I went to buy this from Sky Labs. They were out :( not there fault these thing are out of stock even on the Cambridge website. But they wrote down my name and said they would call me. I only had to wait a couple of weeks and they got one in. They called I sent my son to pick it up right away. Kevin is right about the sound I can only say HOLY COW. One thing I did notice was when I was 6 feet away it sounded awesome. When I got 10+ feet away it sounded even better. I have been buying selling trading audio equipment for many years. To date I thought the Nakamichi equipment I bought back in the 80's was some of the best equipment I have ever owned. This unit tops it.
I was in the market for a vintage stereo system for my new house's arcade room when I stumbled upon this video. It's like modern equipment with modern features and a vintage feel. I knew I had to have it! Of course, no one's received their stock yet, so I managed to buy the demo unit from a stereo store in TX. It is amazing! It has 1,000's of built in streaming radio stations for free or you can stream Spotify from your phone over the local network. I only wish it had a subwoofer output.
That sounds like a great solution for a small space like an apartment or somewhere that you don't want cables laying around. People from Iowa are pretty cool. My grandpa moved from Iowa to Wisconsin, where I live, in the 1920s so I'm a bit Iowan at heart.
It really does. I wish I could have one, but it's so expensive. I already have too many sound setups that sound way better that I've spent a fraction of the cost to build, so it would be really stupid of me to buy this. If it was gifted to me it would be one of my favorite audio devices ever. I'm too used to getting decade old amps and speakers that retailed for 2k+ for 40 bucks or less, so I'm would be really financially foolish for me to buy something like this at MSRP.
I'm sitting here listening to this through my "ibm gray" Cambridge computer satellites and sub that I bought I believe over 20 years ago. Still sounds great. I only use two of the four satellites. The other two are in waiting if these to ever fail.
@@skylabsaudiocould you tell me what brand or type of in-line volume control you use. I am running an amp off my receiver and the speakers on the amp are louder than my receiver speakers.
You laughed because it is ridiculous that this ad is aimed at people who don't know any better and will buy this crap. You could get better for half this price. 3500$ for this? You could get a full pro studio speaker system for around $3500. Ridiculous. The Bose Wave Radio is ancient. Why wouldn't they include the top soundbars, etc of today? Ridiculous.
The upside down IO labels are such a great UX choice. It's such an obvious no-brainer, and in a world where it's common to pay engineers to figure out how to make products harder to use (apparently) it really stands out.
Cambridge Audio has some technical problems with the EVO One, they're recalling some devices in Europe and the delivery date of the new batches is uncertain.
Hey Kevin, thanks for bringing this product to our attention, of course I was waiting for you to say something about the soundstage and the presents it can create in a room, however, you did mention you’re not doing a complete review of the unit so I’ll have to start looking around get to more info on it. Thanks for raising some eyebrows.
This is an omni directional unit. I wouldn't buy this for critical listening. It sounds incredible for an all-in-one unit and is what it is. Just my opinion :)
@@WireHedd I am going to see this coming weekend at Kevin's. I will ask. I am getting, today in fact, a CXA91 MkII for view. I can't wait for that. I will keep you post. Thx my friend.
I have the Ruark Audio R410, one of the big competitors to this. I also used to own the Naim Muso another big hitter in this space. I wonder how they compare? The Ruark suffers from a bit of sibliance while I found the Muso was overly warm and bassy. The driver setup is quite impressive on this.
I have the Ruark I got the Ruark subwoofer with it and I find that if you disable the stereo plus setting and dial down the treble I don’t get any siblance another tip is to use a mains conditioning extension lead it beefs up the midrange and makes the sounds more robust I love mine and I found it much better than the naim that I had it’s bright yes but great if you like detail I do like the look of this Cambridge
@@TheJimmyboy38 Thanks very much for the tips! I had indeed tried experimenting with the audio settings as you mentioned, but I was still a bit unhappy, mostly for bands featuring female vocalists. I must try a mains conditioning extension lead and see how that goes 👍 Only problem now is the missus doesn't like it in the room, but there is no easy fix for that 😂
I've always been impressed with Cambridge audio equipment, would be perfect for our vacation home in Florida. Ive been using a Bose Wave radio, as a sound bar. I may have to buy one, great review.
I love Cambridge phono preamps! I have a CP-1 that I use with my Music Hall 2.3 SE turntable. Makes my Audio Technica ATVM95SH cartridge sound amazing with excellent detail and soundstage.
