I bring this up again because I had extensive negative experiences with several CA Azurs, and finally got rid of them. Although I wasn't impressed by the earlier NAD C521i, I bought an NAD C521BEE new for a rather good price. This NAD revision, after play-in (it takes a while to reveal itself...

I bring this up again because I had extensive negative experiences with several CA Azurs, and finally got rid of them. Although I wasn't impressed by the earlier NAD C521i, I bought an NAD C521BEE new for a rather good price. This NAD revision, after play-in (it takes a while to reveal itself...

Quote: Originally Posted by pbirkett Personally, although I havent heard the DVD players in question, I am not really that surprised that it may rival the budget NAD, Cambridge CD players. I replied to this before, saying that the NAD C521BEE and Toshiba SD-1800 (a more...

Quote: Originally Posted by pbirkett Personally, although I haven't heard the DVD players in question, I am not really that surprised that it may rival the budget NAD, Cambridge CD players. Someone said in this thread that the likes of CA and NAD are getting away with robbery. I agree...

Quote: Originally Posted by Robert Seletsky I suppose my principal problem with both Azurs, aside from individual operating quirks, is the amount of energy in the treble. Although they are great players, personal hearing anomalies made them both actually hurt my ears with certaiin...

Quote: Originally Posted by TMC Sorry to hear your Azur didn't work out for you. I can't say there's any noticable humming from my 640C though, nor have I read about it being a problem before... I suppose my principal problem with both Azurs, aside from individual operating...

Quote: Originally Posted by Reader I am confused, so how do yout think the sound of 3950/4900 compare to 1800? You were talking mostly about the survival rate of the 3950/4900, which is much worse than the older 1800. I only had the 4900 for a few days and returned it because it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Reader Not sure about 3950, but 4900 I had was PoS, in a week it's dead, won't even power on. I have a 3960 (which feels even cheaper than 4900 but did not die after a week) and a Azur 640c at home now, 640c (new right out of box) simply beat the crap out...

Quote: Originally Posted by TMC Robert: Didn't you say your 540C was starting to skip a lot towards the end when you had it? The sonical changes you heard might very well be due to your unit being defective. My remote works and feels just fine, if you think it's much too heavy I feel...

People were wondering about comparisons among the Toshiba SD-3950, Cambridge Azur (540c and 640c), and NAD (521i and BEE are what I know), and whether the Toshiba is all hype. A few details first. The Toshiba 3950 has a huge return and disposal rate, if one can judge from the number of...

Quote: Originally Posted by CSMR The cheap teac is terrible at reading CDs, a waste of money. Exactly as I said. Unfortunately, I didn't know this and did waste $80 on a miserable Teac 1250 which ended in the trash after four months. To the person who started this thread, and...

I couldn't remember exactly any more, so I re-borrowed a demo 640c from Spearit Sound so I could do real A-B comparisons between 640c and 540c using my own equipment on identical copies of the same discs. The 640c is detailed and very smooth, but bright; not exactly harsh, but bright. And...

Quote: Originally Posted by Reader Where can I buy Azur 640C? Check www.cambridgeaudio.co.uk or www.cambridgeaudio.com for authorized dealers. In the US you can get the 640c and 540c at Audio Advisor or Spearit Sound--the latter in Boston and Northampton, MA...