The room is very important, but that Cambridge may be the culprit in this case.
Bookshelves speakers usually are not very efficient and need a lot of power, even at low volume, some amplifiers don't do it right..
If you really like those speakers you can demo a real integrated, anything from Denon or Marantz will do, and also if the speakers are new give them some time to break in..
Bookshelves speakers usually are not very efficient and need a lot of power, even at low volume, some amplifiers don't do it right..
If you really like those speakers you can demo a real integrated, anything from Denon or Marantz will do, and also if the speakers are new give them some time to break in..