AXR100 FM/AM Stereo Receiver

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE FAN NOISE---I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD IT!!! I am and always have been a music connoisseur. I have a stereo in my garage, workshop, bonus room, living room and now my home office. I have high end equipment in most locations but didn't want to spend countless dollars for the home office area. So, I started researching what I considered to be a 'middle of the road' receiver, phono speaker system. No matter where my search took me, I kept coming back to the Cambridge Audio AXR100. My only concern was the numerous reviews that pointed out the fan noise. (I still haven't heard it) I bit the bullet so to speak and made the purchase. It came quickly and efficiently and was packaged well. As I unpacked the unit, I noticed how sleek and well made it appeared. I had seen the reviews of people who took an hour or more to complete the installation. I think I had a total of thirty (30) minutes in the install. I hooked up four (4) Klipsch RP-600M speakers, a Klipsch 12" powered subwoofer, a Fluance RT85, CD player, a tv and a Blu-ray. The compatibility to all of these units was perfect. Everything was very straightforward and easy. Then came the moment of truth. I turned on the unit and slowly turned up the volume. The sound was nothing short of amazing. I started with a vinyl lp, moved to a cd from there, then to the tv and Blu-ray. All sounded perfect. The highs, the mids, and the lows were outstanding. The A/B speaker selection unit is fantastic. I will primarily keep the unit on both A and B, but occasionally, if the wife is sleeping, will switch one pair off with the touch of a button. After about 90 minutes of playing with this thing, I noticed that the unit wasn't even remotely hot and I had yet to hear the fan noise people discussed. I turned the volume down and listened intently, I could not hear any fan noise, and to this day I still haven't heard any fan noise, and the unit doesn't get hot so it surely must be working. I used the Bluetooth to sync my phone and my Bose headphones. The Bluetooth connectivity was fast, easy and painless. Less than a minute to pair both items and ensure that they worked properly. The remote control is your friend, and I found it easy to navigate the unit with the remote. It appears to be well thought out by Cambridge Audio. This AXR100 truly has a classic stereo look and feel to it. It has and is delivering outstanding sound quality with all items that are hooked up to it. The Bluetooth has been amazing for listening to my Sirius XM. The radio will rarely be used, but the reception and sound were outstanding. The unit has more than enough power to power all of the attached speakers and the clarity rival my high end Onkyo and Denon. I believe that the price point for this powerful and fully enriched feature laden unit is right on target. I paid much more for my other units, and the Cambridge sounds just as good and, in some instances, better. If you are sitting on the fence for a nice piece of sound equipment that is packed with features, sounds great, and sits at a great price point, give the Cambridge Audio AXR100 a look. You will not be disappointed.

Product arrived in perfect condition, though the box was substantially damaged and punctured in shipping. Connected to one pair of Klipsch RF7 speakers via banana plugs, nothing else. Connecting to Bluetooth took a few minutes only because I could not see the microscopic Bluetooth symbol next to the PHONO label on the same button. Connectivity and sound quality via Bluetooth / iPad is excellent. At this point, that is the only source I've tried. With all controls at nominal (no boost to bass or treble) the sound is superb with all music I've tried. For comparison, at -40dB, the sound level is plenty for a good size room. At -30dB, it's quite loud though still smooth and warm. By -20dB, the sound is VERY loud but still perfectly accurate and enjoyable. If my math is correct, -20dB should be about 1W to each speaker. Some credit to Klipsch for such high efficiency and pleasantness at modest power levels. Thank you, Cambridge, for an excellent product!

I’m being a bit critical on this review. The receiver is 2 channelled and puts out a good neutral sound and with a dedicated subwoofer output. There are not too many products on the market like this. However, I I’m very dissatisfied with the Bluetooth connection. The bluetooth range is only a few feet and can be interrupted by movement. The volume control integration is not synchronized with my phone. Receivers 1/4 the price have a much better connection. To work around the bluetooth issue, I purchased a range extender and connected through the optical line. About $50 more in cost and another device to turn on/off. So here’s the pros/cons: Pros: -Neutral sound, ideal for vinyl playback -2 Channel (A/B), great if you are powering sound in two different locations (e.g. indoor/outdoor). -Good power output. Cons: -Bluetooth connection -limited sound control (bass, treble, volume, nothing else). It’s hard to adjust for mids. -poor integration with phone. -not a lot of value for the price

