Oh Shit. That's a 525. Ok.The HD is the AP residual, as mentioned in the text. 1st order IMD (1kHz) was -114dB below the 14V reference, then take another 6dB because there's two 14V signals.
Oh Shit. That's a 525. Ok.The HD is the AP residual, as mentioned in the text. 1st order IMD (1kHz) was -114dB below the 14V reference, then take another 6dB because there's two 14V signals.
Of course, not.Any good?
better than the benchmark?
Yep. I saw that as well. Which makes me wonder: what the point to get the Edge W power amp over the Integrated one, since it doesn't seem to perform better nor being more powerful?...Stereophile reviewed the integrated from that line: https://www.stereophile.com/content/cambridge-audio-edge-integrated-amplifier-measurements
Not when you compare it to a class D OEM board based amp and a Chinese DAC. But compared to respected class A or AB amps with integrated DAC, e. g. Moon or Hegel, it does makes sense. The competitors do have integrated streaming, but the build quality of the Cambridge is superb (without being over the top).It's good for a class AB Amp with audiophiles buzzwords. It's, however, not competitive when it comes to power and pricing.
Curious, are you happy with the Edge A? considering getting it to upgrade my my Nad M32.Not when you compare it to a class D OEM board based amp and a Chinese DAC. But compared to respected class A or AB amps with integrated DAC, e. g. Moon or Hegel, it does makes sense. The competitors do have integrated streaming, but the build quality of the Cambridge is superb (without being over the top).
Anyway..., just making excuses for the fact that I bought an "Edge A". Because you only live once
Won't be any upgrade. You will just loose 50W/8Ω.considering getting it to upgrade my my Nad M32.
Yes, still very happy with it.Curious, are you happy with the Edge A? considering getting it to upgrade my my Nad M32.
Thanks.
Great to finally get my answer which speakers u have connected to the Edge A?Yes, still very happy with it.
Cabasse Murano (the bookshelf model, not the Alto's).Great to finally get my answer which speakers u have connected to the Edge A?
Thanks.
Most amplifiers, NCore also, are not 2 Ohm stable. The Edge W is now powering 4 parallel 6.5 ohm woofers with a combined impedance dip to 1.6 Ohm without a hitch. Owners of larger magnetostats will love them.Very good measurements, but 4k usd for 200W in 4 ohms is not very competitive with an NC252MP for example imo.
Funny you say so, as I own Thiel CS3.7 tower speakers, 2.7 ohms and 10" woofers, and I can listen bass heavy music into them as loud as I can for as long as I want and the amp barely warm. That is real world testing.Most amplifiers, NCore also, are not 2 Ohm stable. The Edge W is now powering 4 parallel 6.5 ohm woofers with a combined impedance dip to 1.6 Ohm without a hitch. Owners of larger magnetostats will love them.
The review linked in the beginning of the thread has IMD and multitone. As expected, the performance is excellent.I’m pretty much a noob here, but the IMD measurement in the attachment seems intuitively like an interesting and (maybe?) informative measurement. Seems Like reviews here would benefit from including similar data. Am I missing something where this measurement has no real world, audible relevance?