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 Post subject: Cambridge AC-3 unit
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 Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit
PostPosted: 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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PostPosted: 22 Feb 2023, 23:26 
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AVD-2000 + added DTS capability indeed!

=> Cambridge Audio V500

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 Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit
PostPosted: 23 Feb 2023, 18:45 
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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
PostPosted: 24 Feb 2023, 10:46 
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Is a very nice looking bit of kit.
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PostPosted: 24 Feb 2023, 20:18 
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Briefly off topic, back in the mid 90s - early noughties I used a Cambridge Dacmagic 2 in conjunction with my original Pioneer CLD-2950 & DVD-717 running as CD transports, and the styling of the Cambridge was identical to this unit, from memory not a bad sounding piece of kit either for the money back then.
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 Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit
PostPosted: 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
PostPosted: 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.

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 Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit
PostPosted: 10 May 2023, 22:35 
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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
PostPosted: 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)

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 Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit
PostPosted: 11 May 2023, 07:12 
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That sounds about right Julien :thumbup:

Here is the block diagram for the Denon AVD-2000.....

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If you want, I have the product brochure where this diagram came from you'd like a copy.
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PostPosted: 11 May 2023, 07:33 
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ldfan wrote:
That sounds about right Julien :thumbup:
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 :-)

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 Post subject: Re: Cambridge AC-3 unit
PostPosted: 11 May 2023, 11:55 
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Hi…I was the guy who posted that video. I had never noticed the ready part under the DTS logo and I’ve owned the unit for years. To be honest I only used the unit as a switch box, and for some AC3 playback, which it is quite good at. After reading the above I set up the unit and played a DTS disk which failed to light up the lights. I wonder what you were supposed to add to the unit to make it really DTS ready?
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PostPosted: 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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PostPosted: 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-1000

Also found a Denon AVD-2020 that seems to simply be an AVD-2000 with side wood panels (same operating manual).

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