mivarpet Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 SOLD Item: Cambridge Audio Azur 851W Power AmpLocation: PerthPrice: $1,600 + shippingItem Condition: ExcellentReason for selling: Trying Class DPayment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal (+fees), EFTExtra Info: The Cambridge Audio Azur 851W is the flagship amplifier of the Cambridge Audio range. It is a "Class XD" amp which "has the sonic purity of Class A and the efficiency of Class AB for the best of both worlds". Class XD was devised by the famed audio design Douglas Self and so it has an excellent design pedigree. The amps specs are suitably impressive with a very sweet class A sound and 200W/ch to drive the most demanding speakers - Power output – stereo/mono 200W per channel into 8 Ohms / 350W per channel into 4 Ohms Power output – bridged mono 500W 8 Ohms / 800W 4 Ohms THD (unweighted)< 0.001% 1 kHz < 0.005% 20 Hz - 20 kHz Frequency response - 5Hz – 80kHz S/N ratio (ref 1W / 8 Ohn) >90dB (unweighted) Sensitivity – stereo or mono - 1.5V RMS unbalanced 1.5 + 1.5V rms balanced Sensitivity – bridged mono- 0.775V RMS unbalanced 0.775V + 0.775V rms balanced Input impedances- Balanced input 38 kOhm / Unbalanced input 68 kOhm Power amp damping factor> 110 at 1 kHz Max. power consumption - 2400W Standby power consumption - Standby <0.5W Dimensions (HxWxD)148 x 430 x 365mm (5.8 x 16.9 x 14.4”) Weight - 19.1kg (42.2lbs) Some important links - Manufacturer's page - https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/851/851w Review - http://www.avhub.com.au/product-reviews/hi-fi/cambridge-audio-851e-and-851w-review-test-421201 Review - https://andreweverard.com/2014/05/30/review-cambridge-audio-azur-851e851w/ There was another one of these recently on SNA for $1,900. Whilst mine is in perfect condition, it developed a fault in the right channel. The entire right module was replaced under warranty and so the amp remain essentially as new. Nonetheless, I have reduced the price by a few hundred from the last sale. Current retail is $3,599. I have original packaging (and manual) so I can ship, which I would expect to be in the order of $70 ~ $100 over east. Pictures: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGuy Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Beautiful looking amp and sounds great. A genuine bargain at this price. Plus @mivarpet is a great bloke to deal with. His stuff is always well-taken care of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMax Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Looks like a pretty good amp for the price, GLWTS Sent from my SM-N915G using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychometrics1 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Looks good and a keen price. Note not Class A rather "Class XD". GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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