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Ayre has decided to make the input modules optional.

From an email that just went out:

Ayre QX-5 Twenty for $6,950??

Been thinking about a QX-5 Twenty, but the $8,950 is just a little more than you want to spend?

Now you can custom order the QX-5 Twenty to perfectly fit the needs of your system and save money! We now have four options for you to choose from.

Option Inputs US Retail
QX-5 Base S/PDIF + AES/EBU $6,950
QX-5 USB USB + S/PDIF + AES/EBU $7,650
QX-5 Net Ethernet + S/PDIF + AES/EBU $8,250
QX-5 Full Ethernet + USB + S/PDIF + AES/EBU $8,950

All of these options include the ability to use the QX-5 as an 8 input digital preamp, with our own Patent-pending asynchronous S/PDF receiver that eliminates all jitter created by the S/PDIF format. The QX-5's cutting edge digital volume control maintains 24 bits of resolution all the way down to -60db. Our state-of-the-art Diamond output based Headphone amplifier will drive any headphones and has both balanced and single-ended connections easily accessible on the front panel.

The USB version includes the Award-winning Streamlength™ asynchronous control that provides the best sounding USB input available.

The Net version is Roon Ready and has the ability to stream via Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, and Spotify Connect.

If you want to add options later, no problem.

Option US Retail
+ USB and Ethernet $2,125
+ Ethernet $1,425
+ USB $ 825