To put this into perspective, Sonos Arc has 11 class D amplifiers. and 11 tweeters, drivers, and woofers. It is 800$. Samsung has the Q990C with 11 front facing tweeters/drivers, a 10" subwoofer, 2 three drive speakers that go in the back of the room. The total number of speakers is 24. And, that is $1300. But, they are comparing their product to old tech over ten years ago instead of new tech only a couple of years old or newer like the ones I cited? The Wave radio? What century are we in? Nice try.
Hats off to you for thinking about this for more than two seconds. It's actually really annoying how many people in this comment section how gaslit themselves into thinking this is a great value. It's sus how the uploader favorites such comments too, on an obviously sponsored video.
Would love you to review in detail the tv/ hdmi arc features. I assume it’s PCM only, even with EARC? Which is fine with me, don’t care about Dolby decoding if the stereo imaging is better!
As soon as you said “game changer”, I knew what was happening. Is it destroying the competition? Is it scary how good it is? Are the competition shocked. Running scared? Ahhhhhh.
'92 Energy Pro 22s via Focusrite 212 balanced into my old Samson 120a still beats anything new when it comes to streaming ... but I like what I see here
Holy Smokes Batman! Kevin, that is so cool! I want one, but I have no place to put it! Kevin, make a display in your shop, you will sell a few, even to us vintage guys. ;-)
The VU meters would be cool at least. It just to let you know on a personal note I've been thinking about you and your family and hope things are getting to a manageable spot.
Dang. I was hoping $750 or so... But I'm still living in the 70's. 🤣 This thing reminds me of EV's. That is, it's awesome for a guy that has money and has a "real" hi-fi but would like the modern equivalent of the Bose you show early in the video, for the bedroom, study, or one of the TV's. And it's priced accordingly...
I wish I lived in Des Moines so I could show out for the evet. Kevin or anyone else, if you know of any cool vintage stores in Indy or Louisville, let me know!
the price is a real bargain when you think about how much a Stereo Console (Magnavox, Fisher, etc.) sold for back in the day $400 in 1972 = $3,000 today .....
Love the videos and I’m glad you showed the product label, something often biased out when looking at certain products on Amazon. I could clearly read Made in (Communist) China. I’m out for a laundry list of reasons
If I were just starting out today, I might be interested. I have a Sansui 7070 and all the accessories, 2 turntables, cd, cassette, reel to reel, equalizer, and more. I am able to stream Bluetooth on my vintage stereo also. So I don’t see a need for this. But if I was starting over… Maybe. But I doubt it.
Funny how you compared the unit to a Bose Wave until you unboxed it. Then forward 3 months to where we all got floored when Bose buys the Macintosh Sonas Fabre group. Who woulda thunk.
Especially with a piece like this. It's not intended for critical listening. It's a very fun stereo that sounds awesome. It's not going to compete with a traditional stereo system and shouldn't try to.
These Western products made or assembled in China have been a trend now for some time but they don't last in my personal experience. They are made to maximise profits and something will give eventually.
Order your Cambridge Audio Evo ONE at Skylabsaudio.com
Thanks for watching!
I so want one! That thing looks so cool! But! It is not at the link you provided... Need to update the web page you linked to.
I went to buy this from Sky Labs. They were out :( not there fault these thing are out of stock even on the Cambridge website. But they wrote down my name and said they would call me. I only had to wait a couple of weeks and they got one in. They called I sent my son to pick it up right away. Kevin is right about the sound I can only say HOLY COW. One thing I did notice was when I was 6 feet away it sounded awesome. When I got 10+ feet away it sounded even better. I have been buying selling trading audio equipment for many years. To date I thought the Nakamichi equipment I bought back in the 80's was some of the best equipment I have ever owned. This unit tops it.
I was in the market for a vintage stereo system for my new house's arcade room when I stumbled upon this video. It's like modern equipment with modern features and a vintage feel. I knew I had to have it! Of course, no one's received their stock yet, so I managed to buy the demo unit from a stereo store in TX. It is amazing! It has 1,000's of built in streaming radio stations for free or you can stream Spotify from your phone over the local network. I only wish it had a subwoofer output.
Love that they included a phono stage! Thanks for sharing this!
Get chu one! You'll dig it for sure
Great info, Kevin! The more I look at Cambridge, the more I am impressed with their products.
Agree. I think they are doing a lot of things right.
@@skylabsaudioAnother one of those sleeper UK outfits who’ve been doing a lot of things very well for almost 60 years.
3:55 finally, somebody printed the port name upside-down too
I was wondering for decades how long it would take...
I was thinking the same thing, Great idea
Cambridge has been doing that for YEARS.
