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ldfan
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 21 Feb 2023, 00:37 |
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Never knew of this model’s existence. Anyway, it appears to be a clone of the Denon, AVD-2000 based on the LED readout and the rear panel arrangement.
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 23 Feb 2023, 18:45 |
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admin wrote: AVD-2000 + added DTS capability indeed! I actually missed that tidbit regarding DTS. Definitely wouldn’t mind finding one of these someday.
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 09 May 2023, 17:22 |
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admin wrote: AVD-2000 + added DTS capability indeed! I'm dubious about whether this has DTS capability. Was just looking at one on eBay, and the front panel actually says "DTS READY" - which I suspect is a reference to the 6-channel analogue pass-through and a possible future plan to produce a matching DTS decoder which would take advantage of that. There's no mention of DTS in the manual, from what I could see. So my guess is it is just a badged Denon AVD-2000 with no additional features.
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 09 May 2023, 18:04 |
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yaffle2345 wrote: I'm dubious about whether this has DTS capability. I missed the "Ready", it is not DTS-capable indeed. Updated the Cambridge Audio V500 entry. Julien
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 10 May 2023, 22:35 |
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admin wrote: I missed the "Ready", it is not DTS-capable indeed. I missed it too; the writing is so small on the unit to pick up on that (or we just needed a clearer pic). Anyway, no sense in looking for one of these now since that now makes it a simple clone of the Denon unit.
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 11 May 2023, 03:27 |
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And this listing provides info on the US version Cambridge Audio V500 as well as close-up pics of the DACs to finish documenting the unit: Internal DAC for Stereo => PCM1702 x2 (Burr-Brown, 20-bit mono) Internal DAC for Multi-channel => PCM67/69A (Burr-Brown, 18-bit 2ch) Attachment:
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 11 May 2023, 07:12 |
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That sounds about right Julien Here is the block diagram for the Denon AVD-2000..... If you want, I have the product brochure where this diagram came from you'd like a copy.
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 11 May 2023, 07:33 |
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ldfan wrote: That sounds about right Julien Here is the block diagram for the Denon AVD-2000..... I know the diagram but they would only mention the PCM1702 for stereo and then "2 extra 18-bit DACs for SL+SR and C+SW" without giving away the chip ref Julien
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 11 May 2023, 14:22 |
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horiss wrote: I wonder what you were supposed to add to the unit to make it really DTS ready? My guess would be the Denon AVD-1000 DTS decoder which seems tailor-made to partner with the AVD-2000 (Cambridge V500) - it even passes through non-DTS signals on its digital output it seems, so a perfect match. Although the hardware database here shows a golden Japanese model, a Google shows it was also available elsewhere in a black finish. But whether Cambridge Audio got around to producing their own badged version to match the V500 is another question again.
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Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit Posted: 11 May 2023, 17:03 |
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yaffle2345 wrote: Although the hardware database here shows a golden Japanese model, a Google shows it was also available elsewhere in a black finish. Found a 230V/50Hz version in black on Google, added here => Denon AVD-1000Also found a Denon AVD-2020 that seems to simply be an AVD-2000 with side wood panels (same operating manual). Julien
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