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The Cambridge Audio CXC is a CD transport rather than a CD player, which means it does the vital work of reading the information held on a compact disc, but doesn’t waste its effort in turning that digital signal into an analogue output. You’ll need a separate DAC for that.
Theory goes that using separate pieces of hi-fi to do individual jobs will almost always provide a superior sound. This, it seems, is the case with the CXC. We first reviewed this transport when it originally launched in 2015, and it scooped up a five-star review and Award win for Best CD transport under £500. Almost ten years on, the CXC is still in production and still recommendable. Our updated review now reflects the current price, and we have listened to the CXC with new pairings and made comparisons with newer models.