I am glad you decided to let your subscribers know about this!
I would have loved something like that compared to my Sound design stack back in the 80's!!! Looks good too
"VU meters, Hey, hey..." LOL'd at that.
lol
That sounds like a great solution for a small space like an apartment or somewhere that you don't want cables laying around. People from Iowa are pretty cool. My grandpa moved from Iowa to Wisconsin, where I live, in the 1920s so I'm a bit Iowan at heart.
700 watts in an apartment would be wild for the neighbors
@@christownsend316 Right, set it on the floor if and let it rip. LOL
It really does. I wish I could have one, but it's so expensive. I already have too many sound setups that sound way better that I've spent a fraction of the cost to build, so it would be really stupid of me to buy this. If it was gifted to me it would be one of my favorite audio devices ever. I'm too used to getting decade old amps and speakers that retailed for 2k+ for 40 bucks or less, so I'm would be really financially foolish for me to buy something like this at MSRP.
It certainly looks gorgeous. A one shop, bedroom unit definitely!🌷
That was a surprise , I like it !!!👍👍
I'm sitting here listening to this through my "ibm gray" Cambridge computer satellites and sub that I bought I believe over 20 years ago. Still sounds great. I only use two of the four satellites. The other two are in waiting if these to ever fail.
I laughed at the 'Bose we've seen in all of our parents kitchens.'..
Lol
@@skylabsaudiocould you tell me what brand or type of in-line volume control you use. I am running an amp off my receiver and the speakers on the amp are louder than my receiver speakers.
You laughed because it is ridiculous that this ad is aimed at people who don't know any better and will buy this crap. You could get better for half this price. 3500$ for this? You could get a full pro studio speaker system for around $3500. Ridiculous. The Bose Wave Radio is ancient. Why wouldn't they include the top soundbars, etc of today? Ridiculous.
@@wordragon yeah right, stay with Fosi, Topping,Douk. Cambridge = quality
I do have a Bose wave in my front room, no tv , this looks like a nice replacement for the Bose..glad you did the review..
The upside down IO labels are such a great UX choice. It's such an obvious no-brainer, and in a world where it's common to pay engineers to figure out how to make products harder to use (apparently) it really stands out.
Cambridge Audio has some technical problems with the EVO One, they're recalling some devices in Europe and the delivery date of the new batches is uncertain.
Two words, “Communist China”
Very TRUE. It's on pre order at Ritcher sounds
Hey Kevin, thanks for bringing this product to our attention, of course I was waiting for you to say something about the soundstage and the presents it can create in a room, however, you did mention you’re not doing a complete review of the unit so I’ll have to start looking around get to more info on it. Thanks for raising some eyebrows.
This is an omni directional unit. I wouldn't buy this for critical listening. It sounds incredible for an all-in-one unit and is what it is. Just my opinion :)
I'm intrigued by this unit. The price seems ok for what you're getting too!
I'd love to hear how it sounds paired with a turntable :)
I hope I get a chance to see it on Saturday. Maybe they will let me review it. See you next week.
You'll have to post a video if you do Ed, that would be cool.
@@WireHedd I am going to see this coming weekend at Kevin's. I will ask. I am getting, today in fact, a CXA91 MkII for view. I can't wait for that. I will keep you post. Thx my friend.
Yeah, you will love it, Ed.
@@OldGuyHifi Nice. I've only heard the CXA81 the one time in Toronto but the 91 sounds cool. Really can't wait to see it.
I have the Ruark Audio R410, one of the big competitors to this. I also used to own the Naim Muso another big hitter in this space. I wonder how they compare? The Ruark suffers from a bit of sibliance while I found the Muso was overly warm and bassy. The driver setup is quite impressive on this.
I have the Ruark I got the Ruark subwoofer with it and I find that if you disable the stereo plus setting and dial down the treble I don’t get any siblance another tip is to use a mains conditioning extension lead it beefs up the midrange and makes the sounds more robust I love mine and I found it much better than the naim that I had it’s bright yes but great if you like detail I do like the look of this Cambridge
@@TheJimmyboy38 Thanks very much for the tips! I had indeed tried experimenting with the audio settings as you mentioned, but I was still a bit unhappy, mostly for bands featuring female vocalists. I must try a mains conditioning extension lead and see how that goes 👍 Only problem now is the missus doesn't like it in the room, but there is no easy fix for that 😂
Curious if the class D op amps can be upgraded.
Good morning 🌅, That looks very good, from France
I've always been impressed with Cambridge audio equipment, would be perfect for our vacation home in Florida. Ive been using a Bose Wave radio, as a sound bar. I may have to buy one, great review.
