![]() ![]() ![]() It has network streaming built in, plus Chromecast, AirPlay, Spotify Connect, Google Play and internet radio, all via the Edge Remote app freely available for iOS and Android devices. Cambridge Audio’s technical director Dominic Baker declined to mention which type of DAC is built in but it runs from up to 32-bit/384kHz PCM and is DSD256-capable, which is accessible via its aptX Bluetooth input or its optical, coaxial or USB inputs. The new Edge NQ is jam-packed with features that make it less of a preamp and more of a digital hub that also happens to play analogue sources should you wish. The question is: is the packaging good enough to cause badge-conscious buyers to buy into the new range? In order for this to happen, this pre/power combination must comfortably outperform all of its rivals at its price. Edge components feel swisher and more substantial than the company’s standard products, conferring a sense of quality as well as sporting a sparse, minimalist fascia. That’s why substantial resources have been invested – not just in the audio circuitry but also styling, ergonomics and build. They are the most prestigious components the company has offered since the eighties, when it sold the world’s first two-box CD player in the shape of the £1,500 CD1.Ĭambridge Audio was acutely aware that in order to move back up into a more esoteric area of the market, it had to get Edge right first time. The new Edge NQ streaming preamplifier and Edge W stereo power amplifier you see here are the two mainstays of the range. Designed to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary, the three-strong rage of higher end components sticks with the brand’s value-for-money feel but at a more premium price. ![]() There’s no denying the seriousness with which Cambridge Audio has approached its new Edge range of hi-fi separates. ![]()
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