joc3021
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| Streamers made in America? Several Ayre models. | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty Another vote for Ayre. I have QX 5 and AX 5. Competes with anything out there at any price. Great support from the company and US made. Internal Ethernet streaming is excellent. I also have a separate streamer, not sure it's needed. | |
| New streamer Ive owned both Aurender and Innous streamers. Also, some lower end stuff (bluOS, heos, Yamaha, etc.). Both Innous and Aurender have been great. There are some slight sonic differences in comparable models. I now favor Innous, mainly for the app.... | |
| Integrateds: Luxman vs. Ayre? 8 series Ayre and dac they use in them is very good, and way better than alternatives in its price class (IMO). But yes, QX 5 twenty is better, but it's closer than I thought it would be. I consider the QX 5 a reference DAC comparable to anything... | |
| Integrateds: Luxman vs. Ayre? Ayre all day. I am biased, I use an AX 5 and QX5. But I landed there after many years of a lot of different gear. Have used with many different speakers, cables, streamers, etc. It always sounds very good. Also, good company support, unique te... | |
| Advice needed: It's time for a new DAC DAC's have a huge impact on ultimate performance. Synergy is also a real thing in my experience. Some DAC's I liked with one combination of gear, but not with another. Try to demo as much/many as you can if possible (not always easy). Old timers... | |
| Higher-End Class A/B vs. Class A Integrateds In this class, if you have a chance, I would strongly suggest you check out Ayre. I'm a fan boy and have landed there after trying lots and lots of gear over the years. Also, made in the USA and great customer support. Quality and reliability als... | |
| Lumin U2 or Aurender N200 Aurender is great for all the reasons cited, have owned several. Recently switched to Innous mainly because I like the sense app so much, useability and sonics. These are the best choices in digital IMO, unless you move way up in pricing. | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? Agree with Herman. I've owned many DAC's and streamers over the years, PC based, entry level, mid tier and high end. The source rules in my experience. Maybe I'm totally delusional, but well chosen high end digital front ends sound much better ... | |
| I’m looking for an sleek integrated amp under $15k Ayre. Owned a lot of stuff, this did it for me. | |
| Streamer Comparison and Suggestions Mitch2 - it's very simple to switch to roon on the pulsar, takes a few seconds. You just toggle out of "standalone" mode on the app where sense is streaming qobuz or tidal directly and switch to roon where roon takes over the interface and sees th... | |
| Streamer Comparison and Suggestions Have a Innous Pulsar, very good. Sense app is excelent. It sounds better than aurender I previously had. It can function as a roon end point, but sounds better running qobuz via the sense app. Not using roon much anymore because sense app works s... | |
| Lumin Hifi Rose or Aurender Innous. Sense app is best for me, have used them all. Also sonically it's ahead. | |
| Ayre QB-9/20 (board rev. 3.1) The twenty is a great upgrade. I'm all in with Ayre, AX 5 and QX 5. Done. | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Spatial Audio X4 ultras. Open baffle does it for me, cant go back to a box. |