Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty beat my dCS Bartok Apex in every aspect. Ayre has timbre and transient detail like nothing else I’ve heard. I own two QX-5 Twenty and can’t be happier on full R Series. Dac was ~$5k used last year but crept up to $6k due to recent USB2 & NET2 updates. They're worth it.
