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AbeCollins

In Reply to: RE: Wow! Just in time... posted by Ivan303 on August 24, 2018 at 16:01:44

I loved mine a lot but as it turns out I actually slightly prefer the PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC.

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Is that an Ayre AX7e sitting next to it? - Ivan303 07:10:33 08/25/18 (2)
If so, did you try the QB-9 DSD using the balanced inputs on the AX7e?

I've had to retire my 300B SET amps and horns in our new, arguably LARGER living space here in Santa Fe so I managed to glom onto a used AX7e that left the factory as an 'e' and has a positive service history with the good folks at Ayre.

Space is my current concern, and the size and weight of the Audio-GD DAC make it a hard choice in my current living situation.
- Yes, thats my Ayre AX7e. Love it! - AbeCollins 08:13:36 08/25/18 (1)
  I bought mine used a few years ago on Audiogon. I see them now and then at even lower prices and I think its a bargain among many pricier integrateds.
  After trying various integrated amps for my home office I decided to keep the Ayre AX-7e. I love the way it sounds. It's not a hugely powerful amp at 60wpc but it sounds awesome driving my 91db Tannoys in the bedroom size office.
  The Rogue Cronus Magnum tube amp is another favorite of mine. It lives down in the basement system and I would bring it up to the office in the winter months but I find the Ayre to be just fine so the Ayre has been a permanent fixture in my office for a couple years now.
  Yes, I drove the Ayre AX-7e from the balanced outputs of the QB-9 DSD DAC - and the PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC as well as the TEAC UD-501.
  The QB-9 DSD DAC is outstanding. The reason I sold mine is because I got a good deal on my PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC and it sounds ever so slightly warmer. And I had over $1600 tied up in the Ayre DAC and used the sale proceeds to fund something else. One is not better than the other to my ear, I just happen to prefer the slightly fuller warmer tone of the PS Audio DAC.
  
  Edits: 08/25/18 08/25/18
  - RE: Yes, thats my Ayre AX7e. Love it! - Ivan303 12:45:49 08/31/18 (0)
    Ayre AX7e really does prefer a balanced input.
    
    Running it now with the balanced output of my Audio-GD Master 7 fully balanced multi-PCM1704 R2R ladder DAC.
    
    Pretty good match, I'd have to say.

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