WOW.....gotta check this it. Very cool 😎
Nice review.
Does this unit have stereo playback?
lol no no, it’s 12 (!!) speakers but they all just play fart noises in mono, are you a bot?
The British Invasion will be about a 4 1/2 hour drive one way for me. But I'll be there.
I love Cambridge phono preamps! I have a CP-1 that I use with my Music Hall 2.3 SE turntable. Makes my Audio Technica ATVM95SH cartridge sound amazing with excellent detail and soundstage.
It is really funny that I watched several review about this, and none of them mentioned Mu-so, its main competitor.
So cool have it in denmark 🎉
Definitely gonna be a fun one
This is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks mate!
Glad I could help!
To put this into perspective, Sonos Arc has 11 class D amplifiers. and 11 tweeters, drivers, and woofers. It is 800$. Samsung has the Q990C with 11 front facing tweeters/drivers, a 10" subwoofer, 2 three drive speakers that go in the back of the room. The total number of speakers is 24. And, that is $1300. But, they are comparing their product to old tech over ten years ago instead of new tech only a couple of years old or newer like the ones I cited? The Wave radio? What century are we in? Nice try.
Hats off to you for thinking about this for more than two seconds. It's actually really annoying how many people in this comment section how gaslit themselves into thinking this is a great value. It's sus how the uploader favorites such comments too, on an obviously sponsored video.
Try it then give your opinion. Maybe then it will be valid.@@awesomeferret
A lot of people don’t like the fact that Samsung is such a low budget name brand.
Does it have Dolby Atmos / DTS? Doe sit have a Line Out? Does it support CD / DVD players through the USB input?
Would love you to review in detail the tv/ hdmi arc features. I assume it’s PCM only, even with EARC? Which is fine with me, don’t care about Dolby decoding if the stereo imaging is better!
Nice review, Kevin!
I down/sized, my listens with a UE wonderboom 2 ...Little bt speaker, gets loud!!
I’m waiting for the Skylabs Audio Special Edition Cambridge Audio Evo Fun One.
Ohh man. Me too!
It's not for me...but...I'm very impressed.
As soon as you said “game changer”, I knew what was happening. Is it destroying the competition? Is it scary how good it is? Are the competition shocked. Running scared? Ahhhhhh.
$1500 almost seems like their not asking enough for a unit of that caliber. Makes me wonder where they cut corners to fit it in to that price tag?
Surface mount components using robotic assembly. Very difficult to repair and, for that reason, most people would toss it if it failed.
'92 Energy Pro 22s via Focusrite 212 balanced into my old Samson 120a still beats anything new when it comes to streaming
... but I like what I see here
Very nice and great price
does this play flac over network or ?
Holy Smokes Batman! Kevin, that is so cool! I want one, but I have no place to put it! Kevin, make a display in your shop, you will sell a few, even to us vintage guys. ;-)
Will do!
The VU meters would be cool at least. It just to let you know on a personal note I've been thinking about you and your family and hope things are getting to a manageable spot.
Thank you
Since it has a phone input, how close can you get the turntable to the unit without inducing low freq vibration into the phono?
I think that would depend on the turntable, the room and the structure the turntable and EVO were placed on. Lots of variables there. Thanks
Certainly Wish I could come Kevin... But ...time and $ rule the day, but cheers and high fives for those who can make it❤
But I will one day make it out your way...
Awesome. Love this.
Quick question, can you stream Amazon Music with it?
supportarchive.cambridgeaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/17769271401501-Amazon-Music
Can you service the EVO one if necessary?
No, I wouldn't let anyone but Cambridge touch it.
Dang. I was hoping $750 or so... But I'm still living in the 70's. 🤣
This thing reminds me of EV's. That is, it's awesome for a guy that has money and has a "real" hi-fi but would like the modern equivalent of the Bose you show early in the video, for the bedroom, study, or one of the TV's. And it's priced accordingly...
How is it compared to the rural r410?
I've own the R410 and I've preordered this one, I'll let you know when it arrives!
Can I run my reel to reel, turntable, 8-track, minidisc, etc through this? I just bought a HK 730 Twin!!
It's got 1 phono and 1 aux. So 1 turntable and 1 other line level device.
Twin - score!
mixer
Your comments go a long a way. Thanks Kevin, now back to Pigs on the Wing.
Cool beans!
