The Edge A has been created in honor of musicality. Riffs, phrases, percussion hits: capture every detail of your music thanks to its dynamic configuration. Effortless, but 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 offers a perfectly balanced sound, with musical depth and clarity that comes through in every note.
Cambridge has developed the ear system, testing each component and choosing only those that make the difference. This results in innovative arrangements that produce a much cleaner signal path so your music sounds its best. The Edge A offers, to perfection, the firm's classic British Sound, without additions AND without missing anything.
Cambridge has been a pioneer in using toroidal transformers in amplifiers, achieving better performance. With the Edge range it goes one step further, using double toroidal transformers of opposite symmetry. This cancels out electromagnetic interference while delivering exceptional power, maintaining consistent tonality, regardless of the playback volume level.
Using standard Class A amplification technology has not been efficient enough for the Edge A. Instead, Cambridge has added biasing to a traditional Class AB design, reducing distortion to make it inaudible to the human ear. Additionally, 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 an unbeatable listening experience.
The Edge A is designed with a unique PCI (Printed Circuit Board). Cambridge engineers have replaced conventional capacitors with a DC-coupled topology and included a multiplier digital-to-analog converter (MDAC). The goal has been to minimize interference in the signal path and ensure perfect channel balance at all volumes.
Characteristics:
- High quality aluminum 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 maximum 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 2.0 audio with PCM support up to 32-bit 384,000 Hz or DSD256.
- Roon Ready, enjoy one of the best unlimited music platforms supporting DSD quality.
- Bluetooth: 4.1 (Smart/BLE enabled) A2DP/AVRCP supporting up to aptX HD.
- Toslink input: 16/24 bits, 32 - 96,000 Hz.
- Coaxial S/PDIF input: 16/24 bits, 32 - 192,000 Hz.
- Maximum consumption: 1000W.
- Standby consumption:
- Dimensions: 150 x 460 x 405 mm.
- Weight: 24.4kg.
Warranty extension up to 5 years by registering the serial number.
