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I have now been take Cambridge Audio Azur 650R 7.1 HDMI 1.3c 3D A/V Receiver, Silver for the past almost 1 year. Cambridge Audio Azur 650R 7.1 HDMI 1.3c 3D A/V Receiver, Silver wuth brand "Cambridge Audio" could be the best Component Receivers on the market.

Cambridge Audio Azur 650R 7.1 HDMI 1.3c 3D A/V Receiver, Silver Features

• HDMI 1.3c is 3D ready. 3 HDMI inputs 1 output. Analogue video up-conversion transcode any analogue format upwards to the other analogue formats and to HDMI.
• Decoding formats: LPCM, Dolby Digital / Dolby Digital EX, DTS / DTS ES Matrix/Discrete, PLII/PLIIx, DTS Neo:6, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, Multi-channel PCM. All in 5.1/6.1 or 7.1 variants.
• Power Output: 7 x 100 watts rms per channel, 8 ohms (all 7 channels driven).
• 32-bit DSPs, 24/192 capable DACS. Post processed Dolby / DTS modes (convert 5.1 to 7.1) Post process 5.1 or 6.1 formats with PLIIX or Neo:6 to 7.1
• Full function aluminium face Azur Navigator remote.

These Cambridge Audio Azur 650R 7.1 HDMI 1.3c 3D A/V Receiver, Silver way out perform any other brand including major brands and department store brands. The major selling points for me are hight quality with low price.

The hugely powerful yet simple to use 650R decodes all the latest surround sound formats and its immense video capability is coupled with 7 x 100 Watt audiophile grade discrete amplifier stages. This awesome combination is guaranteed to reproduce the most demanding movie soundtracks and music with all the passion their creators intended.

Incredible processing ability

Using a completely new Cirrus Logic / Crystal chipset with the latest twin core 32-bit DSPs, Cambridge Audio has enabled full support for Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution and the superb new Lossless Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats.

DTS speaker re-mapping allows the playback of DTS-HD High Resolution or Master Audio formats with encoded height information on standard 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 speaker setups.

A new video PCB with digital-domain video transcode means the 650R can also transcode analogue video inputs to HDMI for simplicity and flexibility, requiring just one HDMI cable to the TV screen.

Simple, intuitive and customised set-up

The 650R is also the first to feature Cambridge Audio Mic Controlled Auto Set-up (CAMCAS) with a supplied microphone for extremely quick and easy installation. And completing the perfect picture, LipSync audio delay means the user can simply adjust for processing delays in the source or TV.

It just sounds... out of this world!
Cambridge Audio Azur 650R 7.1 HDMI 1.3c 3D A/V Receiver, Silver even better than expected - highly recommend!!!

category: Component Receivers

Brand: Cambridge Audio

Rating : 5.0

Review : All good except for auto-setup of speakers
Updating to 5 stars since I realized the poor loudspeakers I repurposed from a low-end Onkyo system were not working with the auto-setup. I installed a much nicer set of loudspeakers from B&W Bowers-Wilkins and the auto-setup worked perfectly the first time. And of course the sound is MUCH better.
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I replaced a Sony with this beast. Not a fair comparison. I just want to say it ALMOST all works great. There is one part that does not work though -- the automatic speaker setup. I have the 7.1 configuration. During the auto setup, I hear each speaker go off properly as it should. The setup says a set of random speakers aren't connected. It has never detected more than 5 of the 8 speakers. Sometimes it says it doesn't even detect the throbbing, earthquake-inducing SUBWOOFER. I contacted support and they were very curt, and basically unhelpful. I expected them to say I needed to download a firmware update, but their best was to get the dealer to give me a new setup...


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