Thank you, Simon, for the very informative video!

Biggest compliment I can make after moving House a few years ago and sold my Naim Uniti Nova (which I loved) I needed music again but had a reduced budget , the Evo 150 filled a need for half the money, but heres the rub, havn,t felt like Ive missed out I enjoy Tidal Connect ,my 83db Mark & Daniel Maximus Saphire sound superb ..no regrets!

Haha... love the Darko reference. I wouldn't mind so much that he doesn't compare to products he's not heard that month if he didn't fill 10 minutes of every video continually explaining it 😉 The closest competitor to this is (or rather could seem to be) the Evo75 and that would be an interesting side by side, esp with (as you suggest) slightly sensitive speakers.

Great review. Thanks for sharing. Pretty happy with Kinki Studio EX-M1+ amplifier, Musician Aquarius DAC and Eversolo A6 combination.

Thank you for sharing Simon,, 💖🙏💖. Cheers and I wish you the best of weekends,, 🍻😎👍‍‍👍‍‍

Love the reference to National Lampoon’s Vacation 😂

Had it, rejected it. Too expensive and too boring/harsh/clean/dry sounding. The EVO sounds better and more dynamic than the NAD and Hifi Rose 250, but even the HifiRose 520 (which sounded more organic than the EVO to my ears ) improved sound a bit but even they do not manage to keep the output interesting. It was a costly lesson to learn that class D (Hypex Ncore/Rose/IcePower) is still no match for my NuVistas, unfortunately. Hope the new and improved Hyex Nilai provides the answer.

Hi, My current setup is: Source - Tidal Network Transport - Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - Denafrips Venus 12th Preamp - Denafrips Athena Power Amp - Kinki Studio EX-B7 mono blocks Speakers - Focal Diablo Utopia Color Evo III Need your kind advice on whether to add Denafrips Gaia DDC to the setup or change the Network Streamer to An Auralic G1.1 / G2.2 or Hifirose RS130

I was a Roon user for 3 years, there is nothing better. Unfortunately, Roon doesn’t support accessibility tools, like Apple’s assistive touch or eye-gaze screens, which my ALS requires.

I have a feeling I would choose the NAD M2 as it has Dirac, ample power, nicely presented product, compact, ticks many many boxes. I've had cambridge products before and they offer great value. But it's the NAD that seems to be sitting at the top of the heap in my opinion at present, especially given the discounts available here in Australia (circa 15% off). I would be pairing it with my Larsen 4.3 orthoacoustic speakers. Build quality is non-existent, but they sound amazing.

'been wondering if you'd review this one -- glad to see it, cheers. Btw: I have CXN v2 which I use for streaming Qobuz (without Roon). StreamMagic is definitely the weak link; even setting aside its clunky layout -- streaming Qobuz via SM is usually patchy. I do like the sound of the CXN though, Cambridge just needs to step up their software game.

The EVOs (heard the 150 in a Hifi dealer's and also in my place) have a quite dry and analytical sound. I think the Naim offerings (Unity) with A/B amplification are much more interesting.

THANKS SIMON 🤗 INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE 🧐😎💚💚💚

Great review.

Griswold wood panel vibe 🤣

The EVO is just fine with my B&W CM10's. I add the EVO CD to listen to my huge CD collection. To me it sounds amazing, and I enjoy the flexibility of streaming Qobuz, use the EVO CD, etc . Are there amps which are better ? for sure ! Does it matter? no. The EVO is very very easy to use (also by other people at home) and it sounds impressive for the money. Just my 2 cents.

I really like this Evo 150 machine, seems to be just what I’m looking for. What bookshelf speakers do I put with it? Thank you.

I’m really surprised to hear that you find the emit 20’s to be slightly toppy with the treble? I used to own the Emit 30’s and when running with my Hegel h190 I thought they sounded slightly dull and overly relaxed?

Hi, any idea if the EVO-150 will drive a a pair of falcon gold-badge LS3/5As ? (Nom.imp 15ohms). I asked CA but they have not tested the unit with these BBC spec speakers.

Hello Simon, great review as always, just wondering, you reviewed the marantz pm 7000n some while back, which I have, in your opinion would it be worth the upgrade to the Evo 150 2:20 Many thanks Rick

but please remember there is no soundstage related to amplification

Excellent value but doesn't get a lot of love outside of GB, is the app as terrible as some report?

IMHO, the CA EVO series is overpriced on the amp side.,

This power amp section sucks! Try using the pre outs and decent power amp, much much better.

Evo150 beats any other integrated in terms of features.

Product is good. BUT... But the Cambridge Audio repair for EVO is arduously taking very long time, taking MANY WEEKS for spares delivery to dealers. I am one unlucky owner to have a faulty EVO150 less than 2 months of ownership. And once DOWN, the REPAIR IS TAKING LONG.....it is 1 MONTH DOWN TIME now and counting. No ETA from Cambridge on spares delivery after asking more than 4 times. Have to pray your EVO do not spoil.

All HiFi reviewers use the context of if it costs more it "sounds better" - this is pure BS. Cost has got nothing to do with anything. Everything depends on how well the product is designed and executed in engineering terms. Wood side panels and nice displays make zero difference to anything. You don't get wood side panels and fancy displays on pro gear because you don't need them. These are dead simple products, so you don't need big fancy screens and if you can't use a streamer without this nonsense: Are you sure you can tie your own shoe laces ? I could go on but I'll stop here.