Azur 340R opinions
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dont you mean 540R?
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Cambride audio do a 340r,540r and 640r av receiver. There all supposed to be very good.
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products.php
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products.php
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Are you after HDMI? The 340R is £269, but you can get a 540R V2 for only £199. The 540R V2 has no HDMI switching (V3 does though!), but it sounds a fair whack bigger than the 340R!
I've got a 640R and love it. The 540R and 640R are touted as being the best AVR's if using the unit for stereo music too, on par with the Arcam A350 according to the peeps on AVF
I'm tempted to pair it with an 840A though! But thats £749 I could be spending on other more important things, like getting a nice TV finally!
I've got a 640R and love it. The 540R and 640R are touted as being the best AVR's if using the unit for stereo music too, on par with the Arcam A350 according to the peeps on AVF
I'm tempted to pair it with an 840A though! But thats £749 I could be spending on other more important things, like getting a nice TV finally!
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Could always get the V3 540R for £349, only £80 more than a 340R, for an extra two channels rated at 30wpc more each, and is capable of hitting those ratings with all channels driven.
I don't know a great deal about the 340R, but I do know that the 540 and 640R's push well above their rated stats
I don't know a great deal about the 340R, but I do know that the 540 and 640R's push well above their rated stats
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Probably best to mention that the CA AVR's only pass through video through HDMI anyway, no audio at all, so its only of use for switching.
You'll need to run a toslink or something anyway to get sound into the receiver.
If I were looking for a cheap receiver, I'd definitely take the 540R V2 as its only £199! If you need HDMI, then the V3 is £349. I believe the V3 also gains Incognito Type II and advanced bass management settings too, which may be of relevance to you. But, to be honest, the V2 is a steal, and only for 1/3 of the cost of my 640R!
You'll need to run a toslink or something anyway to get sound into the receiver.
If I were looking for a cheap receiver, I'd definitely take the 540R V2 as its only £199! If you need HDMI, then the V3 is £349. I believe the V3 also gains Incognito Type II and advanced bass management settings too, which may be of relevance to you. But, to be honest, the V2 is a steal, and only for 1/3 of the cost of my 640R!