Hey Orelayer,
First, Stereo5 is mistaken the EMC-1UP does not use the Oppo transport, but a very high grade Phillips model.I have heard both players and own the EMC-1UP and believe that the EMC-1UP is quite a more musical player with tube like timbre,3D imaging and more liqidity then the Ayre player that I found rather dry sounding. For more details you can go to my review on the EMC-1UP at hometheaterreview.com.
First, Stereo5 is mistaken the EMC-1UP does not use the Oppo transport, but a very high grade Phillips model.I have heard both players and own the EMC-1UP and believe that the EMC-1UP is quite a more musical player with tube like timbre,3D imaging and more liqidity then the Ayre player that I found rather dry sounding. For more details you can go to my review on the EMC-1UP at hometheaterreview.com.