The Edge A was created in honour of musicality. Riffs, phrases, percussive hits: it captures every detail of your music thanks to its dynamic setup. Effortless, yet with incredible depth, the sound is impressive, as if you were sitting in the recording booth with the musicians. The Edge A is designed to bring musical nuances to life. It delivers perfectly balanced sound, with musical depth and clarity conveyed in every note.
Cambridge has developed the system by ear, testing every component and choosing only those that make a difference. This results in innovative arrangements that produce a much cleaner signal path for your music to sound its best. The Edge A seamlessly delivers the classic British Sound of the firm, with nothing added AND nothing missing.
Cambridge has pioneered the use of toroidal transformers in amplifiers to achieve better performance. With the Edge range it goes one step further, using dual toroidal transformers of opposing symmetry. This cancels out electromagnetic interference while delivering exceptional power and maintaining constant tonality, whatever the playback volume level.
Using standard Class A amplifier technology has not been efficient enough for the Edge A. Instead, Cambridge has added polarisation to a traditional Class AB design, reducing distortion so that it is inaudible to the human ear. In addition, this unique configuration produces less heat and makes the entire system much more efficient. Connect any Bluetooth device to the Edge A to easily play your music. With aptX HD support, you can play music at up to 24-bit/48kHz quality for the ultimate listening experience.
The Edge A is designed with a unique PCB (printed circuit board). Cambridge engineers replaced conventional capacitors with a DC-coupled topology and included a multiplying digital-to-analogue converter (MDAC). The aim has been to minimise interference in the signal path and ensure perfect channel balance at all volumes.
Features:
- High quality aluminium chassis.
- Output power: 100W RMS at 8 Ohm; 200W RMS at 4 Ohm.
- TDH (unweighted):
- Frequency response: 80,000 Hz +/-1 dB.
- Signal-to-noise ratio (at full power): >103 dB.
- Crosstalk at 1000 Hz:
- Input sensitivity: Input A1-A2 (single-ended) 380mV RMS.
- Input Impedance: Input A3 at 47,000 Ohm (balanced); Input A1-A2 (single-ended) at 47,000 Ohm.
- Inputs: Balanced, S/PDIF coaxial, TOSLINK, USB audio, single-ended, Bluetooth, Audio Return Channel (ARC).
- Outputs: Speakers, preamplifier, headphones (recommended impedance between 12 and 600 ohms).
- USB Audio Input: USB Audio 2.0 compatible with up to 32-bit PCM at 384,000 Hz or DSD256.
- Roon Ready, enjoy one of the best unlimited music platforms compatible with DSD quality.
- Bluetooth: 4.1 (Smart/BLE enabled) A2DP/AVRCP compatible up to aptX HD.
- Toslink input: 16/24-bit, 32 - 96,000 Hz.
- Coaxial S/PDIF input: 16/24 bit, 32 - 192,000 Hz.
- Maximum power consumption: 1000W.
- Standby power consumption:
- Dimensions: 150 x 460 x 405 mm.
- Weight: 24.4 kg.
Warranty extension up to 5 years by registration of serial number.
