautiful it looks too, perhaps a photo is in order?).

peter

DSJR
29-10-2010, 17:52
S-allright Peter, I know where you're coming from with that. It purely depends on whether you think vinyl is the superior source and in fact how coloured it is and matching CD to it ;)



The CD94 should benefit from a clock upgrade, as my Philips/Marantz derived machine did, as much designer tweaking was already carried out to the circuit (both yours, if it's a mk1 CD94, and my players share the same basic digital chassis) with Elna Audio caps and decent op-amps. Some ferrites on the audio interconnects and a good high-current mains filter really do make a small but very worthwhile difference too, I found...

peter
02-11-2010, 16:40
NOW SOLD!

Thanks everyone for your interest and comments.

peter.