Cambridge Audio 840A V2

A highly tempting combination of power, control, subtlety and, yes, musicality, The V2 also offers excellent flexibility of use and practicality

We continue to find the rattling of relays in the volume control annoying, but apart from that, there's nothing to complain about at this price

Honestly, the biggest difference between this and most amps costing twice as much is in the looks/show-off factor. It's more than competent sonically, and comes attractively specified too - we love it

Thus far, we've focused on the 840A's strengths, which are wonderful and exciting, but we should also discuss two areas where the amplifier's performance is good, but not great. First, the amplifier's treble response, though clear and well-detailed,...

Really pure sound that seems extremely accurate whatever you play and across the whole range. I like the safety features and usability, giving a sense of problems all taken care of.

Runs warm

Excellent sound ; Very flexible but simple to use ; Good value

Runs warm. Not as bad as class A but I probably wouldn't stack on top of it ; I'd probably like to have a weightier and more responsive volume control