Cambridge Audio CXU Reviews & Tests

With its Union flag branding and prim brushed fascia there's something of the Last Night of the Proms about Cambridge Audio's top-ranking CXU Blu-ray player. The Great British Sound branding reflects the company's UK research and design operation, but...

Universal disc support; fabulous stereo audio playback; Darbee Visual Presence processing option; excellent video performance

Limited connected streaming service support; unpredictable video file playback

The CXU is a welcome addition to the select band of elite disc spinners currently available. It competes strongly against the Oppo BDP-105D, which also has Darbee onboard, and the Arcam UDP411, which doesn’t. It doesn’t dethrone the Pioneer LX88 as my...