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Ayon Spheris III 13.10.2014 // JÜRGEN SAILE What happens when a company like Ayon Audio once pulls out all stops and leaves the technicians off the leash? Sends the controller together with red pencil on vacation? This is what happened with the new Spheris III precursor. At least it seems. But I will do…
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Review summary: English TranslationThe fundamental sound signature of the CD-3sx really – independent from the source – is in the very best sense “ayonic”, i.e. bursting with energy, enormously rich in content, and , let’s call it this way, “juicy”, in the sense of sappy. Delicious: a strong stirring joy…
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Ayon Audio CD-3sx This is the conclusion of a three page review of the CD-3sx (English translation of German article from September/October 2014 issue of Audiophile Magazine) Conclusion The CD-3sx turntable seems to me to be a successful product, as much for the CD part as for the DAC and…
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August 2014 World Premiere! Ayon Audio Sigma 32/192 PCM And 2.3/5.6 MHz DSD DAC With Preamplifier A warm and engaging DAC. Review By Wotjek Pacuła Life’s easier for the big guys. Starting from kindergarten, through primary school and into the business world. And here we have the Ayon Audio Sigma…
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August 2014, Germany Review summary: English TranslationAlan Parson’s “I Robot” flashed and grooved around the listeners’ ears, seemed more lively and warmer than ever. Surprising, however, that the often claimed disadvantages of tubes i.e. a restrained fundamental tone or a smooth bass never ever appeared.On the contrary: with her rather…
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AYON POLARIS III & ORTHOS XS These particularly accomplished and innovative new electronics feature stunning technical specifications. Rather than figures with very relative meaning, it is through listening that we have discovered animals as ferocious as they are subtle. The electronic tubes really different, radical but musically haunting are quite rare…
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Ayon Audio Crossfire III Review by: Marek Dyba Published: 5 July No. 122 To find out which version of Ayon Crossfire one is facing,…
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Acustic Arts 1 MK3 $5530 & Amp 1 MK2 $6490 By – James L. Darby April, 2014 If it’s one thing I’ve learned in this life, it is that we have to control our expectations. If our expectations are too low, we can set ourselves up for failure. If…
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April 2014 — Germany Review summary: English Translation Streamer at the edge! Ayon invested with love and understanding in a tonally superior tube preamp-DAC. Now there is no longer an excuse for the classical high-ender: the new network-heaven begins here. Price-performance: outstanding Decorated with the Stereoplay Reference logo Test…
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Ayon Orthos XS Power Amplifier By: Marek Dyba March 6, 2014 No. 118 Manufacturers of different products have, in general, two main choices – they can adjust to the trends that drive…
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AYON SPIRIT 3 – KT150 ENGLISH VER. Opinion 1 As I already mentioned on Facebook, this is my third meeting with the model Spirit 3 from the Austrian manufacturer Ayon. This situation may be seen as a joke, because you might think, that the distributor is sending the device as…
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Ayon Epsilon Monoblock AYON EPSILON – “HXOS” (Greece) 5-star award The Epsilon Monoblock immediately makes clear its wider power bandwidth with more speed, top-end air, detailed resolution and more articulate combined with an impactful bass. It has also a wonderful ability to unravel complex musical threads with grain less purity…
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December 2013, Germany Some review quotes: English Translation “This integrated amplifier is not only powerful, consistently precise, and definitely tonally extremely well balanced, it also delivers so much colour and fine differences, that one could get enthusiastic about it. The massive power of the bass unexpectedly appears when needed. However,…
READ MORE Audio Weight Lifting: Episode 1 This article is the starting point of a series that could be called my strange audiophile weightlifting exercise. My next tests will focus on some of the most powerful monophonic amplifiers on sale today. Thus, the powerful blocks Orthos XS Ayon should be followed…
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AYON AUDIO CD-3S CD PLAYER by Alan Sircom | Oct 29, 2013 Ayon Audio is an Austrian electronics brand with three distinct attributes. First, the products are built to a level of fit and finish that is rare even among big ticket audio (our sister title, The Absolute Sound, dubbed…
READ MORE RMAF 2013 Show Stereomojo Review of Ayon Audio Crossfire and Ayon S-5 Music Server AYON Ayon is one of our favorite companies. Made in Austria and way overbuilt, outstanding consistent quality. The distributors stand behind their product, too. This is the new Ayon Crossfire. It’s their most powerful SE-triode integrated…
READ MORE Here’s some relatively new brands to the US market that have been around in Europe for years. Made In Germany! MA8 – Mono Amps 24,760PA8 – Preamp 11,200CD8T- Tube CD Player 12,900Gauder Akustik Berlina 7 – Speakers 29,000Gauder Akustik Arcona 100 – Speakers 7900Gauder Akustik Arcona 80 – Speakers 5700Gauder…
