![]() In such case, one line level input becomes a phono input. Basic version has only line level inputs and no phono input, but one can be added by cutting two jumpers and installing an additional phono stage board. There are 5 inputs including 1 tape loop. At low and mid volume levels the amp did not heat up excessively, but I would recommend to stick with 6 Ohms or higher. We tested it with our Quadral Tribun MK IV and after some 20 minutes of loud listening the amp did not blow outputs, but it got warm enough that we felt safer to bring the volume back down to moderate level. CA recommends 6-16 Ohm speakers as indicated on the rear panel, and the amp does get warm when powering 4 Ohm speakers at higher volume levels. It has basic functions: there are tone and balance controls, but no filters, no headphone jack, only one set of speakers can be connected. A2 is the second from the bottom, A1 being the BOTL model. A clear sign it’s about time we reviewed a Cambridge Audio unit here at AudioRoom.Ĭambridge Audio A2 is a simple, low powered integrated from the line that included models from A1 to A5 in at least two versions. Fast forward some 2 years, two things happened: I went for a short trip to the UK and one of the two CA amps returned to me in a gear swap. Then both amps went to my friends’ systems and I didn’t want to review them from memory. Later both an A series and an Azur ended up in my lap, but there were many other projects to write about and I skipped Cambridge Audio again. Cambridge Audio is one of the brands we missed when we did the British(-ish) amps shootout a while ago, simply because we didn’t have a CA amp at the time. ![]()
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