Cambridge Audio Topaz CD10 CD Player - Black

Headline says it all. Two units, same problem - both just stopped producing music output. Display showed disc was playing but no signal on output jacks. Supposedly an audiophile quality unit but since it doesn't play music - at all -it's a paperweight or a bookend not an audiophile CD player. Reliability of this made-in-China junk is abysmal. Probably why it's discontinued. Will never buy another audio product from Cambridge of any type. Zero star rating if I could.

great sound but only briefly. stopped working after playing 2 or 3 cd's. sending for warranty repair but for the price not too impressed

I've had the player for about a week now and absolutely love it! My CD's sound great!

I know cd players are unfortunately not part of the standard home listening experience these days, but for those who really enjoy music & care about true listening enjoyment, a good cd player is a must. Don't get me wrong, I have an iPad, iPod, etc. & love the ease & portability they offer, but I believe the best listening experience is through a excellent cd player, receiver, and speakers. I can't tell you how pleased I am with Cambridge Audio's Topaz CD player. WOW! What a gem! Compared to my Sony cd player there is no comparison. The Cambridge Audio Topaz may cost twice as much, but it's worth every penny. It's not fancy just fantastic. The difference - the premium Wolfson Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) is not just marketing hype it's audio engineering genius. The result is I'm now buying CDs again and listening to old discs again. Do yourself a favor. Take the CDs out of your car and listen at home again. The CA Topaz CD player will make you glad you did.

I love it

Returned the first one I bought because of problems with the Player.. It would produce blank spots ( No music ) when playing a CD.. Really annoying.. So, I bought the Azur model paid $200 more... Guess what ??? The drawer for the CD gets stuck on a continuous basis... Unbelievable Bad Quality...

great product above my expections

I've had my Cambridge Audio Topaz CD 10 for a couple of years now, and it has always performed flawlessly. I've never had any problems with skipping, dropouts, loading, or the like. I plan to return and modify this review if I ever do. I wonder if the two different experiences which buyers seem to have had can be attributed to Topaz covering two different units - the Topaz CD5 and the Topaz CD10 (the latter one which own and am reviewing). (Either that or perhaps the product quality of this unit is inconsistent or bimodal. )I owned a Cambridge Audio Azur 651C and returned it because I thought it sounded synthetic and digital with any of the filters selected. I'm currently using my Topaz CD10 as a transport and feeding the digital S/PDIF output to a Rega DAC. The sound quality is phenomenal. However, I have tried using the analogue output direct to the amplifier and switching back and forth between the Cambridge-Rega combination and the Cambridge alone. The result (much to my chagrin): almost identical sound. The conclusion: the Cambridge Topaz CD10 sounds better to me than the considerably more expensive Azur 651C. Before Azur owners rise in armed resistance, not everyone will agree with my assessment - it may be down to taste. But I certainly believe that the results indicate that any owner of the Topaz CD10 can be proud of a really high quality audiophile sound from an inexpensive unit. That is why I have rated the unit 5* (and because so far I have not had a single issue with it used as a transport).ProsAudiophile quality sound, relatively inexpensive, extremely reliable (so far after two years), feels beautifully made and solid, very attractive (I have the black unit), neat little flat unobtrusive remote control, programmable for your favorite track selection on the CD you are about to play, digital S/PDIF output for your favorite DAC, and the incorporated DAC sounds wonderful. Runs silently when playing. The blue LED display is attractive and (very importantly) is legible from a distance of ten to twelve feet - it shows the number of the current track being played and the time played (stopped, it shows the number of tracks and the total time in minutes and seconds of the CD). The unit is simple to use - no complicated menus, sub-menus, button combinations, unnecessary options - the unit is simple to set up too.ConsTray judders a bit when it opens, tray is flimsy, a little slow (and makes fizzing sounds) initializing after the CD tray has closed, remote control does not function at an angle to the unit or at any distance from the unit (no problem with any of my other remote controls at the same distances and angles) making it almost useless unless your listening position is close to the unit, writing (labels) on the unit and remote control are miniscule and illegible to these middle-aged eyes and require powerful reading glasses to read (apparently a $100,000 dCS system has the same problem, so the Cambridge is in good company with this unnecessary design flaw!): Frankly, I've just memorized the buttons - it's easier. The blue LED display is obviously teal with a blue filter - you can see the teal display behind the blue filter from above when inserting a disc (it still looks nice though). Display only allows you to see time elapsed/played on the current track (cannot be set for time remaining on the current track or the whole CD, nor for minutes played of the whole CD). The cons are pretty minor.For the record (in case you want system matching info): Cambridge Topaz CD10, Rega DAC, Vincent SV-236MK integrated amplifier powering Genesis 1+ speakers (new woofers and tweeters from Human Speakers), Bellari HA540 headphone amplifier powering Sennheiser HD-800 headphones.

I matched this with a Cambridge amp to use with my bedroom speakers. Now Liszt sounds like he should.