Sounds like Cambridge produces a great product and Rob knows how to sell it. By letting the product speak for itself
Thanks Kara. Super fun piece of equipment for sure
I gotta get one of those T shirts!👍
I live in Washington. How do I find one. I live in a small apt. I do think this would be a perfect me match for me
They are shipping out next week. You can order one here- skylabsaudio.com
Is it firmware upgradeable?
yes it is.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE UNIT BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT.
Any audio device for that matter. You should support your local stereo shop even if it's a few bucks more than Amazon.
Nobody knows how it compares to the Sonus faber Omnia?
I wish I lived in Des Moines so I could show out for the evet. Kevin or anyone else, if you know of any cool vintage stores in Indy or Louisville, let me know!
Sorry, I don't leave my 5 mile radius bubble :(
Had me at VU meters! 😂
Cool, but NO streaming or digital for me. Just records and open reel tapes here 🙂
Wow what piece kit 🇬🇧DFW Chris
the only bad thing is that it has a class D amplifier
Agreed
Class D has come a long way. I still prefer A/B myself, but this isn't for critical listening IMO. It's a really fun "second room" player to me.
The tv is nice, but the screen is very small compared to the speakers.
Cambridge finally putting HDMI ARC in something!?! Would have bought the CNX100 if it had one.
Nice review Kevin. But please don’t lose your focus on reviewing vintage stereo.
This Sundays video is on vintage stereos. Gotta pay the bills though!
If it had an alarm clock and it was 200 maybe.
the price is a real bargain when you think about how much a Stereo Console (Magnavox, Fisher, etc.) sold for back in the day $400 in 1972 = $3,000 today .....
Love the videos and I’m glad you showed the product label, something often biased out when looking at certain products on Amazon.
I could clearly read Made in (Communist) China. I’m out for a laundry list of reasons
This IS a gamechanger. All other active speakers or soundbars are now worthless.
If I were just starting out today, I might be interested. I have a Sansui 7070 and all the accessories, 2 turntables, cd, cassette, reel to reel, equalizer, and more. I am able to stream Bluetooth on my vintage stereo also. So I don’t see a need for this. But if I was starting over… Maybe. But I doubt it.
Yeah, I could never be satisfied with a streamer-based all in one system. I have to have my components 🙂
how's the performance comparing to naim muso2
Someday I will probably embrace Wi-Fi, streaming and apps. Someday.
Meh. Its easy mode. Do it =)
Funny how you compared the unit to a Bose Wave until you unboxed it. Then forward 3 months to where we all got floored when Bose buys the Macintosh Sonas Fabre group. Who woulda thunk.
So, you’re Andrew Robinson now?😂
I just don't see how the internal speakers don't shake the snot out of the electronics
No different than a subwoofer amplifier or the electronics in your car's dashboard.
I really like your videos wish I could visit you
I like everything except the built in speakers.
Cool thanks ❤
Sweet 😎
Check out the Ruark R410 a British company that sell an ever more aesthetically pleasing and sounds incredible
What about Naim Muso -2 ?
@@sheelmirji5494 a good product but I found the bass overwhelming and yes it powerful but I like more nuance
Product’s country of origin please
Cool!
Listening to Animals remix…
So good
Surely this has been done before with the Naim Muso mark 1 and 2. Is it really so much better than those?
1:10 😂you shouldn't throw it around
nice, only the price, ce pas cool!
Everytime i see this, i wonder what should one put on top of it? it´s way too shallow… a record player? A aquarium? 😂😂😂
Please plug in a turntable and report back.
To verify it works?
To see how it stands up to other preamps
Cambridge Evo ONE vs JBL LS75 who is the winner??
No subwoofer out? Lots of tiny woofers. Going to sound bright. I’ll pass.
Assembled in China?
Yeah, I don't know. Anymore I just assume unless it's crazy expensive.
@@skylabsaudio does it read “ China “ on the back?
British? Maybe they did a few CAD drawings in an office there. Made in China
Who wants vintage anymore? I better dump my Sansui AU-555. 🤔
Vintage isn't going anywhere.
@@skylabsaudio Not the most serious reaction from me, only joking. 😉
You're definitely not a reviewer, with so slight intended, so your non-review is pretty convincing!
Especially with a piece like this. It's not intended for critical listening. It's a very fun stereo that sounds awesome. It's not going to compete with a traditional stereo system and shouldn't try to.
700 watts 🙄
I can't believe I want one, for 15 hundy, I will find a place for that thing!
Same, lol!
Rega research best in hi fi. Rega is about music and for music lovers.
These Western products made or assembled in China have been a trend now for some time but they don't last in my personal experience. They are made to maximise profits and something will give eventually.