Cambridge Audio CD5

Very good piece of kit, had it for a a few years now and I bought it for about £60 (Is still double that online). Will probably last longer than me i think!

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very nice sound

good and quick selection of folders with mp3

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no usb port

no cd text

Il mio vecchio lettore CD Adcom dopo trent'anni si era rovinato ed ho pensato di sostituirlo subito uno nuovo ma volevo anche spendere molto poco.

Mi sono rivolto pertanto ad un noto venditore di prodotti HIFI di Chieti(Italy) chiedendogli di farmi ascoltare il lettore molto economico che avesse. Così mi ha fatto sentire il lettore Cambridge CD5.

Sono rimasto meravigliosamente molto impressionato dal buon suono che il lettore produceva! Veramente ha insignificanti differenze rispetto a lettori anche dieci volte costosi; così l'ho subito comprato al prezzo di euro 180.00 e provandolo a casa ne ho ricevuto la conferma della sua qualità che è ulteriormente migliorata dopo circa 30 ore di rodaggio.

Nella mia vita ho ascoltato lettori molto costosi, quindi mi è stato facile fare dei paragoni verso il Cambridge e sono giunto alla conclusione che il Topaz CD 5 non lo cambierei verso nussun altro lettore per il prezzo che costa(veramente regalato).

Suono pulito e completo, alti cristallini, medie impressionanti e bassi profondi; suona come lettori molto costosi. Non sembra che necessiti di ulteriori definizioni perchè è un lettore che soddisfa anche i "palati fini" anche se costa poco!!!

My Cambridge Arcam eventually gave up the ghost. Checked out Richer Sounds in the sales and decided to go for this unit at £119. I didn't really know what to expect for this price but when I rigged it up to my Quad 34/405-2/B&W P4's I was really impressed and pleasantly surprised at the quality of the sound. The build quality is excellent and as the ad's say it looks more like a £300 unit. Would highly recommend this player for someone looking for a really good sounding player but doesn't have £300!!

Wanted a cd player that could play CDR which my old pioneer couldnt. Out of the box the case and unit look great , simple but purposeful. I like the simple display for track number and nice blue hue. One small issue was the remote wouldnt work after installing the battery . And no instructions as to which way the battery goes in but they tell you to make sure it goes in right way! lol. Then remote wouldnt work till I tapped it a few times. Now it works . Compared this directly to an older Rotel player and was sound was distictly more bass, and wider range, although the rotel had a stronger mid I thought. I was having problems with distortion in speakers when pushing volume with old cd player but this CD5 seems to have cured that I can push the volume at least 20% more now . Cant complain about that!!

Problems from the start which just got worse in reading the CD's themselves, only a few went in and read straight away, most took minutes of time before format recognised. Also eject did not work when I got fed up waiting on disk to read. I should have taken it back to Richer Sounds while still in warranty I guess, my fault ...

Sorry to disagree with many on here, but I got a Cambridge Audio CD5 to replace an ageing Technics CD Player - PG-SL580 (or something like that!)- about 3 years ago because I wanted it to play MP3 compilation discs and the Technics doesn't have the technology. I was a bit disappointed initially with sound quality from the CD5 but persevered initially out of convenience and latterly because I just got used to the sound. However, recently I started out on the upgrade path and got a new amp, so I thought I'd dust off the old Technics and compare the two CD players on the new amp. Well, just no comparison - the 10 yr old Technics was miles better - more dynamic, clear as a bell, much better with vocals, tighter bass. I'm really conscious the CA player is an entry level model and I don't want to be unfair on it, but then again the Technics didn't cost a fortune either, and it's (at least) 10 yr old technology. I know it entirely depends on your expectations, and so there's no right or wrong answer, but if at some point you might want to push the envelope on sound quality, then an older Technics or even Arcam from ebay might well be less than the cost of a new CD5?

An excellent entry level CD Player for the starter in audio hi-fi. Simple setup and controls, smooth, warm and clear sound. Remote has great range and nice feel to it. Very few bad points, the screen could be a bit brighter and the unit a tad prettier!

Cambridge Audio CD5: I bought my CD5 for my birthday (15th) from Richer Sounds for £50. Best 50 pounds i've ever spent. Along with it I bought the Cambridge Audio A5 amplifier, they sound brilliant together and are of the same design so look very smart. Richer Sounds service was brilliant, I have also purchased a pair of Gale Silver monitors and am also very pleased with them.

Had my Cambridge Audio CD5 for a good 5 years now. Been absolutely superb. The sound is excellent and it looks very smart - no fussy buttons. Mine is now coupled with an S700 Isomagic DAC. Also Cambridge Audio. Together they sound amazing. More like £500 - £600 than the £180 total! Better than a Marantz CD6000 KI signiture! I use it in a mid-priced setup and it performs brilliantly. Highly recommended if you can put up with tempramental CDR playback.