This reciever is easy to set up, sounds terrific, and is easy on the wallet. It's modern with built in digital inputs, mm phono input and Bluetooth plus three av inputs. The 100watt output can drive my Klipsch Rp600m speakers to very high levels on my db meter. The sound is low distortion and smooth on the high end. Some call this a British sound. It's very clean. A bonus is that the radio is quite capable and tunes many stations, though mainly I use Tidal for quality signal on the digital side with an outboard Schiit dac. My only qualm is this is a replacement unit for one that stopped working. Cambridge offered a discount for out of warranty so I used it. I have a cd player and a streamer from the same company that work great, so I have confidence the new Axr100 will be long lasting too.

The AXR100 is a great sounding, flexible, plenty powerful unit. Phono stage is good too! All this performance at this price is amazing.

I'm using the AXR100 for the first time today with a CD player and my TV and so far it works great.
I'm hoping to get your ALVA ST turntable when they're back in stock,so I can see how that performs.

We've got a bit of a mixed generation setup - from a 1980 Technics turntable to a 2023 OLED TV with digital-only outputs, and not only does the AXR100 deliver for our diverse needs, it delivers hard. We replaced a dying early 1990s receiver from a competitor, and to say it was a step up is an understatement; we simply didn't know what we were missing. The sound the AXR100 delivers is clean and encompasses the full spectrum of highest highs and lowest lows, giving equal weight to quiet sounds and loud. Setup was a breeze - for us it's the turntable, the TV, AM/FM radio, and bluetooth for our phones - and each component works like a charm. Honestly, couldn't be happier. 10/10 would buy again.