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| Sound Quality | 9.3/10   |
|---|---|
| Features | 6.2/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.7/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.1/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.2/10 |
Full review by
henrybaldricksmith
on 1st Feb 2008
User Rating : 10
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An excellent entry level CD Player for the starter in audio hi-fi. Simple setup and controls, smooth, warm and clear sound. Remote has great range and nice feel to it. Very few bad points, the screen could be a bit brighter and the unit a tad prettier!
henrybaldricksmith's review and ratings | 47 words
Review by
wenjam
on 21st Jan 2008
User Rating : 9
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Sound & build are great. Yet another quality Cambridge product, why pay more!
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Review by
cambridge audio freak
on 25th Nov 2004
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+1
Cambridge Audio CD5: I bought my CD5 for my birthday (15th) from Richer Sounds for £50. Best 50 pounds i've ever spent. Along with it I bought the Cambridge Audio A5 amplifier, they sound brilliant together and are of the same design so look very smart. Richer Sounds service was brilliant, I have also purchased a pair of Gale Silver monitors and am also very pleased with them.
cambridge audio freak's full review | 75 words
Review by
Jona223
on 22nd Feb 2004
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+1
Had my Cambridge Audio CD5 for a good 5 years now. Been absolutely superb. The sound is excellent and it looks very smart - no fussy buttons. Mine is now coupled with an S700 Isomagic DAC. Also Cambridge Audio. Together they sound amazing. More like £500 - £600 than the £180 total! Better than a Marantz CD6000 KI signiture! I use it in a mid-priced setup and it performs brilliantly. Highly recommended if you can put up with tempramental CDR playback.
Jona223's full review | 86 words
Review by
Nick Neptune.
on 19th Nov 2002
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+3
Player has provided great service for some 18 months, and then decided it wouldn't read the TOC (Table of Contents) when loading a disc. The was traced to the spindle motor, the CD5 uses a SONY KSS-213C Mechanism. I traced a replacement mechanism without Laser for £20. But then found CPC electronics (www.cpc.co.uk) sell the original part for only £4.76 +VAT. The CPC part number is "AVMT11". The part number on the motor is "RF-310T-11400". The CPC sell this motor as a generic CD spind ...
Nick Neptune.'s full review | 164 words
Review by
John.
on 6th Nov 2002
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+5
Bought from Richie Sounds and the first two had problems within a week. I got fed up and changed it for a similar priced Philips but that sounded lousy. I went back and got a third CD5 and this has worked great without problems. Huge thumbs up for Richie Sounds - very helpful and no questions asked in exchanging/accomodating me for three times. I use it with Cambridge A5 amp and Diamond Wharfdales and simply enjoy it.
John.'s full review | 88 words
Review by
Laurence.
on 28th Jun 2002
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+1
This CD5 CD player from Cambridge Audio blows away the 8 year old £500 mini system it replaced. Good clarity.
Great Value for money at £69 from Richer Sounds.
VERY temperamental when it comes to playing CDRs or very slightly damaged discs, both of which play easily on a cheap player.
Coupled with a Cambridge A1v3 Amp and Mission 760i speakers makes a top budget setup.
Laurence.'s full review | 77 words
Review by
The Servant.
on 31st Jan 2002
User Rating : 4
Respect :
-3
Bought my Cambridge Audio CD5 DVD player from Richer Sounds (terrible service) and used with NAD 302 amp and Tannoy Mercury speakers. Sound is incredible: revealing dynamic and realistic. Classical music is reproduced with excellent fidelity. I'm fond of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and the CD5 reproduced their recording with such amazing clarity I was blown away!
But the player refused to play CD-R discs whereas my cheap old CD bought in Currys in 1988 has no problem. And the service I receiv ...
The Servant.'s full review | 111 words | 4 comments added.
Review by
hopper.
on 12th Oct 2001
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+1
I bought the Cambridge Audio CD5 cd player from richer sounds on special, £69 bucks...
The CD player has a basic design with no fancy lights or buttons/switches.
The sound from this little gem is beautiful, could not fault it, for an entry level machine.
using it with a marantz pm66 se ki amp and celestian dl5 speakers.
hopper.'s full review | 71 words
Review by
Nick Mercury.
expert review 
on 29th Jul 2001
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+10
I bought the Cambridge Audio CD5 CD player on special from Richersound to replace an ageing Pioneer PD-S801 player that cost me £350 about 7 years earlier. The player RRP was £230 but i got mine for £100 (on special). As soon as i got it out of the box i was impressed with the fullness of the sound. The bass was deep and full, the voices projected nicely and treble was clear and not painfull. Generally a great purchase. By the way, my system is basically based around a "World A ...
Nick Mercury.'s full review | 134 words
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