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The sound in triode mode compared to pentode was certainly not night and day. Triode mode brought a bit more openness and air that made the sound a bit more natural. Pentode had a bit more dynamics with better bass impact. It should be more matter of taste than compromise between…
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Ayon Alpha Amplifier (From the 2013 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest) By Robert Harley | Oct 16th, 2013 The most intriguing new product had to be the Alpha from Ayon Audio. This black-box component (no front-panel controls) is designed to complement a lower-powered tubed amplifier so that the tubed amplifier can drive a wider…
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AMPLIFIER AYON AUDIO SPIRIT III At the request of the company, Spirit of the third generation has revised PCB layout, a new scheme for automatically adjusting the grid bias currents, a more powerful transformer, capable, in addition to KT88, also support the KT120, and twice increased ratings of capacitors in…
READ MORE Ayon Stratos DAC (English version) August, 2013 This is a long five page review, but here is what it all boiled down to: Conclusion The Stratos is without a doubt one of the best DACs I have ever listened to. He makes music, and in the best possible way, he never…
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July 2013, Greece Some review quotes: English Translation ” A very important design dedicated to the HD sound, a real statement of the new era! A very successful ‘marriage’ of tubes combined to meet all network applications with an outstanding sound” ” For a mysterious reason Austria is the country…
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France July, 2013 July 2013, France Some review quotes: English Translation “The Stratos DAC/preamp is among Ayon’s latest designs.As is now the norm for Ayon the layout brings together tubes and state-of-the-art conversion circuits. It results in one of the most remarkable sound reproductions ever met in a DAC…
READ MORE Ayon Orion II Tube Integrated Amplifier Connoisseur-Level Audio For Those On A Budget by Ron Doering May 15, 2013 In my humble opinion, nothing says “you’ve made it” quite like owning high-end music-reproduction equipment. And yet both you…
READ MORE Mai 2013, Germany Some review quotes: English Translation “My goodness; Brad Mehldau’s much heard The Falcon will Fly Again turned into a unsually dramatic experience. The intensity of the soprano sax solo, which comes across as a stroke of genius on the ……xxx amplifier, is multiplied on the Titans. The…
READ MORE Ayon S-5 Network Player & Streamer Reviewer:Joël Chevassus Context. Following the stunning Lumin DSD streamer, the latest newcomer in this category for casa Chevassus was Ayon’s S-5. Their flagship digital source can’t yet stream DSD but includes a sophisticated single-ended tube preamp that can host other analogue sources. The sticker of this DAC/preamp/UPnP…
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April 2013, France http://www.qobuz.com/info/Hi-Fi/Bancs-d-essai/Lecteur-reseau-Ayon-S-3173029
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April 2013, Germany; awarded as Stereoplay REFERENCE Review quotes: English TranslationEnchanting. Tempting. Presenting the nature of the music absolutely to the point. The Ayon triode perfectly manages the rare mix of highest resolution and warmness, a fine presentation without the slightest harshness.Compared with the …….amplifier voices had more acoustic colour,…
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Ayon CD-07s Smooth liquidity is another typical element of the Ayon sound. The sound is analog-like, viscose, fluid, flowing, smooth. You may as well discard all these adjectives and replace them with the single formulation: the Ayon is a delight for ears. It is the companion for hours and hours…
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The Neoteric Listener and the Ayon CD-1sc CD Player by Dean Seislove Highly Recommended. The Ayon CD-1sc Tube Top Loader CD Player incorporates a splendid proportion of resolution, tonal balance, and timing that makes this well-made player a final destination for many music lovers. Admittedly, paying nearly five grand for…
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Ayon Audio Spark III Review – Hi-Fi Choice – SET “Best Sound” Single-ended construction, triodes working in pure class A and 20 watts of power! Date: 2012-11-05 Author: Arkadiusz Ogrodnik Austrian Ayon has already gained a large crowd of fans on the home market, and the offer of the company belonging to…
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Review quotes: English Translation Ayon CD-07s “Stereoplay” – October 2012, Germany “As a top-loader the Ayon CD-07s likes to be placed on top of the rack. It also deserves this location. Its pleasing design together with top-class manufacturing makes it a real jewel that appears far more expensive than its…
READ MORE Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2012 By: James & Linda Darby, Dr. John Richardson, Brian Boehler, Mike Galusha AYON Designed and made in Austria and distributed by top importer Charlie Harrison, Ayon is one of the world’s premiere tube amp makers. They’ve been very busy, rolling out a whopping…
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May/June 2012, Germany TestzitatDer S-3 bot sogar eher noch mehr Tieftondruck und schien mir im Hinblick auf die tonale Balance eine Winzigkeit runder zu spielen. Das Ergebnis ist ein durchweg charmanter, entspannter, voller und dennoch leichtfüßiger Klang mit enorm viel Souveränität, der nach meinem Dafürhalten nur schwer zu toppen sein…
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