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Ayre CX-5 / CX-7
A friend loaned me his Ayre CX-5 CDP to listen to in my system. I am impressed, however, when attempting to research this player, I’ve come across different versions of this CDP. What I find is the CX-5, the CX-5xe, and the CX-5xemp. The back plate of my friend’s player simply identifies it as “CX-5” (no ex, or exmp). The only information i have found so far, is that the mp is a version upgrade that supposedly takes this unit, and upgrades it to a much higher level. My questions are:
#1 Do I have these model designations correct (CX-5, CX-5ex, CX-5exmp)?
#2. What is the difference between these three (CX-5, CX-5ex, CX-5exmp)?
#3. I may be looking to purchase one of these, how do I identify which one is which?
#4. Also, is there sonically much difference between the CX-5 and the CX-7?
In advance, thanks for your input!