Haven't heard the Ayre integrated, but was a big fan of Charlie Hanson. I'd be shocked if it wasn't really good.
Integrateds: Luxman vs. Ayre?
This shootout is between the Luxman 507x and Ayre EX-8 2.0
Currently I own a Luxman 507x. Rather happy with it... but...
I use a separate streamer (Pi/Roon) and DAC (Mytek Brooklyn) for music and an external Anthem processor to feed it HT 2 channel.
My thinking is, the EX-8 would let me eliminate the DAC/streamer AND it has a separate sub out.
The issue is I've not heard the Ayre integrated, only the separates and I really like them, though they do seem to have a distinct sound to them.
Thoughts?