Excellent (A)
8 reviews
11/2010
- Features: BD-Live, 24p, Upscaling
- Memory / Hard Disk Size: 1 GB
- Audio Standards: Dolby Digital …
- Weight: 4.1 kg … more information
Magazine December 2010 Place 1 out of 6 |
5 out of 5 stars
Value for money: 5 out of 5 stars, "Group Test Winner" Hi-Fi Choice said that the music produced by the Cambridge Audio Azur 650BD was really effervescent and engaging, with acute attention to detail and a lovely musicality. It could take improvement on imaging and sound is perhaps slightly bright of neutral. Compatibility with other parts of your system is a non-issue with this CD Player and this goes for the features too. |
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Magazine Yearbook 2010 Single test |
Without final score
"Outstanding Product" "You don't get the ultimate bottom-end punch or sense of scale rendered by some rivals, but for a tenth the price the 650BD provides a perfectly 'wholesome' and craftily-balanced alternative without serious flaw in any key area of performance. In this age of increasing belt-tightening, Cambridge is offering a couple of extra holes - so what are you waiting for?" |
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Magazine October 2010 Place 1 out of 6 |
"outstanding" (5 out of 5 points)
"FOR: plays all silver disc formats; superb sound; strong picture. |
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8/2010 Single test |
5 out of 5 stars
"Hot Buy"
"Pros: Sturdily finished. Extravagantly specified. Impressive cross-format performance. |
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6/2010 Single test |
“excellent” (9 out of 10 points)
“The Blu-ray player Azur 650BD by Cambridge Audio doesn’t only have a high-quality look, it also offers excellent image and sound quality. It also supports many disc formats and plays files from USB flash drives. But despite the existing Ethernet connection, DLNA streaming is missing. Nonetheless, the 650BD is definitely among the best devices on the market.” |
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Magazine 6/2010 Single test |
without final score
Colours: 5 out of 5 points; Contrast: 4 out of 5 points; Image sharpness: 4 out of 5 points; Sound: 4 out of 5 points: Processing: 4 out of 5 points. |
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Magazine 6/2010 Single test |
without final score
Value for money: “excellent” (4 out of 5 stars) “First class Blu-ray player with excellent video display and competitive sound quality in its surrounding area. A great bargain in regards to what is offered!” |
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Magazine 5/2010 Single test |
“outstanding” (106 out of 120 points)
Value for money: “outstanding”, “Highlight” “Blu-ray universal player, which is also capable of DVD Audio and SACD. Fast navigation. Clearly designed and optimised for HDMI, it is also in command of the DSD output from SACD.” |
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The Digital Short Cut stereoplay 5/2010 - “With the Azur 650 BD, Cambridge offers the first digital Blu-ray player, which is able to digitally pass on SACD signals. Sound benefit or Gadget? Review details: Single Test. Test criteria were sound (HDMI, Surround, Stereo), measurements, practice and valency as well as picture.
The Teaser STEREO 6/2010 - With the 650 BD, Cambridge Audio presents an affordable alternative to the big AV allrounders. The smart Blu-ray player plays all audio media as well as formats - and much more. Review details: Single Test. Test criteria were sound level CD, SACD and Blu-ray.
Cambridge Audio Azur 650BD: High-end player with great picture and sound quality CNET.de 6/2010 - Why spend more than 500 Euros on a Blu-ray player, if there are already devices on the market for around 150 Euros which play discs in high quality, which improve the DVD picture through an upscaler, which play back files from USB flash drives and which are capable of network streaming? According to Cambridge Audio the reason is simple: much better quality. We tested, whether the Azur 650BD will keep its promise.
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Summary
The Blu-ray player came out on top in a group test in HI-FI Choice magazine.
The Blu-ray player was reviewed by 4 magazines with special attention paid to performance, and was, in general, positively received.
The best review that the Blu-ray player could rack up was 5 out of 5 stars, which was given by Stuff TV online magazine in 8/2010. The "Hot Buy" (Stuff TV 8/2010) and "Outstanding Product" (Hi-Fi News Yearbook 2010) awards act as further honours for the Blu-ray player.
