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An honest reviewer. Most on KZfaq and print media just embellish the tiny differences.

Don't hesitate when sharing your own thoughts because that's what most of us experience: there's not such a big difference, if any, between certain hifi gear. Most of all, a lot of studies confirm this. So you not noticing anything different is actually a huge input into the hifi debate. Kudos!

Apparently it is also the successor to the CXA61.

Amazingly beautiful setup. Wish I had the money...and space...and no close neighbours... 😅

In my opinion, both CXN and CXA are popular and acceptable products and they needed this upgrade to remain in the competition, and of course, new buyers are the target, not people like me who have the previous version of these two products. I am looking to upgrade my system and waiting for a product between the CX and Edge series.

Excellent video. I don’t know how your channel isn’t much bigger yet!

I’ve recently bought the Cambridge audio CXA81 after a price drop since the new model is released after seeing your video I’m very pleased that there is not much difference between both.

I been waiting for a comparison video of those two for a while & just what I thought splitting hairs or are we? Maybe they fixed the grounding issue they had with the usb input on the cxa81? Did they give us a real ground switch this time around & not one that’s linked to a resistor?

I think a subwoofer would benefit your setup in a big way, especially because they are slightly smaller speakers, and you have them up against the wall.

Crappy plastic binding posts, but then it is made in China. Way too expensive for chinese made and there's too much competition at that price that has much better build quality - Atoll or starters. But if I was getting a Chinese built Amp, Musical Fidelity or Primare make better/sound better at this price. If it wasn't built in China and was better made, I'd be tempted. It's great looking. Oh, and zero tone controls on modern amps absolutely grinds my gears too. It's beyond infuriating. I keep reverting back to using a very cheap and cheerful Onkyo A9050 amp (cost about €450 off memory) simply because it has really good tone control and a direct over drive button to immediately switch off if needed. It's an absolute joy being able to simply dial a tone to suit anything I play that benefits from a little more treble or reduced bass. I find it actually incredulous and infuriating that the vast amount of amps nowadays don't include them. It's not a deal breaker, and of course I could add in a Schiit audio EQ, but why the hell should I need to add in yet another box with all the additional cabling and power paraphernalia JUST so I can tweak tone. Its so damn annoying.

Thanks for a great review

Hello, I had this unit for a year now and I absolutely love it. I'm using it with my turntable, CD Player and I stream Apple Music. I have it paired with my Polk R700 speakers. It's a fantastic setup for Rock/Metal in my opinion. The MM Phono stage is exceptional. Well worth the price.

Where did you get the sensitivity value from? Not that these are a hard speaker to drive, but Wharfedale quote them at 87dB sensitivity, not 90dB. This is direct from the Wharfedale website (Australian one for me). Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1M ) = 87dB Don't let that detract from my enjoyment of your review though. It's a great review. Some rooms work better with a bookshelf speaker on a stand than the full floor mount speakers, but I understand why you'd say might as well get the floor mounts. My situation is such that the floor mounts would not work, but the stand mount does. You can get other stands at lower prices that work really well also, just be aware the Evo 4.2's are a large Bookshelf / Stand mount speaker

Have you compared them to the klipsch rp series?

Love their clean, smooth lines aesthetic! Doesn't hurt that they also sound great.

Looks like Canton did 30 years ago....😉

Waiting for 5050 ✌️

Thanks for the Spotify details. We finally have a clear, hot sunny day here in Manchester, UK. Headphones in, mowing the lawn, ale about to be had once done. It's a tasty evening with the tunes and the smell of cut grass ! 😃👌🏼

First class review. Thoroughly enjoyed it 👌

I've had generally bad luck with liking speakers whose mid-bass driver is any bigger than 5.5". I know that sounds like a sweeping generalization, but so far it's held up. What's the word on these getting sloppy when the bottom-end content starts to get complicated?

Great review, but the effect that cuts out the audio, when you stop talking, makes it (for me at least) hard to keep watching

Marantz Cinema 70 is basically what you want. But in reality after listening to this a soundbar is what your basically needing since you don't want the things a receiver brings. A receiver needs to be big for the power supply to run all the speakers with decent power. Everything you say you want is basically a soundbar.

My SP3000 never leaves the house!

Man I paired this up with the dm70s… I was curious to see if it could push it and to my surprised… wow. The receiver has idk what but it has it. “Easy to live with” I like that. 😊

I just watched your review and for me who has been thinking of replacing CXA81+CXN V2 with EVO 150 for some time, your explanation is very useful and thank you for that. Apart from the very beautiful modern appearance and many abilities, I I read many reviews and Bench Tests about this product and they all emphasized on the high quality and ability of this product. The point that was mentioned in these reviews, apart from its very low noise and distortion, is the good damping factor of this device. 250 value for EVO vs 100 for CXA81. What I learned is that the higher the value of this factor, the greater the ability to run larger speakers, speakers with higher power or lower efficiency. It provides better and easier. The only thing that I would have liked to change in this device was the upgrade of the DAC to a higher model in DeLorean Edition. I hope you keep this device as a reference.

