Cambridge Audio 840C player

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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2008
    Yes, the display has three settings. Off, Lit and Nuclear. This is controlled via the remote. When off, the player is completely dark except for the small blue LED near the power button. This LED casts almost no light however.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited January 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    Oh man, I would love to hear the difference between XLR and RCA with this player. I have never had the pleasure. You've made a great purchase. Please add a review to this post once you get everything setup and settled in for a while. I would be interested in your own pre and post break-in experience.

    You can count on it!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2008
    I'm looking forward to hearing all this new stuff Phil!
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited January 2008
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to hearing all this new stuff Phil!

    I'm anxious as hell to hear all your new gear too. Get well so I can make it down there on Sat. for a listen & maybe a trip to Overture.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2008
    I'm anxious as hell to start posting pictures of all the gear everyone is always discussing. Ricardo has a sick setup with pics on an other thread. Once I get my new amps I'll post some pics as well.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2008
    Another testament to this player is the high resale value it consistently demands on audiogon.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited January 2008
    Hi Solid,
    Great write up, thanks for the info. I may end up with an 840 down the road. I am looking forward to Phil's review.
    Venom
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  • del44
    del44 Posts: 686
    edited January 2008
    The volume buttons on the 840 remote can be used to operate a Musical Fidelity pre amp. (It works on the A5 pre) It may even work a MF integrated also.
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  • tom t
    tom t Posts: 543
    edited January 2008
    i have the new 840 cd player. excellent player. the first night i had it i just sat it on the table put a cd in it and let it go all night and the next day. when i hooked it up to my system is sounded superp. well worth it
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited January 2008
    Emlyn wrote: »
    I'm in the group that would recommend allowing one to break in for a while b I'd recommend using one with a tube preamp as it may be too clinical in an all solid state system with bright speakers.

    I noticed in your signature that you show the 840c in the same system with your SDA's. Are they the speaks you are using the 840c in currently?

    Just trying to get an idea of this player's interaction with SDA's with the silk dome tweeters.

    Thanks,
    Wes
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    Sony 75" Bravia 4K | Polk Audio SDA-SRS's (w/RDO's & Vampire Posts) + SVS PC+ 25-31 | AudioQuest Granite (mids) + BWA Silver (highs) | Cary Audio CAD-200 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Rotel Michi P5 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Cambridge Audio azur 840C--Wadia 170i + iPod jammed w/ lossless audio--Oppo 970 | Pure|AV PF31d
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,490
    edited January 2008
    I-SIG wrote: »
    I noticed in your signature that you show the 840c in the same system with your SDA's. Are they the speaks you are using the 840c in currently?

    Just trying to get an idea of this player's interaction with SDA's with the silk dome tweeters.

    Thanks,
    Wes

    I think it complements the SDA's with the silk dome tweeters perfectly, with the SDA's being fairly laid back speakers to me with the replacement tweeters. The only reservation I have with SDA's is when trying to listen to music from the '60's that made excessive use of channel separation (i.e. Beatles putting voice and guitar in one channel and drums and bass in the other with no mixing). The 840C emphasizes this more, kicking the sound out further to the sides with this kind of gimmicky recording technique than I've experienced before from a CD player, leaving a huge gap with nothing in the middle between the speakers. That's pretty rare though.
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