Who it comes up against
10 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, Characterful, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Music First Audio Baby Reference V2 keeps the slot clearly.
With the Audio Note P1 SE, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
With the Whest Audio 60Se Pro, the pairing gains most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the weaker preamplifier for that brief.
Edge series flagship preamp/streamerCambridge Edge NQ + What HiFi reviews
Edge series flagship preamp/streamerCambridge Edge NQ + What HiFi reviews
9 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Characterful, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Anchored brief, the Audiolab 9000Q keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the weaker preamplifier for that brief.
Edge series flagship preamp/streamerCambridge Edge NQ + What HiFi reviews
9 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Anchored brief, the NVA P50 MKII keeps the slot clearly.
With the Audiolab 9000P, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
With the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC, the pairing gains most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the stronger preamplifier — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Audiolab 9000P gives up quietness at rest under the Anchored weighting.
Edge series flagship preamp/streamerCambridge Edge NQ + What HiFi reviews
Edge series flagship preamp/streamerCambridge Edge NQ + What HiFi reviews
8 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference
Against the Anchored brief, the NVA P50SA MKII keeps the slot clearly.
With the Longdog Audio P6100M (pair), the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
With the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC, the pairing gains most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the stronger preamplifier — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Longdog Audio P6100M (pair) gives up quietness at rest under the Anchored weighting.
Edge series flagship preamp/streamerCambridge Edge NQ + What HiFi reviews
Edge series flagship preamp/streamerCambridge Edge NQ + What HiFi reviews
4 lost · Cavity-Native, Characterful, Romantic
Against the Cavity-Native brief, the Leema Neutron keeps the slot clearly.
With the Leema Hydra II, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the weaker preamplifier for that brief.
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2 lost · Intimate
Against the Intimate brief, the EAR Yoshino 868L (Line) keeps the slot clearly.
With the EAR Yoshino 890, the pairing gives up most on midrange truth.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the weaker preamplifier for that brief.
868L line preamp, Tim de Paravicini valve designEAR Yoshino 868L + multi-decade Stereophile heritage
2 lost · Artisan, Reference
Against the Artisan brief, the Exposure 3510 Preamplifier keeps the slot clearly.
With the Exposure XM9 Biamp 2x2 (4 units), the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the weaker preamplifier for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the preamplifier position.
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1 lost · Intimate
Against the Intimate brief, the Audio Note M2 Phono keeps the slot clearly.
With the Audio Note P1 SE, the pairing gives up most on midrange truth.
On its own merits the Cambridge Audio Edge NQ is the weaker preamplifier for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the preamplifier position.
Audio Note pre with onboard phono, classic SET-friendly voicingAudio Note M2 Phono + Stereophile heritage