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| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? Concur. The one word I would never use to describe the Ayre is edgy - it's super smooth. It continues to amaze me how many people still think that the preamp is not the lynchpin of any good system - running direct will never be better than runnin... | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? Yes. I like Ayre as a company (you can see that I’m a big fan of their amplification) and like to see what everyone is talking about re their digital since they sell a lot of units (and thus have a lot of threads posted about them) due to their ve... | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? Which is why it's always nice when people answer the actual question asked instead of turning it into a recommendation thread.@sc53 I didn't say that the Ayre was not a nice DAC; simply that it's not in the same league as top tier DACs - which if ... | |
| Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC??? Wouldn't think it would be a tough choice if you can get over the garishly ugly design of the Dave. From my reading the Dave is a top flight DAC. The Ayre is not.Having said that, can't you get loaners from local dealers and make up your own min... | |
| They Almost Never Quote A Price , Why? Because prices vary between regions for various reasons and dealers ask that manufacturers don't list prices. | |
| Question about new Oppo 4K player No apps whatsoever. | |
| emm labs cdsa cd stuck in transport Yeah, but Wadia is totally out of the CDP business since the fine sounds buyout so that shouldn't be surprising. I don't expect Wadia to be there if my S7i ever gives up the ghost. | |
| Why so much less for the new Oppo UDP-203? btw, in case anyone is planning to use one of the new Oppos for Blu-ray as well as for audio, the good news is that the external region free kit I purchased a while ago for my BDP-95 works on the UDP-203, which I expect means that all the old regi... | |
| Ayre V3 Owners The V3 is a classic. Loved mine when I had it and only sold because I was moving overseas at the time. As above, hold onto it and see what Ayre can do for you. | |
| Why so much less for the new Oppo UDP-203? The 205 is coming next year. They've been clear on that. | |
| Ayre AX-5 Integrated Amplifier What does it mean have a "tube" sound or a "solid state" sound? | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD EMM Labs and Playback Designs are for sure in the lean camp.Puff, puff, pass. | |
| How good is the Oppo 105 as a DAC? Is there such a thing as tin eyes? :P | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I'm not quite sure what you mean by "musical", "emotional" and "engaging", but as those terms are commonly used they are the antithesis of "accurate" reproduction (to be clear, I am referring to a general sound in reproduction across all music; al... | |
| Neil Young's Pono music player raises millions For the record, wishing them well does not mean I will pay a penny for any proprietary/drm'ed files. I also fully expect, unfortunately, that as noted above, the files will simply be uprezzed crappy masters that will be a waste of time. I have rea... |