Cambridge adds room calibration upgrade for L/R X speakers

Cambridge Audio L/R speakers — (Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)

At the beginning of this year, Cambridge Audio revealed a bold new product line in its standalone L/R speakers range. Available in a trio of sizes – X, M and S – all with built-in amplification, thus no need for extras, delivering great stereo imaging capabilities.

While I've tried out the largest L/R X in the range around a year ago, it's the smallest L/R S that we've reviewed on T3.com – gaining a full 5-star award, given the quality of those little speakers.

Now, however, Cambridge has just revealed a 'magic' feature upgrade for its StreamMagic platform, called RoomMagic, which is the brand's proprietary room correction feature – and it's available right now.

This over-the-air (OTA) update is free of charge and will benefit the L/R X and mid-size L/R M speakers only at this stage. Cambridge keenly points out that there's "no subscription, trial period or separate app" for this new benefit.

RoomMagic simply uses your phone's or tablet's built-in microphone via the StreamMagic app as part of the calibration process, no further hardware required, and guides you through room correction in a matter of minutes.

It's designed to correct for "bass and low-frequency room effects, while preserving the character of the speaker," ensuring that wherever you park your L/R X or M speakers in a room, they'll sound optimal.

Not that they sound anything short of stunning already, but this RoomMagic feature will elevate that sound profile yet further. It's a common feature on many brands, including Bose and Sonos, so it's great to see Cambridge supporting a much-requested feature.

There's more personalisation here, however, as the RoomMagic solution delivers three target curves, offering a choice over the correction type to suit preference. A slider in the app allows for intensity adjustment, so you can tweak the sound beyond what's delivered by default.

If you've been considering buying such a speaker pair for some time – and the biggest new hi-fi trend of 2026 is powered wireless speakers – then check out the latest Cambridge Audio L/R pricing below. Each is a worthwhile investment to really amp up your home audio – and now the M and X will sound better than ever, too.

Mike is T3's Tech Editor. He's been writing about consumer technology for 18 years and his beat covers phones – of which he's seen hundreds of handsets over the years – laptops, gaming, TV & audio, and more. There's little consumer tech he's not had a hand at trying, and with extensive commissioning and editing experience, he knows the industry inside out. As the former Reviews Editor at Pocket-lint for 10 years where he furthered his knowledge and expertise, whilst writing about literally thousands of products, he's also provided work for publications such as Wired, The Guardian, Metro, and more.