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Ayon CD2 is AMAZING

Guys,

Received my CD-2 on Friday and I'm still amazed and the unit has only about 20 hours. The soundstage extends beyond the boundaries of the speakers with palpable images you can almost touch. The Rega/Bryston combo is good but the CD2 is in another league. This unit captures the ambiance and nuances of the recorded venue with ease. I know layering and depth will come when the units has been run in and I'm looking forward to that day!

I'm definitely happy with my purchase
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thuan98
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Hi all,
Being CD2 owners, I'm sure you did your homework :-)
My question is what's difference between CD-2 and CD-3 ?
I don't find much review on CD-3 (obsoleted from Ayon webpage)- I believe CD-3 has tube-rectifier power supply module (2 pieces) ans assume CD-3 would be superior ?
Thanks
Thuan
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wig OP
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Thuan,

See Douglas Schroeder review on dagogo.com The CD2 is quite good.
afc
141 posts
 
The CD3 was a two box unit, with a separate power supply. Ayon has since done away with the two box pieces, and the CD2 should be a significant upgrade over the CD3. Schroeder's review claims the CD2 to be "at least a 15% upgrade over the CD3." It uses the same four 6H30 tubes in the CD3. The kicker was that Ayon reduced the price of the CD2 from that of the CD3.
rocca
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Anyone have a chance to hear Ayon CD players with an Audio Note System or compare to Audio Note one box CD Players?
jazzybs
28 posts
 
No buyers remorse from me. My first player anywhere near that much money.
But amazing is what it did to my system. One of the reviewers of the CD-2 postulated that you would need to spend a fair amount 5000+ at least to acheive the same SQ on a turntable. Any thoughts from you guys with analog experience as to the validity of that statement.
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