Cambridge Audio AXR100-100 Watt Separate HiFi Stereo Receiver Featuring Built-In Phono Stage FM/AM Radio and Bluetooth 5.0 - Lunar Grey

Amazing sound from this cumbrige audio AXR 100 with a combination with sx 60 speakers give an amazing sound

Sweet sound and voice , bass not too strong but enough, treble sound is good details / no fan noise / Bluetooth easy to connect (within 5 meters, more than 6 meters will disconnect) . Multi connection, everything is good.

i brought the axr100 in march 2021 in the last 12 months the remote would work when it wanted to,i recently brought a replacement(from cambridge £24.99)and now the remote only works around 1 hour after i have switched the amp on by hand.Cambridge can you tell me if this is a known issue?

Cambridge AXR 100 Receiver I bought this Cambridge AXR 100 Receiver at Xmas 2025 to take advantage of the hefty 30% discount on offer from both Cambridge and Amazon– reduced from £449 to £349 - to replace my ageing Pioneer SX-757 receiver in my secondary Hi-Fi system and primarily partner up with my Cambridge Audio AXN10 Streamer – the full-size version of the Cambridge MXN10 - which I bought a year ago. This was both for obvious improvements in performance sound quality and aesthetic reasons as both units have a similar design, build quality and lunar grey finish as they were quite literally made for each other. I am using both alongside an old pair of Mission 701s at least in the short term even if these speakers tend to be a bit too bassy and as a result I have turned down the bass and upped the treble one notch on the Cambridge AXR100. In terms of getting started it was straight forward and easy enough. I agree with the comments made by other customers about the underwhelming remote control – it certainly seems like an afterthought in terms of design, layout and functionality but Cambridge generally want the sonics from the separates themselves to provide the thrills as opposed to gimmicks so as long as I can switch it off and on, select sources and adjust the volume then it’s ok I guess. Speaking of volume as another customer pointed out when switched back on after switching off it defaults to a low volume, shame there does not seem to be a way of setting a default volume. Another gripe is that it doesn’t come with an e-arc HDMI input for easy hook up to a TV and relies on the fiddlier S/PDIF. Minor gripes aside I am very pleased with results from the AXR100 as the amp, the source and speakers are a much better-balanced system and much better to handle my diverse various musical tastes e.g. electronica, classic rock, prog, metal and punk, post punk, soundtracks, jazz and classical. The new setup sounds cleaner, crisper and has a greater sense of scale, and the bass is both deep, fluid and punchy. For best results use the best source which when streaming is the format. I have recently upgraded most of my CD rips that I use with my AXN10 Streamer from 192kbps to 320kbps mp3 to the lossless FLAC format which sounds identical to CD. Even high quality Mp3s encoded at high bit rates suffer from some signal loss, compression & have less separation and lack some high frequencies compared to the original CD. Having a load of content in FLAC has allowed me to easily try and enjoy a wide range of high-quality music to put the Cambridge AXN10/ AXR100 combo through its paces and with (almost) everything it touches it passes with flying colours with little to complain about. Whilst I prefer the FLAC for HiFi playback I still have plenty of music in MP3 format purchased from the likes of Amazon and eMusic or I have the CD, but I haven’t yet re-ripped to FLAC so I still use the mp3 version (e.g. Amazon Auto-Rip). One of the reasons for getting a streamer in the first place was to give my MP3s the audiophile treatment and put my ever-expanding music collection in one central digital place. Good news is that MP3 playback via the Cambridge AXN10/ AXR100 combo is more than decent enough giving these tracks and the listener all the thrills and spills in the current form providing the bit rate is around 150kbs or above albeit with something of a minor woolly sock effect on the treble. Case in point my MP3 albums of Bjork’s “Debut”, Hybrid’s “Wide Angle Lens” Lamb’s best of “Best Kept Secrets” and Propaganda’s “A Secret Wish” and The Prodigy’s “The Fat of the Land” all sounded damn good despite a sub 200kbps bit rate. Whilst MP3 albums around or above 250kbps such as John Barry’s soundtrack to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service sound almost close to CD quality. The only things that don’t sound too hot are the FLACs of the first two Oasis albums with their infamous over-loud production and excessive brick wall mastering that makes them sound great on small transistor radios but sound quite frankly awful on a decent hi-fi and I have had the same problem with every system I have owned and generally they follow an inverse relationship with quality of the system. Likewise My HQ MP3 version of Portishead’s Dummy with its muddy Low Fi sound doesn’t do that great either. Bear in my mind that good hi-fi can only bring out the best in what was captured - however it can’t work miracles with stuff that wasn’t properly recorded, mixed or mastered in the first place. I have not used the inbuilt FM tuner much apart from getting it working and trying out as I don’t generally listen to much Radio and when I do tend to use internet radio on the AXN10 mostly to listen to Radio 3. I haven’t used it much in conjunction with a TV other than to watch football mainly because it has made listening to music thrilling again. All in all this purchase was a no brainer.

Connection to Bluetooth is a chore akin to breaking into Fort Knox. Remote control is ungodly and designed by an anti designer. Buttons tiny, please have super super vision. Sound quality is ok, not amazing, just ok. Wouldn’t buy again.

