I used to have a Cambridge Soundworks Newton Mini Cube surround system seven years ago when I purchased my first SACD player. I used it as a stopgap surround system with an entry level Sony AVR. It didn't have a powered sub, it had an 8" passive sub, but even with that the sound it achieved -- even with that cheap Sony AVR -- was amazing for the price and the size of the drivers. I upgraded the entire system within months after that and would eventually use two of the mini cubes as surround back speakers in a 7.1 setup before upgrading them to ORB Audios then to the Polk Atriums that I use now.
I have nothing bad to say about Cambridge Audio and I'm sure that this latest iteration with a powered sub and updated mini cube speakers surpasses what I had seven or so years ago.
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Brandon A. DuHamel
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'"In a strange game
I saw myself as you knew me
When the change came,
And you had a
Chance to see through me
Though the other side is just the same
You can tell my dream is real
Because I love you, can you see me now."
- "On the Way Home," Neil Young
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