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 Arcam Solo
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 2
RRP: £1,000
Year: 2005

Description: General: - audiophile grade sound quality - matching speakers available (details TBA) - all metal casework with aluminium lid - large, clear dot matrix display with easy-to-read text - simple intuitive operating system - elegant system handset - clock with four alarms - wake up to CD or radio - high sensitivity integrated DAB Radio and FM tuner - size 430 x 350 x 80 - weight 7.75 kg CD player: - CD text, CD-R and CD-RW transport - low jitter Colpitts crystal clock - based on award-winning Arcam DiVA CD73 - 24-bit Wolfson DAC Power amplifiers: - 50W RMS into 8ohms continuous power output - passive fanless cooling system - full size speaker binding posts - twin toroidal transformers with oversized power amp supply - independent toroid for microprocessor and standby - nine independently regulated power supplies Preamplifier: - five line level inputs plus record output - preamplifier output for external power amps - optical digital from CD / DAB for digital recording - front panel mini jack input for iPod style MP3 players or games consoles - front panel headphones mini jack - second room output with independent volume control - separate infrared jack input for control of second room - full bass and treble controls - adjustable speaker bass equalisation for easy placement of smaller speakers Custom installation: - rear panel RS232 input for control of all functions and software update - infrared input jacks for main and second area control - infrared output jack to control other sources - 12v trigger out to turn on external amplifiers - discrete IR codes for toggled commands (standby, mute, etc.)

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90%
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100%
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80%
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90%
amcluesent 29/5/2007
HARD TO BEAT FOR SIMILAR MONEY
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Jay Hibbin 2/2/2006
GREAT SOUNDING HIFI IN AN ELEGANT BOX
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Arcam Solo or Cambridge Azure 640 v2 system?
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Topic: Hi-Fi - Players
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