[S J]

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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT /img/forum/go_quote.gif The latter.

Really? Can you share any more details or post a link or something?

 

[decur]

well,i just took 1 for the team!
its due to arrive this friday at my door!
im gonna use it with my singlepower sds xlr amp and my balanced sony r10 cans!
i used to own the ayre p5xe phono stage plugged into my turntable,before i got into computer audio and i really like the ayre sound!

 

[drumstick]

Looking forward to your impression. Probably the first in this forum.

 

[rogue]

Also looking forward to your impressions of the QB-9, decur. Take some pictures of the back if you don't mind - I haven't found any on the interwebs (does the DAC have balanced outs?), and Ayre's website is quite frankly rubbish; no mention of the QB-9 with the exception of that whitepaper they posted a while ago.

 

[emelius]

decur, what happened with the Proton?...

 

[veloaudio]

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Originally Posted by rogue /img/forum/go_quote.gif Also looking forward to your impressions of the QB-9, decur. Take some pictures of the back if you don't mind - I haven't found any on the interwebs (does the DAC have balanced outs?), and Ayre's website is quite frankly rubbish; no mention of the QB-9 with the exception of that whitepaper they posted a while ago.

Took me a little while to find it, middle of the page:

SoundStage! Network Las Vegas 2009 Special Show Site

 

[rogue]

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Originally Posted by veloaudio /img/forum/go_quote.gif Took me a little while to find it, middle of the page: SoundStage! Network Las Vegas 2009 Special Show Site

Ah, thank you. Looks like it has both balanced and SE outputs - good stuff. I wonder what the RJ-45 jacks on the left are for? Ayre really need to update their website

 

[decur]

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Originally Posted by rogue /img/forum/go_quote.gif Also looking forward to your impressions of the QB-9, decur. Take some pictures of the back if you don't mind - I haven't found any on the interwebs (does the DAC have balanced outs?), and Ayre's website is quite frankly rubbish; no mention of the QB-9 with the exception of that whitepaper they posted a while ago.

i just recieved the qb-9,however there is a problem with the unit as it does not play! i spoke to ayre and they are overnighting me another unit monday and i will have on tuesday! it appears that a wire or connection may have come loose during shipment

the ayre folks are extremely nice to deal with and look forward to reporting back on tuesday!
i really loved my p5xe phono stage i used to own and cant wait to hear the qb9! ayre mentioned that my unit was the 1st unit sold and released to the market!

 

[decur]

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Originally Posted by emelius /img/forum/go_quote.gif decur, what happened with the Proton?...

i still have the proton,and i am extremely happy with it .i honestly believe i have the worlds best all battery operated transportable headphone rig!
macbook>proton>lisa III amp>senns hd650 w/alo interconnects!
the synergy between all these units is mind bending!

 

[mrarroyo]

The first unit and it is damaged in transit, that sucks. But they are taking good care of you w/ the prompt replacement. Good luck and enjoy it.

 

[decur]

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Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif The first unit and it is damaged in transit, that sucks. But they are taking good care of you w/ the prompt replacement. Good luck and enjoy it.

hi miguel!
this actually happened to me with a headroom amp i had purchased where something came loose during shipment! ayre and headroom are both top notch
top customer svc audio companys out there! i have no worrys about ayre products. my p5xe was built like a tank and sounded great! i guess this stuff happens,as these shipping companys can be rough.

 

[Hopstretch]

Sorry, I forgot to post over here that I got a QB-9 in a few days ago.

It sounds very good to me with both high-resolution and Red Book material. I won't make any general claims since my experience with other sources in this price range is limited, but can say after extensive A/B-ing that I feel it stomps my Apogee Duet flat in terms of soundstaging, detail retrieval and dynamics particularly. Operation is plug-and-play and the USB implementation seems solid. I have heard no hint of system noise and have not been able to cause any dropouts, despite trying hard to do so. I look forward to hearing what others think as these become more widely available.

 

[mrarroyo]

decur and Hopstretch enjoy your new toy. Does look great, specially with the Apple. Look forward to more impressions.

 

[drumstick]

any more impressions?

 

[geremy]

I was going to post a separate thread about this, but why doesn't this DAC or the wavelength DACs include toslink and s/pdif input? It seems silly and means you now have to buy two DACs. Which means you can only spend half as much on each one. I think honestly that they do so that they are not compared to traditional DACs that don't have a USB input, so they can only be compared with other USB models which have historically not been up to par with traditional DACs.