What year did Ayre cease production of the C-5xeMP? Just wondering why the 7 is still in production and the 5 was dropped.
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they stopped making them when the new KX5/VX5's got released, a few years ago.
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Disc players are difficult; they must be designed around a specific disc mechanism and the mechanisms go out of production regularly, forcing manufacturers to purchase a "lifetime supply" for any products they make.
I suspect, but do not know, they could no longer source the drive mechanism or some other key component of the C-5xeMP but have the parts to continue making the CX-7eMP, as the latter is "just" a CD player where the former was a universal player based on a universal DVD drive. |
Ah, thanks guys. Now I recall reading somewhere that Charles Hansen had to mortgage his house in the early days just to provide enough backup spares to satisfy the customers warranty on his disc players
That explanation makes perfect sense in an every changing world but its also reassuring to know that Ayre being the excellent and caring company will support their customers products as long as they can. |
CX-5e MP is still a great player though if you can get one second hand.
Charles Hansen mentioned on a forum sometime ago that Ayre would not make any new integrated players anymore, but they would make some new transports (which could be connected to the new QX-5) |
I read Ayre uses Oppo's for their disc spinner internals.....is that not correct?
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My shipment has gone from Hamburg to Cologne overnight, doesn't time go real slow when you're waiting for a delivery lol.
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