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The Azur 840E preamplifier has been named as CES Innovation Awards Honorees and will be showcased in the Sands Expo & Convention Center/The Venetian Booth 70621.

At $1299 it isn’t cheap, but it is powerful as you would expect from a high end preamplifier which uses Cambridge Audio’s new proprietary Terrapin modules for “unprecedented audio fidelity forming the perfect partner for the accompanying 840W power amplifier.”

Key Features:

• Terrapin amplifier modules designed and built by Cambridge Audio.
• Sophisticated resistor ladder and relay based attenuator for volume/balance control.
• Tone controls selected and individually stored by nameable input.
• Balanced output to 840W.
• Input gain trims.
• 8 inputs - two with balanced XLR connections in addition to single ended phono/RCA.
• Customizable front panel display.
• Trigger In/Out to automatically power up/down Azur 840W power amplifier.
• RS232 port, IR emitter In and Control Bus In/Out for seamless integration with custom install systems.
• A-BUS / Incognito Ready connections compatible with Cambridge Audio’s Incognito multi-room keypads or other A-BUS compatible keypads allow the 840E to form the hub of a simple but highly effective 3 zone multi-room system.
• Fixed level inputs allow the 840E to provide the front channel amplification when integrated with home cinema systems that use an AV processor.
     

What makes the 840e so special is that they use their own audiophile amplifier modules rather than common op-amps for the critical low level gain. Constructed with ten pins (and known as Terrapins) they enhance the quality of the audio significantly. Another good feature, and one to check out on any pre-amp you look at, is the separate power source which means that it operates in isolation from the power amplifier so reducing interference. 

Available in silver or black the 840e, as with all Azur products, is built on a solid chassis comprised of a 7mm front panel, a 2mm steel base plate and specially designed vibration absorbing feet.

A quality product for the serious audiophile.

Via [Cambridge Audio]