I decided to finally upgrade from my Class D powered setup inspired by an awesome Record Player gifted to me by my wife. I decided I needed something with a little more oomf to fill the room. I had a set of fairly bright Fluance SX6 bookshelves and was looking for something that was a little more on the laid back side. I am primarily a Jazz and Classical listener with the occasional dip into classic rock and classic R&B. I tend to like a warmer, controlled sound and I'm not afraid to admit that I find overly clinical equipment to get a bit boring and I don't feel it captures the emotion in the music, but I can understand why it's desirable to some. That all being said, the Cambridge AXR100 seemed to check all of the boxes. It had enough power, plenty of inputs, a built in DAC and a Phono Stage. I have my Fluance RT81 (into the phono stage, with the Fluance stage bypassed) and a Wiim Pro Plus feeding the unit through Optical SPDIF set to 192/24. The unit is weighty for its size, metal construction and feels like a classic piece of quality audio hardware. My family and I have put this thing through its paces. Fed with high resolution music (primarily Qobuz and Amazon HD,) it presents a fairly wide soundstage with a balanced sound and for a receiver known to be "laid back" still preserves a lot of detail, without getting screechy or crunchy in the treble. The bass is smooth and clean and when, on a good holiday party evening, we pumped some Aerosmith through it, we also learned that this thing could give you a little kick in the pants with the bass. The internal crossover is set to 200hz, so it took a little fine tuning with our Monoprice Slim 10" sub, but I think I have a pretty balanced transition to the bottom. I'm not a bass-head, but it was comfortably powerful. An adjustable crossover would have been nice to preserve some of the power being sent to the speakers by not having to have them run full range, but I don't think I've come close in needing any more juice. Trying out the phono stage was a pleasant surprise as well. It is very capable and offers a clean and much louder presentation than I expected. It handled both pristine and well loved vinyl admirably. It grounds the record player well and ground hum is never an issue. Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, mono, sounds phenomenal. Having played in jazz bands, it really does a great job of presenting a realistic portrayal of the instruments, sounding quite frequently like they were in the room with me. I like to run my Herbie Mann's Brazil, Bossa Nova and Blues stereo LP through my systems, not just because I love the album, but because that jazz flute can really tax those tweeters and in a lesser system, you get a lot of ear piercing crunch. I am pleased to say, that while Herbie still hits some dog whistle worthy highs, they sound impressive, not just loud. Now I jokingly worry that he might break some of my wine glasses. Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme put up a good challenge in midrange clarity and control, and both sounded wonderfully at home on the Cambridge. The AXR100 also does a great job with rock, pop and R&B. It's sufficiently punchy when needed, giving some good physical thump to Zeppelin's Moby Dick and enveloped the room with the semi-ethereal guitar in Metallica's Enter Sandman. It seems to shine in the details with cleaner high resolution recordings, such as Roundabout by Yes, playing fast, lean and razor sharp as the tune switches constant gears. It's quite the surprise then that it also maintains the smooth and relaxed vocals of Otis Redding while he's Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay. Finally, classical music seems well balanced and full. Nearly everything I threw at it repeatedly allowed me to stop focusing on the hardware and just enjoy the music. I decided to have a bit of fun with the Zimmer Live in Prague through Qobuz. Not exactly classical music, but orchestral nonetheless. It's a great mix of his best scores in a very impressive concert. The Cambridge handled the transition from jazzy Ms. Daisy to raucous Sherlock Holmes with aplomb, giving me a sense of light and airy presentation with a sudden jolt of powerful earthy presence. It's a fun recording and listening on the Cambridge made it all the more exciting. So, overall is it perfect? No, a manual crossover would be nice, the laid back sound isn't for everyone, but most importantly, the remote control is horrible. The layout is fine enough, but it is not backlit and the blue colored font they chose on the dark grey buttons in nearly unreadable. As it is also setup for their CD player, I believe Cambridge would have been better off minimizing the buttons on this remote and then including the more universal remote with their CD player. In the dark or a dimmly lit room, the remote is almost impossible to use and you have to use your phone to read the buttons. In the long run, there aren't a lot of buttons you'll need, so I'm sure muscle memory will kick in, but if I already have my phone out, a connected remote app would have been a good feature. The buttons are also quite mushy and don't feel nearly as premium as the unit itself. The IR blaster is also terrible. Repeatedly I find myself moving the remote through the air like Luke battling Darth Vader while just trying to line up the signal. It's like playing a bad game of lazer tag at times trying to turn up the volume. Their remote division and audio divisions are clearly separate entities, but maybe that's a good thing. In the end, I would highly recommend the Cambridge AXR100. It is an overall excellent performer with classy and unobtrusive looks and a very regal British sense of style with some good old rebellious fun to be had when the lights go down. Bravo Cambridge!

