CA 340R v 540R

Wossi · 12 Mar 2008 at 09:02

I was going to pick up a Cambridge Audio 540R this weekend but whenI was double checking the price, I noticed the the 340R is quite similar spec wise but cheaper. The only differences are:

340R
5.1
no dts-ES
power rating of 50w x 5

540R
6.1
dts-ES
power rating of 80w x 5

The 340R is about £80 cheaper so I was wondering if it was worth paying the extra £80 for the 540R over the 340R?

EDIT: I'm currently only running 2 front speakers at the moment.

Kamakazie! · 12 Mar 2008 at 23:08

Go to RS and see if you can demo the 2 of them side by side then decide. They should set it up for you if you ask nicely.

LadFromWales · 12 Mar 2008 at 23:49

The 540R is a fair bit more powerful than the 340R, though the 340R packs a pretty decent punch on it's own!

Try and find a V2 540R if HDMI isn't a necessity, under £200!

Kamakazie! · 13 Mar 2008 at 00:57

LadFromWales85 said:
The 540R is a fair bit more powerful than the 340R, though the 340R packs a pretty decent punch on it's own!

Try and find a V2 540R if HDMI isn't a necessity, under £200!

Almost impossible to find now though but a damn bargain if you can. Only heard of a few silvers being available in the odd branch recently.

LadFromWales · 13 Mar 2008 at 23:04

Yeah, but a few weeks ago there were loads!
I almost bought one when I got my 640R, as I could have bought three and still had change!