Cambridge Audio integrated amplifier
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Black Cambridge Audio 851a integrated amplifier. Condition is conservatively rated 9/10 due to small scuff on top panel only visible under certain lighting conditions. Original factory double box, remote, and all accessories included.
Purchased from authorized Cambridge Audio dealer (AudioThesis), was a lightly used demo unit.
Asking $900 shipped, PM if seriously interested for photos. Thanks.
Purchased from authorized Cambridge Audio dealer (AudioThesis), was a lightly used demo unit.
Asking $900 shipped, PM if seriously interested for photos. Thanks.
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Great integrated! I really enjoyed mine. GLWS!Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es; Squeezebox Touch with Bolder Power Supply
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1Cambridge Azur 551r; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Great deal on this integrated. What do you have your eye on next?Living Room
Parasound HINT 6, Yamaha Aventage RX-A 1060, Oppo 103D, Cambridge Audio Azur 851N, KLH Model 5s, Polk CSi A6, Samsung 65" LED
Office
Yamaha A-S501, Auralic Aries Mini, LSiM 703s
Douglas Connection ICs and Cables -
I currently own 5 integrateds, so I’m just thinning the herd a bit.
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You might have a problem 🤣 GLWTSLiving Room
Parasound HINT 6, Yamaha Aventage RX-A 1060, Oppo 103D, Cambridge Audio Azur 851N, KLH Model 5s, Polk CSi A6, Samsung 65" LED
Office
Yamaha A-S501, Auralic Aries Mini, LSiM 703s
Douglas Connection ICs and Cables -
I like to have a lot of gear on hand for reviewing speakers, in order to share insight into how they sound with different types of amps.
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That would be a fun problem to have.
GLWYS. DMIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?” -
Bump $850 shipped.
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I'm about to hook this up again and test it out. Will take some photos of it later.
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Forgot how heavy this thing is. 33lbs!
Small scuff/scratch that I mentioned:
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Just finished listening to it for several hours and now I am reconsidering selling it. Impressive.
It has that classic Cambridge Audio house sound. Nice wide soundstage, good imaging, big sweet spot. -
I have the Cambridge Audio 840E preamp, and two 840W amps, in my HT. Before I got the Pass gear they were my main stereo gear. Anyway, they sound great. Cambridge is a very good, and inexpensive, stereo manufacturer.
Good luck with the sale.
https://www.dagogo.com/cambridge-audio-azur-840e-preamplifier-840w-monoblock-amplifiers-review/Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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@clipdat is the norma going up for sale?
Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Puritan PSM156 -
Better question- which is better? Norma or Benchmark?
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joecoulson wrote: »Better question- which is better? Norma or Benchmark?
Good question, but is it a fair comparison? -
What defines fair?
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Not sure. Two things that are of the same price & product category I think.
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Amp costing “X” would be fair IMO
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How much was the Norma?
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The Norma Audio Revo IPA-140 integrated amplifier retails for $7,000.
https://www.audiothesis.com/product-page/norma-audio-revoipa-140b-integrated-amplifier -
Since your new gear retails at $5500, I would say that’s close enough... anyhoo, which is better?
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Black Friday bump - Now asking $800 shipped for the Cambridge 851a which was purchased in May of this year and never registered with Cambridge, so it should still be well under it's 3-year warranty.
This will be my final price reduction. Thanks for your consideration. -
Update: This is off the market for now, as it is on loan to a prospective buyer (fellow Polkie).
