"We never doubted for a moment that Cambridge Audio can meet the demands of the high-end class. The components of the 851 series already show how much flair for musicality and balanced tonal balance the British have developed. But the Edge combination offers much more than that."
- Fidelity
Cambridge Audio's most refined monoblock power amplifier, the Edge M offers the same rhythmic coherence and depth of image as the rest of the Edge range, but with the awesome power in reserve to drive even the most demanding of speakers. Rediscover music with Edge.
The monoblock version of the best power amplifier Cambridge Audio has ever made, Edge M is made to be played loud. When you do turn it up, expect nothing but a dynamic and punchy sound that captures all the musicality of your songs. Featuring as few components as possible, all hand-picked, Edge M has one of the cleanest signal paths available. It delivers the breath-taking, unadulterated British sound that Cambridge Audio is famous for.
• Featuring hand-picked components chosen for the best sound, not price
• Delivers 200 Watts of Class AB amplification to a single speaker
• Fully balanced from input to output makes the Edge M free from noise and distortion
• Twin toroidal transformers boast huge reserves of power for consistent tonality
• Cambridge Audio proprietary Class XA Amplification for no audible crossover distortion
• Short signal path with only 14 components between you and your music
• Pair two Edge M power amps with the Edge NQ to create your perfect system
• RCA and Balanced XLR inputs for low noise interference
• Loop out connections for daisy-chaining to another power amp
• Optional Auto Power Down mode switches the Edge M to standby after inactivity
User Manual (PDF, 1.3MB)
A pair of Edge M Monoblock Power Amplifiers have the power in reserve to drive even the most demanding of speakers with punch and clarity. Because each Edge M is fully balanced from input to output, they are immune from noisy distortion and free to deliver your music exactly as the artist intended – nothing added, nothing taken away – whatever the volume.
As powerful as a pair of Edge M amplifiers can be, they remain remarkably detailed. The sound is finely balanced with a depth and clarity that comes through with every note. Cambridge Audio developed the whole Edge system by carefully listening to each component and only choosing the ones that blew them away. Nothing was picked on price or specs. The end result is a power amplifier that brings the original recording to life in truly spectacular fashion.
Although minimal in its exterior design, Edge M has some complex audio engineering inside. To remove the barriers between you and your music, Cambridge Audio has worked hard to minimise the number of components in the signal path.
As a result, Edge M delivers a more faithful reproduction of the original recording; an impressively detailed three-dimensional sound, with striking staging and focus.
Cambridge Audio pioneered the use of toroidal transformers in amplifiers, which led to improved performance. In Edge, they take this one step further, using opposing symmetry twin toroidal transformers. This cancels out electromagnetic interference whilst offering outstanding power and maintaining consistent tonality, no matter how loud it’s played.
Learn more about Cambridge Audio's double-stacked twin toroidal transformers here
Using standard Class A amplifier technology wasn’t going to be efficient enough for Edge M. Instead, Cambridge Audio added a bias voltage to a traditional Class AB design, reducing distortion to inaudible levels. This unique configuration also produces less heat and makes the whole system much more effective.
Learn more about Cambridge Audio's proprietary Class XA amplification technology here
Edge systems are designed to work in perfect synchronisation. Match a pair of Edge Ms with Cambridge Audio's most versatile Preamplifier Network Player, Edge NQ, to create a hi-fi system with a sound, and a look, unlike anything else.
In the build-up to Cambridge Audio's 50th anniversary, they asked their engineers a simple question – what would they make if anything was possible? Forget cost. Forget limitations. Create a system that delivers previously undiscovered layers of detail, is highly transparent, offering superlative sound-staging. A product true to Cambridge Audio’s foundations of creative innovation and entrepreneurial ambition. Over 3 years in the making, utilising a team of 9 engineers, the result is Edge.
In recognition of their heritage, Cambridge Audio developed Edge, the embodiment of their signature Great British Sound and the pinnacle of 50 years of Hi-Fi expertise. Beautifully minimal in its design, each component has a curved extruded aluminium front and floating top plate. It’s an extraordinary exterior that’s hiding some extraordinary audio engineering inside.
To remove the barriers between you and your music, Cambridge Audio have worked hard to minimise the number of components in the signal path in the Edge series. As a result, Edge delivers a more faithful reproduction of the original recording; an impressively detailed three-dimensional sound, with striking staging and focus.
Cambridge Audio only ever choose components for their sonic merits – not price, not specs, nor measured performance. This ‘listen first, measure later’ ethos means blind-auditioning all price and performance levels and only going with those that sound the most dynamic, give the greatest presence, offer a revealing clarity; in short, the most musical.
Cambridge Audio wants you to hear your music at its very best, as the artist intended it to be heard, with nothing added, nothing taken away. That’s what we’ve always wanted because that’s what music lovers like us deserve. It’s why we’re constantly experimenting, solving problems and creating new kit. It’s why we’ve been doing what we do for the last 50 years. It’s why we’re always trying to make the listening experience better. Pure.
All Cambridge Audio's research and development take place at their London HQ: where their team of 20 audio engineers create and experiment. The team comprises industrial designers, electrical engineers, coders, QA testers and more who have decades of experience and, together, have created some of the most successful British audio products in the last half-century.
| Model Number | Edge M |
|---|---|
| RRP | 7,999.00 |
| Specs | CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT (<1% THD+N) THD (UNWEIGHTED) FREQUENCY RESPONSE (INTO 8 OHM) S/N RATIO (REF 1W INTO 8 OHM) S/N RATIO (REF MAX POWER) GAIN INPUT SENSITIVITY INPUT IMPEDANCES INPUTS OUTPUTS MAX POWER CONSUMPTION STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION DIMENSIONS WEIGHT BOX CONTENTS |
