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The QB-9 USB DAC wins Product of the Year 2009 and 2009 Joint Digital Source Component of the Year from Stereophile Magazine!



The KX-R Preamplifier wins 2009 Amplification Component of the Year from Stereophile Magazine!
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Join Alex Brinkman, North American Sales Manager of Ayre Acoustics, on Thursday Evening (October 20th) at Pearl Audio/Video in Portland, Oregon.

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and the QA-9, by John Atkinson.

“Digital audio has never sounded better in my system than when I use Ayre Acoustics’ DX-5 as the source.”
  – Pete Roth, Ultra Audio
Full review

“Stunning Sound from Music Lovers and Musical Surroundings”, by Stephen Mejias. Read the review of the Ayre room at the recent California Audio Show.

Read the Stereophile review of the K-5xeMP and find out why John Atkinson says that “…in Stereophile's "Recommended Components," this Maximum Performance version deserves a full Class A rating.”


The Last Great Silver Disc Player?

Read the article from Home Theater and see why Shane Buettner says “This might well be the last great disc player we ever see and hear…”



The KX-R preamplifier is now a SoundStage Recommended Reference Component.

Check out the December issue of Stereophile featuring the DX-5 on the cover!


Stereophile covers our CES room featuring the introduction of the VX-R stereo amplifier.


Read about our "Hot Product" from CES on The Audio Beat.


Read about our "Hot Ayre" from CES on SoundStage!.


The MX-Rs and KX-R are Pete Roth's "most highly recommended reference components" on Ultra Audio.


Read why the MX-Rs made Marc Mickelson's "best-of-the-best amplifier list" at The Audio Beat.


The QB-9 USB DAC is a "Recommended Reference Component" of SoundStage!


The QB-9 USB DAC wins DAC of the Year 2010 from HiFi+ magazine.




The Ayre QB-9 is featured on the cover of the latest HiFi+ as the;

“One DAC to rule them all...”



Check out the  video of Ayre at the Greek Hi-End show in Athens.




The QB-9 USB DAC wins Product of the Year 2009 and 2009 Joint Digital Source Component of the Year from Stereophile Magazine!


The KX-R Preamplifier wins 2009 Amplification Component of the Year from Stereophile Magazine!



Read the new USB DAC  white paper and find out what makes the Ayre QB-9 so special!


Months of research went into the development of the new MP Digital filter. Read our white paper and see how we improved our CD players and what lies in store for the upcoming USB DAC!


Chris Thomas of HiFi+ considers the
KX-R a Strong persuader...

Stereophile's CES 2008 show coverage of the new KX-R preamplifier.


SoundStage designates the Ayre room at CES as a Standout Demo.



Germany's hifi & records finds the AX-7e "Ayre-otisch"...




MX-R wins Product of the Year from Stereophile.