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CAMBRIDGE AUDIO Three decades of Hi-Fi excellence

Welcome to the exciting world of Cambridge Audio. Before you take a look at our current products, we invite you to travel back through the last three decades and familiarise yourself with our heritage...

1968
In the psychedelic era of Flower Power and Sergeant Pepper, Cambridge Audio was formed. The original team of engineers dreamed of producing hi-fi systems that would out-perform anything else then available.

The 70's
By using recently introduced silicon-based solid-state technology in original circuit topology, they achieved their ambitions by the early seventies. Amplifiers like the Cambridge Audio P40, P50 and P110 set standards of excellence that established the reputation of the company throughout the decade. The R50 transmission-line loudspeakers and T 55 Stereo FM tuner made Cambridge Audio one of the first British hi-fi companies to offer a complete and totally matched system. The River Mill, a picturesque setting for the original factory, was typical of the surrounding Cambridgeshire countryside that was rapidly becoming home to England's high-technology electronics industry.

The 80's
The early eighties saw the introduction of Compact Disc. Was it really perfect sound forever? Cambridge Audio boldly rose to the challenge and produced the world's first two box CD player allowing near ideal separation of the various functional elements. This finally showed the world that audiophile quality was indeed possible from the little silver discs. At the same time, the P range of amplifiers introduced 'Segmented Passive Equalisation' - revolutionary circuitry that allowed maximum dynamic range with minimum noise for vinyl replay. Amplifiers such as the highly successful P35 became the central building block of many enthusiasts' hi-fi systems, with many still in use to this day.

The 90's
In the nineties Cambridge Audio explored new areas of technical expertise and advanced manufacturing methods. The results were the first real budget-audiophile systems and some of the best sellers in the UK market with a string of Best Buys, Awards and 5-Star reviews to their name. The world acclaimed DACMAGIC was the first product in the company's history to win a much sought after What Hi-Fi? Award and with the launch of a new product range in 1996 no less that three Diapason D'Or awards have been won in France in the short time since then. To help with system building, Cambridge Audio also introduced a range of high quality interconnect cables and accessories which, like all other products are now exported to more than 25 countries around the world.

Today, the excitement continues.
Cambridge Audio's dedicated and talented team of digital, analogue and mechanical engineers are working hard to produce products that will take the company into its fourth decade of excellence and success.