Cambridge Audio S 30

Cambridge Audio S 30
alaScore 89

31 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 4 expert reviews and 27 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 95/100 and users rate it 99/100. The average review date is Sep 4, 2010. We have compared these reviews to 202427 reviews from other Speakers. The alaScore™ for this product is 89/100 = Very good. Last update: May 25, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 31 reviews)

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Great sound for the price

 

I am a long time audiophile with critical ear and expensive audio music system. HOWEVER, I purchased these speakers - Cambridge S30 - for a simple home 2-speaker + subwoofer home theater. For that application, the S30 is working out extremely well. I...

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Fine sound for the price

 

I am a long time audiophile with critical ear and expensive audio music system. HOWEVER, I purchased these speakers - Cambridge S30 - for a simple home 2-speaker + subwoofer home theater. For that application, the S30 is working out extremely well. I...

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Great speakers for the price.

 

Sounded great for this price. Don't know how Cambridge can make it. Be-amp or bi-wireble make it sound even better. Highly recommended. Needs sub-woofer for bass, however.

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Amazing for the price

 

This is my first real speaker purchase, in the past i have gotten old speakers given to my by family or gotten used on craigslist. That being said, i am clearly no expert but these sound amazing!! I am running these with a crappy Sony receiver that i...

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Amazing for the price

 

This is my first real speaker purchase, in the past i have gotten old speakers given to my by family or gotten used on craigslist. That being said, i am clearly no expert but these sound amazing!! I am running these with a crappy Sony receiver that i...

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Amazing

 

Speaker design has come so far! This is the high-powered / super-solid-cabinet / ported type brought to a reasonable price. Incredibly solid and very tonal bass (you hear the notes rather than just booming), very efficient. The high end is a glassy,...

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real bargain

 

I own several pairs of bookshelf speakers from HSU, Polk, Pioneer, Wharfedale, Monitor Audio, Behringer and Ascend Acoustics. These Cambridge S30's are my new favourites. Frankly, I have no clue as to how the engineers from Cambridge Audio managed to...

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Bargain!

 

Are S30 perfect loudspeakers? No, they are not! But they are the best budget loudspeakers I've ever audtioned. They have some shortcomings but all of them are perfectly acceptable taking into account their price. Bass line don't obviously go down like...

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Good sound at a reasonable price

 

These speakers provide a smooth, clean sound across all frequencies. They are superior to other speakers that I currently own in their price range, but do have some short comings as compared to higher end equipment. They should be located away from the...

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S30 Excellence

 

I purchased these speakers (Cambridge Audio S30) online through Amazon from Audio Advisor. Customer service and shipping were both excellent. I bought these to use as desktop speakers in my office, bi-wired to my Teac reference cd/reciever unit. I have...

Product Specifications

The stylish and punchy S30 heralds Cambridge Audio's loudspeaker revival. The R50 and R70 were highly regarded speakers in the 1970s and like its forbears, the new S30 offers excellent depth and soundstage yet extraordinary value for money. Designed from the ground-up, the S30 is a delicately revealing speaker which is the perfect partner to Cambridge Audio's array of electronics products, working particularly well with the mid range Azur series for the perfect budget package. A 4.5" composite woven driver delivers a powerful yet controlled bass performance while offering extremely low distortion and excellent dispersion of higher frequencies. This is matched to a soft-dome tweeter featuring a neodymium driver with a state-of-the-art motor system and a critically selected voice coil assembly. By virtue of a purist mechanical design, a simple first order crossover is capable of perfectly controlling high and low frequency distribution. This custom designed component features audiophile grade polypropylene capacitors and enables the S30 to be bi-wired for greater bass control, crisper treble and improved detail. The ported cabinet design is braced and stiffened for minimum movement and features a neat terminal panel with three-way gold plated bullet connectors. Finished in natural oak, the S30 is supplied with a complementary grille.

Configuration

Active / Passive Speakers:Passive
Signal Connection:Wired

General Features

Number of Speakers:Not Applicable
Sound Projector: No
Speaker Type:Front / Stereo
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