Ayre cd players

Just my 2 cents :

Yes, Ayre CD players have been RAVE reviewed, particularly by Stereophile magazine, which also Rave revoiews ALL Ayre & MF products

The Ayre 5 Universal VD player has been stereophile's ref for more than 3 years. The 7 is a CD only player, and some reviewers in the same magazine, hint its sound cpould be even a shade better than the original 5.... on CD only, ofcourse, even though its cheaper ( but more recent )


I had shortlisted this player, about 1 year ago, when I was upgrading my system. At that time, ( June-July ) 2008, I visited the Taiwan and HK audio shows. I got the opportunity to listen to this CD player, with the Ayre Amp, in one of the rooms in Taiwan.

Since the rest entire setup was unfamiliar to me, I cant comment with Great conviction, but I found the sound musical, as well as neutral.... but NOT neutral to the point of being bland ( a case of throwing out the babay with he bath water ! )

I LOVE the Ayre styling.

I would have bought this CD player from Hong Kong ( Taiwan has 110V AC ) on that trip, but then had to choose between a CD player or a Pre amp. ( too much Baggage to carry both ... Indian Customs, you know ) I bought myself a Pre amp, (Audio Research LS 26) as it was a more pressing need... and also the Ayre HK dealer was only offereing a 15% discount on the New MRP... which was equivalent to the 100% ( I was told old ) US MRP.

Its a very good player... IMHO.

Hallo,
ich erwarte in den nächsten Tagen meinen neuen CD Player Ayre 7x MP.
Bin schon mal sehr gespannt darauf.

Gruß
Ulli

Sorry, I dont understand a WORD of German....

However, would like to add, that about 6 weeks ago, I got a CX-7e CD Player home for a listen.

I Was VERY Impressed, and it ratified my earlier listning experience of this CD player in Taiwan.

Very Neutral, without getting clinical. A bit lean in the Bass compared to my Electrocompaniet-1 and also seemed to loose just a Touch on the emotive 'being there' factor.... but then maybe I am just accustomed to the slightly warmer sound of my existing CD Player.

It was on offer at Rs 80K for a player used less than 1 year, and in Imaculate condition.

If I was looking for a CD player, I would have bought it. ( Somebody else did... the very next day )

Amp_Nut schrieb:

Sorry, I dont understand a WORD of German.... However, would like to add, that about 6 weeks ago, I got a CX-7e CD Player home for a listen. I Was VERY Impressed, and it ratified my earlier listning experience of this CD player in Taiwan. Very Neutral, without getting clinical. A bit lean in the Bass compared to my Electrocompaniet-1 and also seemed to loose just a Touch on the emotive 'being there' factor.... but then maybe I am just accustomed to the slightly warmer sound of my existing CD Player. It was on offer at Rs 80K for a player used less than 1 year, and in Imaculate condition. If I was looking for a CD player, I would have bought it. ( Somebody else did... the very next day )

Yup, If it is the same player, It was sold to someone in Bangalore.
Did you do balanced or unbalanced ? Balanced is the way to go with Ayre.

Balanced, Sir, Balanced... like the rest of my system.

Also my Fav interconnects are Balanced....


P,S: YES, it WAS some lucky Audiophile in Bangalore. Guys there, do seek out a listen.

ulli77 schrieb:

Hallo, ich erwarte in den nächsten Tagen meinen neuen CD Player Ayre 7x MP. Bin schon mal sehr gespannt darauf. Gruß Ulli

If I understood correctly what Ulli is saying then:
He's saying that he's looking forward to his new Ayre C7xMP CDP arriving in the next few days & that he's already waited a long time for it.
FWIW.

Thanks for the translation, Bombaywalla

ulli77: GREAT Choice. ENJOY !