Ayre Codex

Yes. I bought one from Audio Connection in Verona, NJ and love it. A QB-9 might beat it, or it might not. There were things I liked about one over the other and vice versa. A W4S DAC2 DSDse can't hold a candle to it on high resolution files. The Codex is amazing.

I have a Rega DAC and looking to upgrade in the near future.  I was considering Ayre QB-9 DSD, then I heard about Codex.  Should I save the money and just go with Codex?  If the sound quality is about the same, then I will go with Codex.  Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I have both Ayre units - QB9 DSD & Codex.
 
I find myself preferring the Codex.

rather long FB exchange w Charlie..i asked when R series DAC ?
 His reply was improvements to Codex will yield a killer 5 series DAC...inferred that it might already be better than Q series..
my read of it anyway..