After doing a lot of online research in purchasing a new amplifier or receiver I noticed that the Cambridge AXR series was getting more than its share of accolades. Videos by Andrew Robinson, Zero Fidelity and a British Audiophile led me to purchase an AXR-100 six weeks ago which I paired with a pair of Klipsch RP-600m II monitors and a Klipsch SPL-120 subwoofer. After over 100 hours of listening I am very happy with my decision. Paired with my speakers the receiver produces an accurate sound with a hint of warmth that makes listening for long periods a pleasure. The receiver makes quality recordings sound wonderful while coloring poor quality recordings enough to make them enjoyable too. I stream my music utilizing an LG smart TV and the built in DAC is solid. My only complaint is that it doesn’t offer USB connectivity. However, I have had no issues with fan noise as other reviews have complained of. The choice of HIFI gear is entirely subjective. If you are looking for a receiver or amplifier for under $1,000 and like to listen to all types of music for hours on end, I would highly recommend this receiver.

I'm in the process of building a little basement listening room and this was my first component to be added. Until my new speakers arrive I have paired it with an old pair of Paradigm Monitor Atoms (V6) and am not really sure that I need anything more. The combo of the Paradigms with the AXR100 - beautiful. The AXR100 produces strong, clean sound with lots of beautiful nuance. A very nice piece of audio equipment for a very low price. And World Wide Stereo was an excellent seller. The amp arrived in 36 hours after I ordered. I am very happy. This is all I need. I am super picky about sound, but don't have a lot of money to spend on overboard equipment. It's rare, though, that I am satisfied with my first purchase of audio equipment. This Cambridge unit, however, will be staying right where it is. I really like it. It will soon be paired with a pair of Tekton Lores, but I'm not sure that those will better the little Paradigms. Will see.

For decades I used a Dynaco Pat 4 pre amp, which I assembled, and an SAE XXX1 100 watt amp. This was a great combination for 70's and it lasted until now. But "Time Marches On" as Willy Nelson sings. Receivers today can do amazing things. There is a lot out there to choose from so selecting the right one is not easy. My criteria was simple; power to drive 6 speakers, FM AM ,extraordinary sound quality, ease of operation blue tooth, and a dedicated phono connection. I did not need a home theater tv setup. The Cambridge AXR meets all these requirements. But statistics alone cannot tell the full story. When I assemble the system, pressed the power button and started to listen to Mendelshon's Hebrides Overture I felt like the orchestra was in my studio. The sound was spectacular. Clean, sharp, zero distortion at any volume, bass that was real rather than boosted. The same is true no matter what type of music is played. My old system was very good but the AXR 100 operates at an entirely new level.

Update: I eventually got a working unit. After three years, the power circuit died - the indicator light in the power button came on, so the unit had access to electricity, but neither the button on the unit nor the remote turned the unit on; a worthless waste of $600. The unit looks great and it sounded swell for the week it worked, then the right channel just quit. Nothing on the right from speaker A, speaker B, or headphones. Seller was great about the return. I bought the more advanced Cambridge model from a different company, and that one didn't work right out of the box; same dead channel. Very disappointing, as the sound it managed to make was great; I wish one of them had worked. Wound up with a Yamaha R-N803, which doesn't look as sleek, but sounds great and works.

Tiene muy buena potencia, es sólido tanto en construcción como en sonido. Cuenta con un DAC muy decente. Lo he usado con una tornamesa TEAC que tiene PRE integrado y suena fenomenal. También desde mi TV con Spotify y Tidal vía óptica con resultados sumamente satisfactorios. La calidad por Bluetooth es buena, aunque su alcance es limitado, francamente no recomendaría usarlo con esta conexión. Primero lo usé con unas Klipsch RP600 y algunas canciones sonaban extraordinariamente bien, pero otras pocas muy mal. A mí parecer esto no era culpa del amplificador, sino de lo reveladoras de las Klipsch, ya que son tan buenas que las malas grabaciones se notan. Si tienes unas RP600 te recomendaría este ampli si lo vas a usar para vinilos, ya que le darías ese toque de calidez necesario. Después cambié las klipsch por unas Borea BR03, con este cambio perdí un poco de dinamismo pero gané estabilidad, ya que prácticamente todo suena bien. Eso sí, al ser altavoces menos divertidos que los Klipsch, hay detalles que no logran relucir, no obstante son más todo terreno y cualquier cosa que reproduzcas, ya sea vinilos o streaming, suena a un nivel muy disfrutable. Lo único que no me encantó de este ampli fue su PRE de phono, siento que le falta escenario y dispersión de los instrumentos, aunque tampoco quiere decir que sea malo. Solo no es tan bueno como el resto.

