Cambridge Audio Edge Series – Amplifier
In recognition of heritage, we developed Edge. The embodiment of Cambridge Audio’s signature Great British Sound and the pinnacle of 50 years of Hi-Fi expertise.
Beautifully minimal in its design, each component has a curved extruded aluminium front and floating top plate. It’s an extraordinary exterior that’s hiding some extraordinary audio engineering inside.
Industry-Leading Feature
Preamplifier Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
Product Line of the Edge Series
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EDGE A |
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT |
100W RMS into 8 Ohms; 200W RMS into 4 Ohms |
THD (UNWEIGHTED) |
<0.002% 1kHz at rated power (8 Ohms); <0.02% 20Hz – 20kHz at rated power (8 Ohms) |
FREQUENCY RESPONSE |
<3Hz – >80kHz +/-1dB |
S/N RATIO (REF FULL POWER) |
>103 dB |
CROSSTALK @ 1KHZ |
< -100dB |
INPUT SENSITIVITY |
Input A1-A2 (unbalanced) 380mV RMS |
INPUT IMPEDANCES |
Input A3 (balanced) 47k Ohm; Input A1-A2 (unbalanced) 47k Ohm |
INPUTS |
Balanced, Coax S/PDIF, TOSLINK, USB Audio, Unbalanced, Bluetooth, Audio Return Channel (ARC) |
OUTPUTS |
Speakers, Preamplifier, Headphones (impedance of between 12 and 600 ohms are recommended)USB AUDIO INPUT |
USB AUDIO INPUT |
USB Audio Class 2.0 supporting up to 24-bit 384kHz PCM, or up to DSD256 |
BLUETOOTH |
4.1 (Smart/BLE enabled) A2DP/AVRCP supporting formats up to aptX HD |
TOSLINK INPUT |
16/24 bits, 32-96kHz |
COAX S/PDIF INPUT |
16/24 bits, 32-192kHz |
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION |
1000W |
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION |
<0.5W |
DIMENSIONS |
150 x 460 x 405mm (5.9 x 18.1 x 15.9") |
WEIGHT |
24.4kg (53.7lbs) |
IN THE BOX |
Edge A Integrated Amplifier; 1.5M Power Lead; Edge Remote Control; 3 x AAA Batteries; Bluetooth Antenna; Edge Link Cable; Edge A User Manual |
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EDGE W |
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT |
100W RMS into 8 Ohms; 200W RMS into 4 Ohms |
THD (UNWEIGHTED) |
<0.002% 1kHz at rated power (8 Ohms); <0.02% 20Hz – 20kHz at rated power (8 Ohms) |
FREQUENCY RESPONSE |
<3Hz – >80kHz +/-1dB |
S/N RATIO (REF 1W INTO 8 OHM) |
>>93 dB |
CROSSTALK @ 1KHZ |
< -100dB |
S/N RATIO (REF FULL POWER) |
>113 dB |
INPUT SENSITIVITY |
Input A1-A2 (unbalanced) 1.09V RMS |
INPUT IMPEDANCES |
Input A3 (balanced) 47k Ohm; Input A1-A2 (unbalanced) 47k Ohm |
INPUTS |
Balanced, Unbalanced |
OUTPUTS |
Speakers, Loop out |
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION |
1000W |
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION |
<0.5W |
DIMENSIONS |
150 x 460 x 405mm (5.9 x 18.1 x 15.9") |
WEIGHT |
23.6kg (51.9lbs) |
IN THE BOX |
Edge W Power Amplifier; 1.5M Power Lead; Edge Link Cable; Edge W User Manual, Warranty Card |
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EDGE NQ |
D/A CONVERTER |
THD <0.0008%, 20Hz - 20kHz, 24-bit, 1Vrms output |
THD ANALOG SOURCES |
<0.0008%, 20Hz – 20kHz, 1Vrms output |
FREQUENCY RESPONSE |
20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.1dB |
S/N RATIO (REF 1V OUTPUT) |
>103 dB |
CROSSTALK @ 1KHZ |
< -100dB |
MAX PREAMP OUTPUT |
6Vrms single ended or 6Vrms + 6Vrms balanced/td>
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FIXED LINE-OUT MODE |
Yes. The preamplifier can be disabled via the dedicated Edge app for iOS and Android. Within the app, simply turn off ‘preamplifier mode’ in the settings to run a line out via XLR or RCA to an integrated amplifier. |
USB AUDIO INPUT |
USB Audio Class 2.0 supporting up to 24-bit 384kHz PCM, or up to DSD256 |
USB DRIVE INPUT |
1 x USB 2.0 current limited to 1A, FAT32 / NTFS / HFS / HFS+ |
BLUETOOTH |
4.1 (Smart/BLE enabled) A2DP/AVRCP supporting SBC, AAC, aptX and aptX HD |
UPNP CONNECTIVITY |
Yes - Accesible via supported app |
CHROMECAST BUILT-IN |
Yes |
ROON READY |
Yes (Requires a Roon subscription) |
TOSLINK INPUT |
16/24-bit 32-96kHz |
COAX S/PDIF INPUT |
16/24-bit 32-192kHz |
WI-FI |
IEEE 802.11 b/g or n (2.4GHz), Encryption WEP, WPA, WPA2 |
ETHERNET |
IEEE 802.3, 10 Base-T or 100 Base-T |
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION |
100W |
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION |
<0.5W |
DIMENSIONS |
120 x 460 x 405mm (4.7 x 18.1 x 15.9”) |
WEIGHT |
10.2kg (22.4lbs) |
CHROMECAST BUILT-IN |
Hi-res wireless connectivity that's compatible with hundreds of Android and iOS apps. Chromecast built-in is a trademark of Google LLC |
IN THE BOX |
Edge NQ Pre-amplifier and Network Player; 1.5M Power Lead; Edge Remote Control; 3 x AAA Batteries; Bluetooth Antenna; Wi-Fi Dongle; Edge Link Cable; Edge NQ User Manual
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EDGE M |
CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT |
200W RMS into 8 Ohms, 350W RMS into 4 Ohms |
THD (UNWEIGHTED) |
<0.002% 1kHz at rated power (8 Ohms); <0.02% 20Hz – 20kHz at rated power (8 Ohms) |
FREQUENCY RESPONSE(INTO 8 OHM) |
<3Hz – >80kHz +/-1dB |
S/N RATIO (REF 1W INTO 8 OHM) |
>>93 dB |
S/N RATIO (REF MAX POWER)/td>
| >115 dB |
GAIN |
28dB (RCA)/ 22dB (XLR) |
INPUT SENSITIVITY |
1.7V RMS (RCA) / 3.4V RMS (XLR) |
INPUT IMPEDANCES |
balanced 100k Ohm, unbalanced 47k Ohm/td>
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INPUTS |
Balanced, Unbalanced |
OUTPUTS |
Speaker out, Loop out (balanced and unbalanced) |
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION |
1000W |
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION |
<0.5W |
DIMENSIONS |
150 x 460 x 405mm (5.9 x 18.1 x 15.9") |
WEIGHT |
23.6kg (51.9lbs) |
IN THE BOX |
EDGE M Monoblock Power Amplifier, Power Cable, Link Cable, Instruction Manual |
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What The Press Say
- Capable as these products are, the Edge series is far more ambitious, as the price suggests. Cambridge could have gone for a stripped-out purist design for the Edge A, but that just isn’t the company’s style. It wanted to deliver high performance with practicality, and this integrated manages just that.
Apart from a phono stage, this unit packs in just about every feature we could reasonably expect. There are three analogue line-level inputs, including a balanced XLR option, alongside a quartet of digital connections.
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