http://www.theaudiobeat.com/highend2016/highend2016_ayre.htm
Looks like no DSD or MQA which may not be issues at all for many.
Looks like no DSD or MQA which may not be issues at all for many.
Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one
http://www.theaudiobeat.com/highend2016/highend2016_ayre.htm Looks like no DSD or MQA which may not be issues at all for many. |
Got to hear it at the Northeast premier last weekend. I liked what I heard, but it only had 30 hours on it. At the end of the day when everyone left it really started to open up and the bass started to get solid. It will keep getting better up to around 500 hours I was told. The headphone amp on it sounded great and that's with 0 hours on it. It's typical Ayre. It really is amazing at how they have optimized all the legacy inputs. I have the AX5 Twenty and it will sound better with the preamp, but for someone how only had a VX5 Twenty or better, you can run it via the QX5 Twenty, but you will lose a spec of openness and a spec in the bass region I was told. That's normal for any of the great DAC volume controls. They still don't beat a great preamp if you are using a great one. If you have a preamp that isn't pretty much world class, then you will be better off using the balanced outputs of the DAC into your amp directly. |