Azur 540P Phono pre-amplifier

"Going forward, this pair of phono preamplifiers from Cambridge will be my first suggestion to anyone entering the world of vinyl. For $99 and $179, these phono preamplifiers are just too good to ignore and I am happy to nominate them for one of our Exceptional Value Awards for 2009."

ToneAudio (USA) Issue 21, June 2009

(Reviewed with 640P)



"...공간감이 좋은 제대로된 소리... 비싸지 않은 가격으로 일정 수준 이상의 '제대로 된 소리'를 만들어 주고 있다는 면에 캠브리지 브랜드에 상당히 호감이 간다."

"...It delivers detail and spacious sound... I have a good impression of the Cambridge Audio brand because it provides 'proper sounds' at an affordable price."

Audio, Korea May 2009



"With price in mind, there's no question that Cambridge Audio's 540P is ludicrously 'recommendable' - its sound is superb..."

Hi-Fi News September 2008



"... here is a mightily impressive playing setup. Even at its fairly modest price, it offers a dynamic, tight and detailed performance that really gets to the heart of what vinyl is about."

Hi-Fi World March, 2008

(Reviewed with Azur 340A SE amplifier)


"Sans conteste une des meilleures affaires dans le genre!"

"Without contest one of the best examples of the type available."

Prestige Audio Video (France) May/June 2007

"Don't be fooled by its low cost, as I have used this phonostage fronting my high end £3,740 Origin Live reference turntable with complete confidence. The strength of the 540P is its powerful, clean and free flowing sound quality..."

Hi-Fi World February 2007


"Looking for a low-cost phono stage to give your vinly a boost?... discrete transistors set the 540P apart from competitors..."

Smarthouse (Australia) November 2006


"A great phono stage for the money, capable of putting a good budget turntable on a par with a digital source of twice the price."

Hi-Fi Choice March 2006

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"A brilliantly competent preamp… Musical and involving, this phono preamplifier is another indication of the Cambridge renaissance"

What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision, February 2005