Ayre CX7e: Is the final mp upgrade worth the money


I finally landed an Ayre CX7e CD player, and it sounds great. I have read a review in Stereophile that the "mp" upgrade is not only worth it, but brings the sound closer to analog and to another level of performance.

Would like to hear from a few Ayre owners who own or owned a CX-7e player, and had the final "mp" upgrade done. Was there a noticeable or marked improvement in the sound quality to warrant the expense?? Thank you!!!
sunnyjim

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Yes, and while you have it back at the factory have them check out the transport mechanism. They have changed to a new one that fixes the "will not play everything" problem that the original transport begins developing with age.
I know the new transport is different from the original - different manufacturers. The original develops an intermittent problem with age where it just won't read some disks.