If you’re thinking of buying this, do it ! The sound quality is great, I am running a pair of warfedale valdus 500 floor standing speakers. I have only had this up half way and it drives them amazingly well. Bass and treble controls via the main display, not sure if they can be adjusted from the remote. The Bluetooth connection is great, it’s version 5 I believe. This can run two pairs of speakers via the A port and B port, these can be ran individually or together. The build quality is great, it’s got some weight to it and it looks great.

A lot of amp for the money; 100w/channel, FM, built in phono stage, bluetooth and DAC. Bought this to use in my second system, being a long time fan of CA. The internal DAC and phono stage are both lacklustre, so I switched to external units. The FM tuner is just ok, no more; a separate s/h Denon Tuner sounds much better. And there's no RDS, just basic station name info. The remote is plasticky, badly laid out and works poorly off axis. Even the basic sound is lacklustre; ok with rock and pop but can't cope with the classical, jazz and ambient music I listen to. My Denon DM41DAB sounds better with only 30 watts per channel. Looks like value for money. Isn't.

I love this amp. Banana plugs make it a lot easier to connect. The sound is amazing,crisp notes I didn’t get from my old Technics amp.

Après plus de deux mois d'utilisation, cet amplificateur-DAC-tuner s'avère d'un excellent rapport qualité-prix. Il est arrivé dès bien emballé avec un jour d'avance, et son installation ne requiert aucune compétence particulière, et le manuel utilisateur très schématique s'avère amplement suffisant pour les branchements et les services de base. On peut télécharger, sur le site de l'importateur français, une version plus complète de ce manuel. Esthétiquement, il s'avère très réussi : la couleur "Luna Grey" lui permet de s'intégrer avec discrétion dans n'importe quel intérieur, et les commandes sont implantées rationnellement, l'écran des menus étant par ailleurs bien lisible. La télécommande est très directionnelle, et les sérigraphies bleues sur fond gris foncé sont parfois peu lisibles -elle sert aussi à piloter les lecteurs CD de la même série AX chez le constructeur-. D'un point de vue sonore, cet ampli est une vraie réussite -et c'est d'ailleurs pour cela que je l'ai acheté-. Belle image sonore en largeur et en profondeur, grande réserve de puissance qui lui permet de driver des enceintes réputées un peu difficiles -faible rendement et courbe d'impédance torturée-, bonne neutralité générale… Le DAC est de très bonne qualité et permet d'exploiter un lecteur réseau piloté par iPad dans d'excellentes conditions -via liaison Toslink-, l'entrée CD analogique est au même très bon niveau. Le tuner s'avère très sensible et le bluetooth est exploitable sans décrochage pour une distance inférieure à 2 mètres environ. Un excellent ampli, très complet, au rapport qualité-prix très attractif.

Ich hatte zuvor schon einige kleinere Kraftpakete Fosi zB. für ca.100€ bis 170€ getestet. Der Cambridge hatte aber deutlich mehr Qualität und für besseren Hörgenuss gesorgt als alle anderen. Über Bluetooth bin Ich sehr zufrieden und überzeugt. Leider kam es nach ca. Fünf Tagen zu einem komischen Auftreten von ungleichem Stereoklang der das komplette Klangbild veränderte. Mit der Klinke zum TV war alles in Ordnung, Radiosender auch, nur bei Bluetooth war es nur noch schlecht. Ich war sehr überrascht und traurig weshalb das auf einmal Auftrat. An den Lautsprechern konnte es nicht liegen, daher habe Ich es wieder zurückschicken lassen. Und mir dennoch den gleichen zu kaufen. Ich weiß nicht wie der aufgetretene zu stande kam. Dennoch war ich vom Klangbild begeistert. Seit Ich jetzt den Neuen Cambridge habe, ist er bis heute complet ok. Also Ich hoffe das es dabei auch bleibt. Für 670€ mag er etwas teurer sein als die kleinen und günstigeren. Aber wer etwas mehr auf Klarheit im Klangbild und Hörgenus will, empfehle Ich trotzdem dieses Gerät. Die Fernbedienung ist zwar nicht ganz so gut aber das macht mir nichts. Kaufempfehlung an sonsten auf jeden Fall.

Da acquistare ad occhi chiusi. Dettagliatissimo, anche a volumi decisamente proibitivi. Affiancateci delle buone casse, dei buoni cavi ed un buon DAC, o comunque una sorgente di qualità. Vi darà delle soddisfazioni incredibili. Non è mai stancante, ma riesce a non essere noioso. Ti fa cogliere dettagli e sfumature di canzoni che magari hai sentito fino allo sfinimento, già da appena collegato. Il mio è ancora in pieno rodaggio ma nonostante ciò mi sono sentito di recensirlo. Unico neo il telecomando un po' economico e la ventola che fa un leggero rumore prima di fermarsi, o almeno nel mio esemplare. Sono troppo contento dell' acquisto che ho fatto, lo consiglierei ad occhi chiusi. Ho abbinato delle Indiana line DJ 308, DAC S.M.S.L DO 100 e cavo Ricable U40 e la catena suona da dio nonostante le casse stanno suonando posizionate su due sedie da cucina in attesa che arrivino gli stand appositi. Anche le casse sono ancora in rodaggio ma suonano maestosamente.

Elegante diseño.

Produit répondant à mes attentes, bonne réserve d’énergie. Rapport qualité prix 👍🏻