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Cambridge Audio CD5
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Average Ratings for Cambridge Audio CD5

  • Sound Quality4.7 stars
  • Features3.1 stars
  • Value for Money4.4 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.1 stars
  • Overall Rating4.1 stars

10 Reviews For Cambridge Audio CD5

  • henrybaldricksmith 1st Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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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!

  • wenjam 21st Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Sound & build are great. Yet another quality Cambridge product, why pay more!

  • cambridge audio freak Rank: Lance Corporal 25th Nov 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    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.

  • Jona223 22nd Feb 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    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.

  • Nick Neptune. 19th Nov 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    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 ...

  • John. 6th Nov 2002

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    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.

  • Laurence. 28th Jun 2002

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    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.

  • The Servant. 31st Jan 2002

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    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 ...

  • hopper. 12th Oct 2001

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    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.

  • Nick Mercury. Rank: Lance Corporal 29th Jul 2001

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    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 ...

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