Cambridge Audio ’s new Evo Onewireless stream music speakeris a 14 - driver beast that has more in common with most high - endsoundbars . It ’s available starting August 9 for $ 1,500 .
The Evo One is eye - catch in the secure possible way , with a wood veneer top and a 6.8 - inch coloring screen , which makes it a larger sibling to theEvo 150 streaming integrated amplifier . It may be gainsay to find the right spot for it , however . At 26.6 inch spacious and 11.4 inches mysterious , it ’s going to call for a fair amount of space . And at 32 pound , with its own built - in plinth - style stand , you wo n’t be wall - get on it . It comes with its own dedicated remote control .
Behind its textile grilles lies a vast array of 14 drivers powered with up to 50 watts of stratum D amplification per unit . There are four 1 - inch tweeters , four 2.25 - inch mid - range drivers , and six 2.75 - column inch long - throw woofers . Six of those drivers are front - cladding , but there are also three drivers on each wing , plus two of the woofers are point out the behind of the speaker .
This form of arrangement is what we ’d anticipate to see on a soundbar like theSennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Plus , which coincidentally deal the same $ 1,500 monetary value as the Evo One . According to Cambridge Audio , it ’s an omnidirectional audio experience . “ There ’s no want to sit in a sonic ‘ sweet billet ’ as you would with most wireless speakers – with Evo One , every seat in the room is do by to splendid sound , ” the companionship told us in an email .
Cambridge Audio feels the Evo One ’s master mission is to be a top - notch euphony system ( it even has a dedicated phono input for moving - magnet cartridgeturntables ) , but with an availableHDMI ARC / eARCinput , it ’s obvious that telecasting audio is also part of its attractive feature .
With both treble - band Wi - Fi ac and Ethernet , the Evo One supports a potpourri of stream options includingApple AirPlay 2,Google Cast , DLNA , Spotify Connect , and Tidal Connect . There ’s also easy access from Deezer and Qobuz apps . It ’s alsoRoon - readyfor common people who are rooter of that medicine management and cyclosis platform .
The speaker can corroborate a variety of euphony filing cabinet formats from stream services , your local web , or an attached reposition gimmick using the USB - A embrasure on the rear . These let in WAV , FLAC , ALAC , AIFF , DSD ( DSF and DFF ) , WMA , MP3 ( CBR and VBR ) , AAC , HE AAC and AAC+ ( CBR and VBR ) , plus OGG Vorbis .
When using the optical or HDMI larboard , the onboarddigital - to - analog convertor ( DAC)can decode up to 24 - bit/192kHz , but this goes up to 32 - bit/384kHz when get at the USB port or your web music collection , including up to DSD128 .
Sadly , despite its HDMI eARC port , the Evo One is strictly specify to PCM audio frequency at up to 24/192 — there ’s no bread and butter for multichannel surround strait like Dolby Digital 5.1,Dolby Atmos , or DTS :X — and no practical surround speech sound musical mode .
