for all the right reasons

DX-5 Universal A/V Engine
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A+
SOUNDSTAGE RECOMMENDED
COMPONENT AWARD, 2011
“…a dream machine for audiophiles and videophiles alike…”
— Soundstage!
“Refined, resolving, musical, and engaging, the DX-5 is exactly
what the doctor ordered: an electrifying performer and an
unequivocal bargain…” — Peter Roth, UltraAudio
“The DX-5 not only bridges our disc-based past with our discless future;
it also goes substantially further in bridging the still golden sound and
tonality of analog with digital audio than any other component I’ve yet
encountered.” — Shane Buettner, Home Theater Magazine
AX-7e
Integrated
Amplifier
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A
“I can say with confidence that the new version is a knockout: that rare
integrated amplifier that not only has no sense of compromise about
it, but one that has the audacity to stand on its own merits.You may
wonder if you’d ever need anything else.” — Art Dudley, Stereophile
“Wonderfully detailed and as clear as an October rocky
mountain morning, the AX-7 is also extended, evenhanded, and
dynamic.” — Todd Warnke, Enjoy The Music
Ayre’s AX-7 is unashamedly, unabashedly a modern solid-state
amplifier...not a fragile, candy-ass toy, incapable of dealing with
tough loads. — Hometheaterreview.com
QB-9
USB DAC
CX-7eMP
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A+
HIFI+ DAC OF THE YEAR, 2010
STEREOPHILE DIGITAL SOURCE
COMPONENT OF THE YEAR, 2009
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A
“The QB-9 asynchronous USB DAC is Ayre’s first entry into the USB
DAC market. Based on performance Ayre has hit a home run on its first
plate appearance.” — Chris Connaker, Computeraudiophile.com
“Ayre’s CX-7 CD player ranks as one of the most satisfying components I
have ever experienced” — Arnis Balgalvis,The Audiophile Voice
“I’m sure the QB-9 isn’t Ayre Acoustics’ or Gordon Rankin’s
last thought on getting digits out of computers, but they’ve set
themselves a pretty darn high bar for the future. I can hardly
wait.” — Wes Phillips, Stereophile
“It is what it is, nothing more, nothing less: a USB DAC unabashedly
focused on making the best possible computer-audio sound for the
least amount of money.” — Peter Roth, UltraAudio
“Ayre’s CX-7 sounds as clean as it looks. Its balance is vibrant,
its bass well-defined and deep, its highs clean, detailed, and
well-resolved.” — John Atkinson, Stereophile
“If I had a budget of five or even ten thousand dollars for a
digital front-end my choice would be to spend three thousand of
it right here...” — Steven R. Rochlin, Enjoy the Music.com
Hand Built in Boulder, Colorado
www.ayre.com • 303.442.7300
for all the right reasons...
KX-R Reference Preamplifier
K-5xe MP Line Stage Preamplifier
C-5xeMP Universal Stereo Player
STREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A
SOUNDSTAGE RECOMMENDED REFERENCE
COMPONENT, 2010
HIFI+ PREAMPLIFIER OF THE YEAR, 2009
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A+
“I was impressed by Ayre Acoustics’ K-5xeMP. For what is these
days a relatively affordable price, it offers much of the sound
quality you can get from the megabucks solid-state preamps.”
— John Atkinson, Stereophile
“…I was unprepared for just how much it delighted me.”
— Wes Phillips, Stereophile
“If it’s not the eighth wonder of the modern world, I say demand a
recount.” — Wes Phillips, Stereophile
“This thing is a joy to own and a joy to use.” — Chris Thomas, HiFi+
“…I was astounded at how the Ayre managed to draw me into
the music.” — Jason Thorpe, Soundstage!
The KX-R is the most complete product Ayre has ever made
-- a defining achievement for a company known for its
accomplishments. — Pete Roth, The Audio Beat
“The K-5x has a full bodied sound that revels in tonal colour, shape
and texture… Build quality is exemplary and better than most
achieve even at twice this price.” — Jason Kennedy, HiFi+
“…but for the resolutely two-channel audiophile, the C-5xe represents
one of the most seductive choices available today.”
— Paul Miller, Hi Fi News
“Ayre has clearly established a high water mark for multi-format
players with the C-5xe.” — Shane Buettner, The Critical Ear
MX-R
Reference
Amplifier
V-5xe Stereo Amplifier
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A
STEREOPHILE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR, 2008
SOUNDSTAGE RECOMMENDED REFERENCE
COMPONENT, 2010
“The sound was open and driving and rhythmic and dynamic—very
dynamic. It was… it was… you had to be there. I’m sure glad I was.”
— Wes Phillips, Stereophile
“The MX-Rs’ combination of unrivaled transient fidelity, acute rendering
of space, extreme quietness, and treble sweetness made for sound that
was truly compelling -- the kind that will urge you to rediscover your
music collection.” — Marc Mickelson, The Audio Beat
“Beauty and brains rarely come together, but when they do, it’s magical. The Ayre MX-R monoblock amplifiers represent such a union.”
— Jim Swantko, Home Theater Magazine
P-5xe Phono Preamplifier
STEREOPHILE RATING: CLASS A
“…one of the best power amps available at any price. It’s quiet and
refined, and exceptionally clean, pure and musical.The V-5x is simply an
awesome amplifier…” — Shane Buettner, Audio Perfectionist Journal
“…exemplary and better than most achieve even at twice this
price. But more importantly, the scale and presence that it reveals is
transporting.” — Jason Kennedy, HiFi+
“Good? You have no idea—but then finding out is an adventure you
owe yourself.” — Wes Phillips, Soundstage!
“This phono stage delivered one of the finest analogue sounds I have
ever heard...” — David Allcock, Hi Fi Choice
“It’s simply as resolved as can be with as much openness and
inner detail as I’ve heard from vinyl playback.”
— Shane Buettner, The Critical Ear
“… in place of any noise, the P-5xe substitutes a velvety black
background and a complex, harmonically correct presentation.”
— Jason Thorpe, SoundStage!