Is there some kind of connection with the mods on this site and ayre audio? Are there a pile of ayre fan boys/girls that do not want any technical discussions of ayre audio products? Seems that ONLY the ayre audio threads are being locked.

AVS Forum - View Single Post - Ayre DX-5 bluray player Quote: But there is no HDMI D/A converter on the planet that sounds even half as good as the analog outputs of the DX-5. So if the customer only wants it for movies, that is a great plan. For years we have all been listening to...

Mcintosh and their dealers have said that the MVP881 has no connection to the denon DVD-A1UDCI but the pictures and specs prove otherwise. Here is the back of the MVP881. Here is the back of the DVD-A1UDCI. We know that they units use the same digital, video, DSP's, DAC's as...

Here is yet another rebadged oppo player that is selling for far more then what oppo charges for it. Ayre admits to changing nothing in the digital, HDMI, and video processing department so it is nothing more then a "snake oil" mod. With the new OPPO BDP-83 SE this ayre player is using the old...

http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ast/26/1/50/_pdf Thought I would post this up, jitter is not audible until 30,000ps in a sighted test with direct control and 250,000ps in a blind test.

The back layout is the same as the oppo BDP-83, the only thing they changed is the power supply and are charging $5000.

I was wondering if anyone had some objective data or even and explanation as to why a high end processor would sound better then a low end processor/receiver. I understand that subjective listening plays a role in what people prefer and that some audiophiles look at audio more as a hobby but is...

I was wondering if anyone had some objective data or even and explanation as to why a high end processor would sound better then a low end processor/receiver. I understand that subjective listening plays a role in what people prefer and that some audiophiles look at audio more as a hobby but is...