Cambridge Audio's first true active loudspeakers, the L/R Series, are moving from announcement to availability: the brand has confirmed that the flagship L/R X ships as a stereo pair from the end of July. First shown at CES 2026 alongside the smaller L/R M and L/R S, the L/R X is an 800-watt system — 400 watts per cabinet — built around a 2.5-way design with a 28mm Torus tweeter, dual 5-inch woofers, and a pair of 6-inch force-cancelling passive radiators.
What sets the active approach apart from a traditional passive speaker is that the crossover and correction happen in the digital domain before amplification. The L/R X runs a 64-bit audio pipeline and Cambridge Audio's DynamEQ processing, which adjusts tonal balance depending on how loud you're playing so the bass and treble don't thin out at low volume. The two speakers talk to each other wirelessly over WiSA HT, and streaming is handled through the StreamMagic app over Wi-Fi.
Why it matters for tuning: on an active speaker, the on-board DSP is doing a lot of work you'd normally do yourself with an outboard processor — the crossover point, driver time alignment, and loudness compensation are all baked in. That's convenient, but it also means the "flat" the speaker ships with is the designer's target, not your room's. Features like DynamEQ deliberately change the curve as volume changes, so if you take a measurement to check the response, note the exact playback level you used and keep it consistent between sweeps. Otherwise you'll be comparing two different EQ states and chasing a target that keeps moving.
The L/R X is priced at $2,299 per pair, slotting in above the $1,599 L/R M and the compact, Bluetooth-focused $549 L/R S. Cambridge Audio is positioning the range squarely against established wireless active pairs from the likes of KEF, and the end-of-July ship date makes the L/R X one of the first to actually reach buyers. We'll add measured in-room results once a pair is available to test.
