mephisto IIX or ayre cx7-e

I've owned the Mephisto II and IIX. Loved them both. Never had a problem. Have no experience with the Ayre.
Having said that, I think the Audiomeca is a poor investment especially in the U.S. If you have a problem with it, where are you going to get it fixed? How much would it cost to send it to France and back? Is Audiomeca still in business? If so, how long will he be around? What will your resale be? These are questions you should consider.
P.S. Even my wife loved the way it looked.

I've Audiomeca MephistoII is gorgeous looking and playing, had no problem ever. Dynamic vinyl sound.I'm in Europe and there is no service problem, as far as I know Audiomeca is operating and preparing something new in analog.
Don't know about U.S. distribution or anything related.

p.s. I'm thinking of upgrading to Esoteric X01 and my wife is "mad" about leting MephistoII go...

Kops. I'd like to have one for my coffee table as a conversation piece :-). My wife actually did complain when I sold mine.

I have actually heard the AMM. and wow! Very nice. I have not heard the Ayre. It seems that the finish on the Ayre is more durable when it comes to scratches. It seems the Ayre is a more sensible buy, but the AMM, hmmm.