Totally agree!

thank you so much! I am working in trying to shortening the content, but in the other hand find that a more deep approach is deserved for more serious hifi products. What would you like to see more of?

Hi Denis. Thank you so much for your detailed feedback. I am trying to find the right format for the reviews, where I combine what I do with a consumer oriented review. I also think that lots of reviewers are just stating the obvious, instead of "walking the walk" with the products.

How is it/was it after 2 years?

Thank you for sharing that story. What speakers are you using with it?

Mark & Daniel Maximus Saphire

Class D?? Dont they do tube amps only?

Thanks man! And thank you for watching the channel. Remember to check on their software development and updates since this review.

Totally agree with the final segment to the manufacturer. Very well postured criticism.

Thank you so much for that feedback. Appreciate it very much!

Glad it was helpful!

Very true, but then again. Its a smaller investment, and the real long term value of such product is really how good cambridge is at continuously improve the software. That I am not sure of in the long term, based on the company attitude and rate of innovation! 😄

That is correct. It has a simple bass/treble tone control with fixed target frequencies though. Depending on the DSP power avaliable, they might be able to add more in the future via software updates?

Thanks for the sub!

Hello Charles and THANK YOU for following the channel. I often tell the vendors that my contract is with the viewers and not with them 🙂, so I am glad you notice. I am currently reviewing the Bluesound Node (130), so look out for that one coming in the future.

Go for it!

not in the foreseeable future. Thank you for watching!

Thanks for commenting Michael. I am just about to purchase a CXN V2 & real, honest feedback is useful 👍

Thank you for the kind words. I actually liked the remote for the ergonomics and simplicity. What I did not like was that it was IR based. Have you seen frequent firmware updates since the review?

@@stjernholmreviews Exactly the point youn mentioned for the remote. For me its very difficult to point it rightly. Sometimes i need several tries to get it work. My cheep chineese lamps remote works pretty fine in almost every direction. So the remotes for the toys of my daughter. I aldo do not like the only three preset bottons for the radio. I had only one update at the beginn. Because of the HDMI ARC i contacted the support for the TV ( Samsung) as well the AV ( Cambridge Audio). Samsung replaced the whole electronics by sendin two guys home. Cambridge Audio replaced the whole AV receiver by sending me a new one. The first one they sent to me doesen worked at all- was a factory defect device. The second one they sent was OK. The HDMI issue was sold for a short time. After disconnect ftom the power it was not possible do establisch a connection at all. Aparrentlybist this interface HDM I ARC not standartized well and every brand can malen the dpftware how they will. Nevertheless the Support in my Coutry ( Germany) was great.

No, I have not. The thing with room correction is that you cant really compare, if you BENEFIT from the room correction. In that case, you would always get better sound from the amp with the room correction. If you dont need room correction due to a great room, speakers and placement, then you could compare them side by side. In my experience with Naim, it might not be as muscular, but most likely more "musical" in its presentation. More harmonic distortion?

Good to know. When was that?

Waiting for this too. EVO look super nice but 1120 room perfect also very promising for me. Another the point that I'm not sure is 1120 phono is RIAA or not

Guys, I cover this in the review several times. There is also a chapter dedicated to this around 16:00. The short (sound value) answer is, that if you want to run small speakers and subwoofers and / or your room is not optimal - The 1120 is the way to go. If you have larger / heavier speakers in a good sounding room, then the EVO 150 would be great. Features, daily use, design and so on is more up to your personal needs and taste!

The 1120 has a RIAA too.

@@stjernholmreviews Thanks. I missed that part

@@stjernholmreviews sorry I missed that part too. Appreciate your reply and your videos

Hello Dimitris and thank you for watching. I am glad if it can be of help to you. The comete is a pretty effective speaker. Depending on room size, added subwoofers and so on, the Evo 75 should be plenty of power to make it sing. If it is a good match for you, and your sound preferences, thats another story. You have to try it, and feel it on your own body 🙂, as NOBODY but you can help you with that. Let us know what you discover!

Thats a really good question. I dont know to be honest. Maybe Cambridge support can be of assistance?

Maybe he shouldent compare it with the technics and get them even. And so on.

I appreciate that!

Yes and yes + thanks!

I simply did it, by using them as streaming pre-amps with a pair of higher end moniblocks. Cambridge has not been responsive, so I dont know how much they have fixed. Start by checking the software version against this review.

@@stjernholmreviews So, in your terms, which power amp stage performs better, Evo's or Lyngdorf's? Thx

Shawn, I cover that. I personally found the 1120 RIAA to be a bit "tinny" sounding, and preferred the more grown up, warmer presentation on the EVO 150 RIAA. Again, there is more to it, if you want to apply voicings to your RIAA input, the music style you play and so on. Try it at home, and just listen.

You got to check with Cambridge Audio support to be sure. - Or just try one with the right to return.

No. Could be you have a bad PSU or display?

Do you have a great sounding room, or do you listen close to the speakers? Then chances are that you dont benefit wildly from the room correction the lyngdorf offers. If not, the choice is technically easy. Another thing is the format support. Are you playing DSD files from that server? If that is important, only the cambridge will play it. Estetics and your needs in the future is something to consider too.

@@stjernholmreviews Thank you

Yes it has. But only for MM cartridges. It is also covered in the video. Check the chapters.

Thank you very much for answering 👍🏼

My bad

The amp is made to drive passive speakers!

Very good question. Did not test that! Try to check with a reseller.

You must be referring to the Cocktail audio X45Pro. Check the review on that on the channel 🙂

That sucks. They should just replace your unit IMO.

@@stjernholmreviews It's been more than a month since sending in the Evo 150 for repair. The spares for repair has still not reached my authorized dealer for repair. Cambridge can't give me ETA of spares after asking like 8 times. Yes I'm ranting. But it's a new product!

Den kan drive næsten alt. Det er vigtigere at fokusere på hvilke højttalere der matcher dine personlige preferencer og ikke mindst dit rum (og budget).

I am not sure I undestand what you want to do? XLR is just another kind of line signal, like RCA but using a balanced connection, that is more robust.

@@stjernholmreviews I would like to use an avr as a preamp and connect it to the cambridge.

What kind of devices can i connect with xlr?

@@lonelycake4114 ah, ok. You can do that, BUT..it is not so elegant as the EVO does not have a simple home cinema passthough. It means that you will need to set the volume on the 150 to a specific level each time you use it with the AVR, instead of the signal just passing though. This is something that can be added / fixed in the future though, via software updates. Check with Cambridge support!

@@lonelycake4114 Typical more high end kit features XLR as well as Professional equiptment.