Cambridge AudioEdge A IntegratedAmplifier

Cambridge Audio Edge A - Integrated Amplifier

The Cambridge Audio Edge A is a premium integrated amplifier designed to deliver breathtaking musical detail and effortless power. Featuring hand-picked components and advanced Class XA amplification, it offers a clean, balanced sound that brings your music to life with incredible depth and clarity.

Key Features

• Exceptional Musicality: Our most detailed integrated amplifier, built to celebrate every nuance of your music.
• Hand-Picked Components: Selected after hours of listening to ensure the highest sound quality.
• Twin Toroidal Transformers: Opposing symmetry design cancels electromagnetic interference and provides consistent tonality.
• Class XA Amplification: Proprietary Cambridge Audio technology eliminates audible crossover distortion.
• Built-in DAC and Digital Inputs: Includes TV ARC and Bluetooth aptX HD support for high-resolution wireless streaming.
• Unique PCB Design: DC coupled topology and solid-state volume control ensure a clean, balanced signal path at any volume.

Detailed Description

Edge A is engineered to bring out the finest musical details, delivering a dynamic and immersive listening experience. Its opposing twin toroidal transformers reduce electromagnetic interference while providing ample power reserves for consistent performance at all volume levels.

The amplifier uses a unique Class XA design that combines the efficiency of Class AB with the low distortion of Class A, resulting in powerful, distortion-free sound with reduced heat generation.

With built-in high-resolution Bluetooth aptX HD, you can effortlessly stream music from any compatible device at up to 24-bit/48kHz quality, ensuring rich and detailed wireless audio.

Designed to perfectly complement Cambridge Audio Edge loudspeakers, the Edge A forms the foundation of an exceptional hi-fi system that delivers the classic British sound signature—pure, natural, and uncoloured.

Reviews

"At this price, we can’t think of a more complete alternative than the Edge A. Cambridge has done a terrific job." – May 2020

"The workmanship, the equipment concept, the sound - it's all well thought out, so valuable, so lovingly implemented..." – August 2018

"With the Edge A, Cambridge Audio has come up with an outright winner that puts the gold in its golden jubilee." – June 2020

"If you were to build out the perfect hi-fi system for your dream house, this amplifier would probably be at its heart." – December 2018

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Audico buyer notes

Cambridge Audio Edge A is a premium integrated amplifier for customers who want high-end two-channel performance with modern digital inputs in one serious hi-fi component.

• Amplification: Class XA amplification is designed to reduce audible crossover distortion while retaining strong output control.
• Power: Rated at 100W RMS into 8 ohms and 200W RMS into 4 ohms.
• Digital and analogue inputs: Includes balanced, unbalanced, coaxial, optical, USB Audio, Bluetooth and TV ARC connectivity.
• Bluetooth: aptX HD support is useful for higher-quality wireless playback from compatible devices.

Good fit for: premium stereo systems, serious music listening and living-room hi-fi setups where TV ARC and DAC inputs are useful.