T+A Cala CDR

摘要

Don't let the model name confuse you, for whatever CDR (or CD-R) may mean in common parlance, the new all-in-one from German company T+A doesn't record music onto blank discs. Rather the T+A Cala CDR designation indicates that this £3242 model is actually a CD receiver, as opposed to the £2313 Cala SR, which lacks CD playback functionality. However, even then 'CDR' doesn't tell the whole story for while the SR model is fairly self-explanatory - it stands for 'streaming receiver' - the Cala CDR retains all that network capability as well as its built-in disc playback. What's more, it does so in a rather compact form. So the Cala CDR may stand 9.5cm tall, giving a pleasing proportional balance with its 'two thirds' 30cm width, but a good part of that stature is taken up by the integral stand/ light tunnel, through which shines an LED lighting system mounted in the rear panel [see boxout, p53].