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| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Hi Antrigrunge,I agree some cd treatments such as Ultrabit Platinum Plus can make a qualitative difference to the sound of cd's, but it's not really arduous; one treatment should last for years of normal use. It's interesting you mentioned your mo... | |
| Best Sounding CD / SACD player under 15K Joe, I read the K-01 retails for $22k (and that was 12 months ago), so you'd be looking pre-owned, and it's unlikely any examples will come up soon, but it looks like an impressive deck. | |
| What Integrated Amps have the sonics of Separates? An old thread, so not sure why it has been exhumed?...but anyway resolution, gain are noise are usually the areas integrated amps fall down vs separates. With that in mind, the only integrated amps which have tempted me to go for a one box solutio... | |
| Best Preamp for Ayon Orthos II monoblocks? Audioman, i'm a bit confused as you remarked earlier that the Orbis is a noticeable improvement and were prepared to put a number on the difference, but you haven't heard the Orbis in your system? FWIW, I think the CD-5s as a cdp is an outstanding... | |
| Toroidal vs. Non-toroidal Transformers Picking up on Nonoise's earlier comment, yes proper implementation of R-core transformers can result in excellent sound. My previous reference dac (Vimak DS-1800mk2) used 2 R-core transformers, whilst my current cdp/pre/dac (Ayon CD-5s) uses 3 x c... | |
| Ayon CD5 vs Audio Aero Prestige Hi Orion, I think it is more helpful if posters have actually compared these players side by side as I have. I managed to dig out my old listening notes from the a-b-a test I did when I sold my old CD-5 vs the buyer's Audio Aero Prestige -The buye... | |
| Best Sounding CD / SACD player under 15K Joe, you should add a pre-loved/ex demo Vitus SCD-010 to your list. The SCD-010 is from their Signature series & is one of the best rbcd players in the world. Vitus sounds very analogue & smooth. Resolution is as good as it gets for a rbcd... | |
| Best Preamp for Ayon Orthos II monoblocks? Audioman, your responses indicate to me you have spent a lot of time reading websites and reviews, but don't seem to have a clear understanding or appreciation for the differences between the two preamps. You seem to place a high importance on the... | |
| Best Preamp for Ayon Orthos II monoblocks? 08-10-11: Gammajo"Of course no integrated pre-amp is going to be as good as a dedicated reference tube pre for example,"I think that this may not necessarily be trueSo if the one unit is well designed and shielded, if think it can compete and beat... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Antigrunge, thanks for your f/back. I would think the very best cdp's like Vitus would be considerably more accurate than the majority of cdp's. Also, Boulder's 1021 player features up and oversampling (8x) and a buffer which reads approx 2 minute... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Audioman, I don't doubt your digital solution sounds great, but there seems to be a lot of steps in the signal chain, so i'm less convinced about of any advantage from shortening the signal path. Less moving parts? Well look at Accuphase, Ayon &am... | |
| Ayon Vs. Audio Research Preamps Thanks for your post Scott. Fyi, the CD-5s needs a full 250hrs+ to fully open up and bloom, but I would say at 150hrs the players is 80% played in. Re: the remote, once you read the instruction manual & understand all the functions of the remo... | |
| Ayon Vs. Audio Research Preamps Thanks for your feedback Audioman. Gerhard assured me the Orbis is an excellent design, much different and a superior circuit design from the CD-5s. Have you compared the CD-5s & Orbis side by side? From Gerhard's comments, I would have expect... | |
| Biggest Baddest Audio Cables Hi TBG, the key word to pick up from my comments is "I'M not a fan of pure silver cables"...it's just my personal view. I've owned and heard many silver cables and have formed a view based on my experience, so I don't agree with your comment - You... | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Hi DH, to be fair streaming from HDD's & servers is maturing rapidly. You made a good point about buying the music you want in whatever format is available. I still plan to buy cd's & vinyl where possible in the next few years & build ... |