Eu precisava de um amplificador para meu sistema de som porque o meu Sony Legato Linear "faleceu" após 35 anos de serviços prestados e estava procurando um substituto que fosse mais "old school" e tivesse a capacidade de conectar 4 caixas de som, mas não com sistemas Dolby de vários canais. Também procurava um aparelho que não tivesse graves estúpidos, mas sim um som mais equilibrado. Acabei comprando este receiver Cambridge Audio AXR100 e estou extremamente satisfeito com ele. Para facilitar e não ficar um texto tão gigante, vou listar algumas características dele: - A construção dele é muito sólida, todo em metal, muito bem ventilado. Algumas pessoas reclamam do ruído da ventoinha, mas é o ruído da ventoinha de um desktop: não atrapalha a audição musical - O design é bem minimalista, com um mínimo de botões e combina com praticamente qualquer aparelho que você tiver. - O som é bem diferente do que estamos acostumados aqui no Brasil: há um grande equilíbrio entre as frequências graves, médias e agudas, com grande ênfase nas últimas. É o típico som "britânico". Para algumas pessoas o grave até pode parecer um tanto anêmico, mas ele é extremamente agradável para audições prolongadas [ele aceita inclusive um subwoofer para aqueles que precisam fazer os quadros dançarem nas paredes]. Mas o que chama a atenção realmente é a nitidez e definição sonora. Discos que possuem grande número de instrumentos tocados simultaneamente e que habitualmente parecem um tanto quanto "embolados" ganham nova vida no AXR100, especialmente se deixamos o volume mais alto. Testei com diversas fontes sonoras via entradas analógicas [cd, toca-discos, tape deck e MD]e acabei me surpreendendo com a sonoridade de discos que são velhos conhecidos. - Ele aceita dois pares de caixas de som, que podem trabalhar em conjunto ou separadas [A, B, A+B] -Há a possibilidade de conectar uma fonte de audio via Bluetooth. Talvez por uma questão de evitar interferências, a antena BT dele não tem um alcance tão longo. - Também é possível conectar um iPod ou outro aparelho via entrada auxiliar que fica no painel frontal do aparelho [plug p10 semelhante ao do fone de ouvido] e no painel traseiro há uma tomada USB para eventual suprimento de energia [NÃO É ENTRADA DE AUDIO]

I traded my Rotel of 15 years so I was very concerned about sound, I sent two different amps back so did have high hopes. My Rotel was $2500 so this amp at $800 was fight above its weight. But after a month I feel a made a good choice it has that warm British sound similar to the Rotel. I would definitely recommend this amp. Paired with my Monitor Audio column speakers and Sony DAC.

Despues de haber tenido minicomponentes que al ser potentes te aplastan parte de las frecuencias por eccesos de bajo y los agudos muy chillosos por aumentar el volumen y soundbar's Hi Res que resaltaban algunos detalles pero aveces daba un efecto no natural y se perdian otros detalles, compre este Amp AXR100. Por el momento lo tengo conectado a mi pantalla por cable optico y unas bocinas elac b6.2 compradas en amazon y la mayoria de la musica es flac, wav y dsd El sonido es un gran salto a lo anterior que tenian no distorsiona, no ensordese y ninguna frecuencia tapa a otra, las bocinas Elac b6.2 tienen mucho "medio" no son brillantes y el bajo esta bien asi que lo tengo en +2 bass/ 4 a 6+ trable. El efecto que da en las voces pareceriera que tienes un canal central, la separacion de instrumentos es buena y sorprende dependiendo que artista escuches, el bajo es suave y bibrante. Los discos en vivo suenan genial resalta el publico y los instrumentos en sus momentos axactos el en Vivo de luis miguel la "S" que el pronuncia era muy penetrante y ahora ya no, el unplugged de mtv de varios artistas pareciera que estas ahi, artistas como frankie valli, Sinatra, Abba, Michael jackson, America, Eart wind and fire o instrumentales sonora todo muy detallado y limpio en cuanto a rock no estan sorprendente pero no los guitarrasos no taparan las voces me pasaba con Slipknot o system of down si es led zepellin, acdc, the rolling, doors.. las pistas suenan con mas viveza. El ventilador suena como un playstation 4 cuando lo tienes a un 80% del volumen, realmente no me molesta porque la musica a ese volumen ni lo notaras y aun 50% o menos el ventilador no suena, el radio tambien me impresiono si tienes buena señal la musica suena si viniera de un cd original y limpio. Lo recomiendo: si ya que es un gran salto a lo anterior que tenia y si tu presupuesto no estan justo como el mio puedes ir por uno mas caro pero realmente no se si un Amp de mas de 30k tenga mayor diferencia pero adelante no creo que te arrpientas por cualquier gasto que elijas en un Amp. A futuro comprare una tornamesa y un reproductor de CD.

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