this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message arcam s logo a & r cambridge ltd arcam is a british manufacturer of hi fi equipment based in waterbeach cambridgeshire england . it was formally established in 1976 by science and engineering students from the university of cambridge . a & r cambridge s first product was the a & r cambridge a60 integrated amplifier released in 1976 . it soon became a classic product admired for both restrained sleek appearance and its high end sound performance . these days arcam products range from integrated stereo amplifiers through to high performance av processors blu ray players and a successful range of smaller lifestyle products . in the 1980s the formal company name of a & r cambridge ltd was shortened on the products themselves to arcam although the company s trading name remained a & r cambridge ltd. an arcam avr750 av receiver well known arcam brands include the alpha entry and delta higher separates of the 80 s and 90 s the fmj full metal jacket referring to the casing series and the diva range of stereo and av separates 1999 to 2005 . as of 2012 the range consists of fmj which now stands for faithful musical joy for the full size hi fi and home cinema components solo for stereo music systems and rseries for the lifestyle computer and streaming components such as the rblink and the irdac . arcam firsts include the first domestic add on audio dac black box first and only british built dolby s cassette deck delta 100 and the first domestic dab tuner alpha 10 . the arcam solo introduced in 2005 was the first system to place hi fi quality separates into a one box enclosure no larger than a separate cd player . this product also offered ipod integration via the rdock . this range was extended in 2007 to include a 5.1 av variant and later a 2.1 version . also to complete the line up a sub sat speaker system called muso logo was released which matched the solo products . the company introduced its first portable hi fi product the rcube in 2010 offering high quality sound an ipod docking system wireless music streaming and an 8 hour battery life . in 2012 arcam expanded the rseries to include the rpac a personal audio converter and the drdock a digital dock for ipad and iphone . arcam also introduced a new integrated amplifier called the a19 . in 2013 arcam launched a new generation of 4k capable av receivers the avr750 avr450 avr380 with a matching blu ray player the bdp300 optimised for music playback . 2013 also saw the launch of arcam s first bluetooth product the rblink which utilised the latest bluecore technology from cambridge based csr plc. engineering and design of their products is managed in house in cambridge uk . in november 2012 arcam became a wholly owned subsidiary of jam industries based in montreal . arcam s competitors include amongst others linn nad naim meridian audiolab rega research marantz and cambridge audio . see also edit u.s. music corporation also a subsidiary of jam industries kmcmusicorp also a subsidiary of jam industries external links edit official website jam industries ltd. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title a % 26r cambridge ltd & oldid 667882838 categories jam industriesaudio equipment manufacturerscompanies based in cambridgeshirecompanies established in 19761976 establishments in englandhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from september 2011all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages t rk e edit links this page was last modified on 21 june 2015 at 06 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view