Cambridge Audio EVO 150 - The future of HIFI? Full Review & Feedback!
Channel: Stjernholm Reviews
Date: 2021-07-25

HIFI Review: Cambridge Audio EVO 150 all-in-one streaming amplifier might very well be the future of HIFI! 

Independent AV Specialist Morten Stjernholm takes you through the ins and outs, ups and down, compares sound impressions and more to give you a sense of its sound value.  At the end, he gives his professional feedback to the manufacturer covering found issues in more detail.  

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Link to google translated version of my online NAD M10 review here as mentioned in the review:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.recordere.dk/2020/04/test-nad-m10-streaming-hifi-forstaerker-til-den-moderne-indretning/


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Video Segments:

00:00 - Kitsch, kinky intro
0:16 - The man starts speaking
0:30 - 500 subscribers!
0:43 - The future of HIFI? EVO 150
1:06 - Who is Cambridge Audio?
1:36 - The CD1 legend
2:06 - Meet the EVO 150, hipster nirvana
3:30 - EVO 75 vs EVO 150
4:08 - Which is right for you?
4:40 - Pre out test with Nuprime
4:50 - Sub out limitations
5:09 - Extra speaker output advantages
5:35 - The Design
5:50 - Touch or not to touch?
6:15 - Emotional transfer devices
6:34 - Exchangeable side panels
6:50 - The dual concentric dial
7:05 - The buttons
7:28 - The remote
7:49 - Display graphics, brightness and color
8:12 - EVO CD Transport
8:20 - The software - Stream Magic
9:00 - Setup experience & connectivity
10:00 - Connecting to media servers
10:50 - DSD files & format support
11:11 - Internet radio, browsing,  less refined..
13:22 - Daily use & stress
14:14 - Control methods
14:30 - Speed and remote
14:50 - Emotional porn
15:02 - The sound, subjective sound verdict
15:44 - The reference speakers used
16:04 - Evo 150 vs Lyngdorf TDAI-1120
16:54 - The phono stage, impressive
17:15 - vs. High end amplifiers
18:00 - The competition
18:22 - vs. NAD M10
18:50 - vs. Lyngdorf TDAI-1120
19:38 - EVO 150 unique features
20:19 - Review Conclusion
22:22 - Review Score,  pros and cons, big bass tapping beats + credits
23:07 - FEEDBACK TO MANUFACTURER SEGMENT
23:50 - FEEDBACK hardware comments
27:58 - FEEDBACK Software comments
33:50 - FEEDBACK Side panels idea

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More info on the Cambridge EVO can be found here:
https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/eur/en/products/evo

Review Sample supplied by Danish distributor AV-Industry:
https://av-industry.dk/lang-en/

Video production shot and production assisted by Tim Harris, Headway Production
https://headwayproductions.dk/

Channel beats are tapped in and produced by Marcus Stjernholm, aka. Marc Nash
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