Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

Awesome Mike, can't wait for your opinion.
 
Mike said:
YES! I have one coming.


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Keen to hear your thoughts. I have the Codex in my summer house and think it is really nice.


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I had the Ayre QB9 DSD DAC. It held it's own against some much more expensive DACs. I'd love to hear the QX-5.
 
Any updates on the QX-5? I should have mine soon.


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I don't have any hands on experience with the QX-5, but have been reading excellent user reviews about its performance. One user claims that both he and his dealer prefer it to the latest Berkeley Reference DAC Series 2 which the dealer also represents. Nice that it also integrates network streaming functionality.
 
Here's a little tidbit to stir the pot ....

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f...%96-digital-hub-28422/index15.html#post603030


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Yes, Ayre was the first to use the new TOTL 9038PRO. Other DACs are now being released using either the 9028 or 9038 from Wyred 4 Sound, Oppo, exaSound, Accuphase, etc.
 
audio.bill said:
Yes, Ayre was the first to use the new TOTL 9038PRO. Other DACs are now being released using either the 9028 or 9038 from Wyred 4 Sound, Oppo, exaSound, Accuphase, etc.
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Wyred4Sound is using 9038PRO in their DAC-2v2 SE builds.

"Our flagship, special edition DAC-2v2 SE builds on the DAC-2v2 and is a tour-de-force in DAC technology and a bonafide reference product by any standard. The new top-of-the-line ESS Sabre 9038PRO is at its core, providing unparalleled performance and the industry's highest dynamic range (DNR)."

https://wyred4sound.com/products/digital-converters/dac-v2-series
 
When I mentioned other DACs being released some of which use the 9038 I left off the PRO suffix, but to my knowledge a 9038 non-PRO version has not been released.
 
Awesome, thank you so much for posting that link.
 
Hmmm, wonder what Ayre's demo system looks like? :D
 
Thanks, audio.bill.

If I did not get it wrong, Ariel Brown mentioned that ALL inputs, including SPDIF and AES/EBU are asynchronous. Wonder if they strip the incoming clock and re-clock using the internal Morion crystal clock.

The description by Charles Hansen about how they chanced upon Morion is interesting. A different perspective from that of external clock manufacturers.
 
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