Hello Dan, I have only used SACDs' and CDs' through the player. I don't own any dvd audio discs or mp3 discs.

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Charlie Hansen of Ayre mentioned how to burn those new high rez 192 files to DVD to be able to listen to the Ayre CDP. I'll look for that info.

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System 7.1:
Wilson Sasha/Mezzo/Watch surrounds
D'Agostino Momentum x3 amps
Bryston 4B SST2 x2 amps
Krell S1200U pre/pro
Oppo Blu
Sony Blu changer
McIntosh MS300 music server
EAR/Yoshino Acute III tubed CDP
Transparent Ultra cabling
JL Audio F212 Sub
Lumagen video processor
JVC RS-35U projector
Stewart Screen

Serge
I presume that you are running the 5xe direct into the KX-R so you can listen to SACD's. Are you running only the MS-300 thru the MCA 1000 or are you also running a digital out from the 5xe into the 1000? Just trying to understand how the new filters in the Ayre compare with the 1000.

Jim

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AMP's: D'Agostino Momentum's
Pre Amp: Mcintosh C-1000 & C-1000P
Sources: McIntosh MCD-1100 & MS-300, Olive 4HD, SonoS, Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX
Speakers: MBL 111F
Cables: Transparent Ultra MM2 & Reference MM2 & Powerlink MM2x

Jim, the MS300/MDA1000 are a separate entity in my system used through a different input on the KX-R preamp. I am planning on keeping the MDA1000 as an expansion hub (DAC) for the music servers, Sonos/streaming, etc...

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System 7.1:
Wilson Sasha/Mezzo/Watch surrounds
D'Agostino Momentum x3 amps
Bryston 4B SST2 x2 amps
Krell S1200U pre/pro
Oppo Blu
Sony Blu changer
McIntosh MS300 music server
EAR/Yoshino Acute III tubed CDP
Transparent Ultra cabling
JL Audio F212 Sub
Lumagen video processor
JVC RS-35U projector
Stewart Screen

That what I thought. I didn't figure you wanted to lose the benefits of those new filters.

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AMP's: D'Agostino Momentum's
Pre Amp: Mcintosh C-1000 & C-1000P
Sources: McIntosh MCD-1100 & MS-300, Olive 4HD, SonoS, Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX
Speakers: MBL 111F
Cables: Transparent Ultra MM2 & Reference MM2 & Powerlink MM2x

I gotta tell you though, the MDA1000 with its upsampling to 768Khz and gentle analog filters really keeps up rather well with the Ayre MP CDP. The MDA/MCD1000 combo was nothing to sneeze at. I almost regret selling the MCD1000. Together they made some serious music. The Ayre pulls ahead a bit with the MP filters and overall transparency on great recordings but the MDA/MCD still put a smoothing effect on the less well recorded material that made them more tolerable. The Ayre is naturally smooth but the MDA/MCD did "sugar coat" the bad recordings a bit better.

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System 7.1:
Wilson Sasha/Mezzo/Watch surrounds
D'Agostino Momentum x3 amps
Bryston 4B SST2 x2 amps
Krell S1200U pre/pro
Oppo Blu
Sony Blu changer
McIntosh MS300 music server
EAR/Yoshino Acute III tubed CDP
Transparent Ultra cabling
JL Audio F212 Sub
Lumagen video processor
JVC RS-35U projector
Stewart Screen

A definate +1, Serge.

The Mda1K has made streaming audio become a major listening portion of my time now. Not for hardcore listening (read: Drink, seat, eyes closed, dark room), but while I am typing here, I have a nice shoutcast going... And it's great.

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• 4.3TB Media Server (Custom) Upsampled to 24bit/96khz | RGPC1200C, PPP
  
• Mobile: McIntosh MX406 MDA5000 MCD4000 MCC420M, JM Lab/Focal Utopia 3-way + Subs
• Office: Bel Canto S300iu, McIntosh XLS320s, JM Lab sub
  

the pictures you posted in your album are great, very clean and uncluttered look. Hope they give all of the new Ayre products that kind of satin, brushed finished. I think the cx-5 would look awesome like that.

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+2.

I've said it many times already, but it bears repeating - the MDA1000 does things to digital that amaze me. It has changed my listening habits dramatically.

I know I am nitpicking, but I compared digital with and without the MDA1000 several times, and the term I'd use is smooth-out more than sugar coat. It's like having bedsheets with 1000 thread-count vs. bedsheets with 200 thread count. The term "silky" is what I wrote many times in my notes.

Alberto

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Sources: Thorens TD125 ii + SME 3009 + Clearaudio Maestro, McIntosh MDA1000 + MCD201, Sonos, Wadia 170i
[Pre]Amplification: Shindo Monbrison->Cortese & Auriges->Montille, McIntosh C34V
Speakers: Tannoy Sandringham

There is no denying the Ayre products are sexy. The gorgeous MX-R mono block amps each begin life as a 75 lb solid block of aluminum, CNC milled to the finished amplifer case that houses all internal components in their respective close tolerance cavities. The entire aluminum case acts as the amplifier's heat sink. The Ayre MX-R is a beauty.

http://www.ayre.com/PDF/Ayre_MX-R_Brochure.pdf

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Dan


Living Room System: McIntosh C2300, MC601 (2), MCD1100, MS750, MR85, Sony DAT 60ES, Nakamichi BX-300, Micro Seiki DD-40, Ortofon 2M Black, Sonos ZP90, Oppo BDP-83SE Blu-ray, PMC EB1i, Fathom f113 w/ Sound Anchor stand, Power Plant Premier (2), PS Audio Soloist Premier SE (3), Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Kimber 8TC with WBT Solid Silver Angled Locking Banana Connectors.
Studio System: McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MCD1100, MR88, Michell Gyro SE w/SME 309/Ortofon Cadenza Black, Sonos ZP90, PS Audio Power Plant Premier, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario, Rollerblock Jr.'s, Wireword Silver Eclipse IC's & PC's, Wireworld Silver Eclipse speaker cable.
Studio Home Theater System: McIntosh MX120, MC452, Oppo BDP-95 Blu-ray, PS Audio Soloist Premier SE, JBL LSR-6332 (2), JBL LSR-6328P (3), McIntosh XLS112 (2), Sony 52XBR9, Tributaries Silver IC's, Wireworld PC's.
Vintage: McIntosh MA5100, MR74 tuner, JVC XL-Z1050 K2 CD player, Wyred 4 Sound DAC2, Tandberg 3008A and 3026A, JBL4312A , McIntosh 4300V for deck speakers.