Christiaan Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Hello all, so after 3 (not to mention) av receivers in the last 5 years, and after countless hours of research, I have decided to go with a Cambridge Audio CXR-200 av receiver. At this moment I cannot provide a critical or accurate review but from what I researched I feel this avr will be a good decision. It came down to the numbers, 120wpc @8ohms with all channels driven, and even more enticing 170wpc @8ohms with 2 channels driven. Pre-outs are limited to 2 left and right channels which are important and detrimental to what I want to achieve in my home theater. From there this receiver seems to have everything that most to almost all av receivers have EXCEPT, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and the most 'wounding', HDR processing. What I found most intriguing about this receiver is what the essence of home theater is about; the sound and how this receiver processes that sound. Next week when I free this beautiful beast from its cardboard surroundings, I will provide a more detailed and updated review. Does anyone out there have experience or know of anyone owning the Cambridge Audio CXR-200? As always, thank you for you thoughts and comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 That looks like a mighty fine piece of gear. Looking forward to your impressions.....Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 6 hours ago, Christiaan said: Does anyone out there have experience or know of anyone owning the Cambridge Audio CXR-200? As always, thank you for you thoughts and comments. No experience with CA AVRs but very fond of the CA pieces(840C, 751BD, 640A v2, 640C v2, DacMagic)) I own or have owned. Looking forward to your opinions when you get her fired up. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiaan Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Thanks. I will write up a full review as I expect this to be one awesome AVR and would love to get the word out. CA I believe is more popular and used in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcovish Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I almost pulled the trigger on cambridge couole of times. Let us know what you think. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 On 2/25/2017 at 1:31 AM, Christiaan said: Pre-outs are limited to 2 left and right channels which are important Clever move by Cambridge Audio because they do not offer a multichannel amplifier but only produce the Azur 851W stereo amp, which is a fine one indeed. https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/851/851w Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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