Cambridge Audio EDGE Electronics


Does anybody here on the Audiogon community own anything from the Cambridge Audio EDGE product line? I just became a dealer last week and just received the EDGE A integrated amplifier and the EDGE NQ streaming DAC preamp. They are beautiful units and sound pretty good right out of the box. I’d be curious to hear from other on what speakers and cables they are pairing these electronics with. I’d also like to hear from others on their experiences with break in on this gear, how long it takes, what they experienced, etc. 

Thanks!

blisshifi

Haven’t heard Edge but I have Cambridge Evo 150 that is a fine sounding unit so would expect even more from pricier Edge. 

@edcyn I owned the CXN V2 in a second system a while back. It is not a bad unit for the price, but given my affinity for Dan Wright / Modwright, I was one of the first to get my CXN V2 upgraded with his tube analog output stage and linear power supply. The improvement put it close to a combination of separates including a NAD M50.2 streamer and Lampizator Baltic 3 (total retail over $10K), and the total cost for the modded CXN V2 including the unit was less than $3K. Unfortunately Dan no longer offers the upgrade due to lack of availability of parts, but should he make it available in the future, I highly recommend it.

@mapman I also received the EVO 150 in addition to the EDGE units. It is much smaller than I anticipated, not sure why I thought it might be bigger like a full-width component. It is very attractive, and I have it breaking in in my home office system while the EDGE electronics are in the reference setup on my floor. Did you notice a long break in time with the EVO 150?

i have the Edge speakers.  It's no surprise that they are good, 'but they are surprisingly good.  They will remind one of YG Acoustics as far as tone, texture and detail.  They even look like YG's.  I bought them for my office and found they were too good for my office.  They are in the big room (26'x20') about 13' apart and they fill the room nicely.  They don't need sub-woofers for sure.   I have Vapor Audio, O Audio ICON12's and Harbeth 40.2's and these can hold their own with any of the aforementioned speakers.