How you compare this one with nad c370 ?

Could you please explain how to integrate this product into a 5.1 Set with an AVR/Receiver? Did you connect the pre-outs L/R of the AVR to the Aux-In of this 150? And if yes, how does it turn on? Automatically or through 12V Trigger? Thx

I fully agree, owning a Yamaha RX-S600 5.1. AV receiver (2014) I'm looking to upgrade this (lovely) machine with a similar sized device and technologically up to date, but indeed also in NL one can actually just choose the Marantz Cinema-70s. There's nothing else on the market. So please Yamaha, NAD, Technics, Onkyo etc. please shrink your AV-receivers. Also please ditch the rather outdated monochrome dot matrix displays 😉

How to compare to the kef ls50 meta

Awww...

I love these soooooooo much

Come on dawg those front speakers are begging for a dedicated 3 x channel left - center - right multichannel amplifier. You are not experiencing the full sound of these incredible speakers with a puny Marantz receiver.

By the way ... Small Amp does not mean Small Speakers. Get almost any TPA3255 based amp hooked up to some decent floor standers -- Pioneer, Heresy or L-100 -- and you're in for a real treat.

Interesting review. I also find most of Fosi audio stuff to be good but not worth writing home about. There's something just "not quite right" about their design work. I've delved into the their TB10D to the level of doing a design critique and found a few things they can do better ... most pronouncedly keeping the output filter coils away from the big chip's heatsink. They tend to interact rather noticeably. Modifying the heat sink to create some clearance got rid of that NQR sound problem. Other mods brought out the better in the amp. Resulting in far better sound. Another shortcoming is the use of NE5532 op-amps. Not the best choice, but dirt cheap and readily available. On amps that allow chip flipping, I generally sub in RC4558 or TL072 chips with much better results. (the replacements are less than a dollar each) I haven't done a deep dive with the BT20A Pro, and don't plan to. But you should know that the TPA3255 chip, when properly implemented is capable of sound that will rival almost any decent stereo amplifier. Other than these small mini-amps you will find this chip in studio monitors, AV amplifiers, PA Amplifiers and even a few mid-range HiFi amps. Volume match them, do an AB test and you would be unable to tell which is playing. The key phrase here is "When Properly Implemented" which many of these mini-amps do not do. Do a side by side with an Aiyima A07 (original design) ... you'll get the idea.

Background tune ❤ sweet.

Fantastic review. I am loving mine. It has both simplified and enhanced my home movie and music enjoyment.

I agree on the lack of phono stage, nuts it’s the same thing on the M10, HifiRose’s two all-in-ones. Additionally, their original price point would mean its competing against the M10 or HifiRose 201 If you are going to do that, have a touchscreen.

Que diferencia hay entre un Marantz 40n y un Marantz cinema 40, en tema de música. Se nota la diferencia musical?

I have no issue with class D. My last 3 amps have been a Chord, BelCanto, and a Devialet expert pro 250. All wonderful and used, so I saved thousands.

I have the cinema 70s, I find it really struggles to power my warfedale EVO 4.1’s and KEF r100s, is this a significant upgrade in 2 channel stereo sound? And I assume you still connected your sub to the 70s?

My bother had this I think he found it abit too polite he was running B&w 704 s2 at the time

I am interested in the new ST45 to be reviewed - available from September / October 2024 ☺

For connections, since I use this as a 2 channel system, my main one is a computer through the USB interface, but also have an old SACD player I still connect (stereo only) through the analog inputs. I also really like the fact the Rotel has balanced inputs for a future DAC upgrade, if or when needed. If I ever replace it, it will probably be for Rotel separates. I'm also happy with the HT bypass and triggers, because if I do replace it, then it will find a home in the AV system :) Yeah--the remote and display suck :) But I don't really care about that given how good the amp is overall.

Thank you Very Positive Review I. 'm convinced now Just Waiting for seller to get back to me on my offer I made him ❤ ur Review I'll be bk on Ur Channel Very soon

Thank you for the review. The most important part for me was comparing the EVO to the CXA, as I am always torn between the two. I wish you had a hint between EVO and Marantz. If possible, give a brief description. Sincerely

I was just trying out some of the music you mentioned at high volume on my Cornwalls. My girlfriend opened the door and asked if I was listening to a construction crew build a house 😂

Have you gotten a chance to check out the Axxess l3 speakers? I think they just came out but look great for the price especially the bookshelf version.

Have Focal in my white cargo van 😊

The focal aria 906 k2 limited edition was a direct competitor for the Kef R3 for me, in a listening test, so I'm not surprised the new focal aria speakers are very good as well. I'm going to repeat the listening test this year with Kef R3 meta's, and hopefully the new focal aria as well. Although the WAF for floorstanders has turned out to be quite decent, it's starting to end as we remodel the living room so I will have to switch to bookshelf speakers, with likely a subwoofer for additional bass. I agree that the colour is pretty stylish on the focal arias. Would fit my room quite well.