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Reviews of Ayre 5xe-MP & Boulder 1021
July's Stereophile I just received has reviews of the Ayre 5xe-MP and the Boulder 1021 Disc Player. I will post a couple of notes a bit later.
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Jim.......My copy of Stereophile hasn't arrived yet, but I will be very interested in the Ayre 5xe-MP review. Thanks for the heads up.
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Dan STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A |
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It will be stellar. I trust my ears...
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Lyle has the Ayre 5xe-MP, too. He has nothing but praise to say about it. He replaced his MCD500 with it.
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Dan STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A |
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The review of the 5xe-MP was a follow-up to the 5xe review by Wes Phillips. He had been using the 5xe as his reference player for some time now. I am not sure if everyone heard this but Ayre will upgrade your 5xe to MP for $200 if you take it to a dealer to have it sent in. It does not matter if you are the original owner or not. What a bargain.
Bottom line, although the improvements were not "night and day" they were easy for him to hear. The MP was a noticeable improvement, sounding more focused and a lot more relaxed. He could hear deeper into the soundstage and separate acoustic notes better. "Hat's of to Charlie Hansen and the Ayre design team. They've designed a better gizmo that benefits every digital format I've heard it process..." In the Boulder 1021 review John Atkinson compared it with the 5xeMP. They were very close (the Boulder lists for about $24k) he liked the Ayre a little better in some instances.. He will compare the 5xeMP with the Meridian 808V2 in a follow up. You need to read the detailed review to understand what he said about the 2 products. It helped a lot on CD's but for him it really helped on hi-rez recordings. |
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