Thread: New Cambridge Audio universal player (Blu-ray/CD/SACD/DVD-A/V)

Quote: Originally Posted by eelkiller I realized it may just be a sales pitch Chris, I just wanted to throw that out there for peoples opinions. I have been considering the Oppo player but have other Cambridge gear I am happy with. If the Cambridge was a better player would consider it. It looks to be $200 more so maybe the Oppo is the better option. I wouldn't pay $200 extra for the Cambridge Audio name but I don't have other...

Quote: Originally Posted by leevitalone1 same shit Guaranteed, you have a source?

I don't see the news posted here, so.... http://www.dimex.nl/blobs/Diversen/a...ced%20info.pdf

This is another clone of the Oppo. The menus and the rear are the same.

Yup! That's an Oppo. But you know what? The more the merrier. It's good for Oppo, as it gets product out there. And it's good for BD and HiRez Audio, because some folks will be more comfortable buying a Cambridge Audio machine as they've heard the name.

That's really interesting... did they already announce a price for the CA version? I'm also wondering if they really just put another logo on the same machine, or if they buy the chassis and drive from Oppo and build their own audio and video circuitry around it... You would expect that there should be some incentive to buy the Cambridge Audio version rather than the Oppo other than the psychological advantage of having a...

If your in the UK you can get one from Richetr Sounds http://www.richersounds.com/product/...-azur-650c-blk It seems from the description that Mike Oldfield likes this machine - so can't be bad !

same shit

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Quote: Originally Posted by JonUrban Yup! That's an Oppo. But you know what? The more the merrier. It's good for Oppo, as it gets product out there. And it's good for BD and HiRez Audio, because some folks will be more comfortable buying a Cambridge Audio machine as they've heard the name. The question I would ask is what changes are they going to make to the player? I know that Ayre is going to buy the Oppo BD player as a...