Description
80-watts per channel with Class AB amplification for detailed and powerful audio performance
Separate, symmetrical left and right channels are carefully engineered to deliver incredible sound-staging
Balanced XLR inputs for low noise interference
High Quality DAC – Connect digital sources directly via TOSLINK and Coaxial
USB Audio Input accepting up to 32bit/384kHz & DSD 256 digital files from Mac or PC
Bluetooth aptX HD built in
CX Series 2. The Sound Of Progress.
Half a decade after the CX range redefined performance at its price point, it’s time to reimagine, reengineer and reinvigorate. The all-new CXA61 and CXA81 integrated amplifiers build on the foundations laid (and the Awards won) by CXA60 and CXA80, but with a fresh and progressive perspective.
The CXA81 is poised, effortless and sophisticated. Its 80 watts per channel give it complete authority over music, and it wrings every emotional and musical nuance from your whole collection.
Making The Best Better
How do you take an admired and successful integrated amplifier, one that’s won respect and plaudits around the world, and make it even better? Well, if you’re a Cambridge Audio engineer, you examine every aspect of the performance – and then you do everything you can to make it ‘more’. More refined, more precise, more engrossing… more musical. The CXA81: it’s everything you loved about the CXA80, but more so.
Uncompromised And Uncompromising
All the research, all the development, all the time and effort that’s been expended on the CXA81 has been for one reason alone: to make this the most accomplished and absorbing integrated amplifier ever offered at the price. Every component selected, and every engineering decision taken, is based entirely on the desire to progress. The CXA81 has been designed and specified without compromise, in order to deliver the complete musical picture.
Specifications
POWER OUTPUT
80W RMS into 8 Ohms, 120W RMS into 4 Ohms
DAC
ESS Sabre ES9016K2M
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
<5Hz– 60kHz +/-1dB
ANALOGUE AUDIO INPUTS
1x balanced XLR, 4 x RCA
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS
1 x S/PDIF coaxial, 2 x TOSLINK optical, 1 x USB audio, Bluetooth (integrated)
COMPATIBILITY
TOSLINK optical: 16/24bit 32-96kHz PCM only, S/PDIF coaxial: 16/24bit 32-192kHz PCM only, USB: audio profile 1.0/2.0 (default 2.0), up to 24-bit 384kHz PCM, up to DSD256 or DoP256, Bluetooth: 4.2 A2DP/AVRCP supporting up to aptX HD (24bit 48kHz)
BLUETOOTH APTX HD RECEIVER BUILT-IN
Yes
ROON TESTED
Yes
OUTPUTS
Speakers A+B, 3.5mm headphone, Preamp Output, Subwoofer Output
REMOTE CONTROL
Yes
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION
750W
STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION
<0.5W
DIMENSIONS (H X W X D)
115 x 430 x 341mm (4.5 x 16.9 x 13.4”)
WEIGHT
8.7kg (19.1lbs)
