The beefy toroidal transformer inside the AXR85 produces 85 watts per channel — plenty to drive a pair of Aeromax 6 towers, or just about any other speakers you like. For the best sound comparison, we recommend selecting your brand and model of headphones in the right-hand column, or if your headphones aren't listed, you can rent one of our Listening Kits. Currents flow through these multiple paths and develop voltages which can cause damage, noise or 50Hz/60Hz hum/buzz.

BUILT IN BLUETOOTH - With the built-in Bluetooth receiver on the AXR85 you can wirelessly stream your favorite music from smartphone, tablet or PC with ease. To help you choose the right speakers, we recommend using Crutchfield’s SpeakerCompare Listening Kit. The Ground terminals on both the AXR85 stereo receiver and your turntable should be connected (where possible) with a ground wire for lowest noise/hum pickup. Lastly, looking to see how the Cambridge deals with subtler music we decide to go hook up a Project Essential III A turntable and listen to Melody Gardot and her track “Morning Sun”.A dedicated subwoofer output for driving bass, and two sets of speaker outputs add to AXR85’s capabilities.

The AXR85 features a stereo "record out" output on the back panel, and a mono RCA output lets you hook up a powered subwoofer to provide some extra punch. And built-in Bluetooth® makes it easy to stream music wirelessly from a compatible phone, tablet, or laptop.

The HOSA IBT 402 drive in the first link can be added to almost any headphone output with an adapter. This Cambridge Audio AXR85 has Bluetooth streaming for source input (tunes from your smartphone), but sadly does not have any way to connect wirelessly to a pair of headphones. A Swedish public limited company (publikt bankaktiebolag) registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office with organisation number: 556737-0431. Two sets of binding posts give you the flexibility to set up A and B speaker pairs, and a front-panel selector makes switching between them easy.

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The entire Cambridge AX Series has a fresh new look that catches the eye. The AX Series pairs high quality with outstanding value for money and is the perfect way for the Hi-Fi curious to build their first stacking separates system.

I was just curious because, although it was bought as brand new, the box had been opened and re-tapped, which could have just been to replace the power cord with a local version.