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Ayon Audio Triton III Review – HiFi Review

December 10, 2017

AMPLIFIER AYON TRITON III This heavy integrated amplifier created, it seems, in defiance of the skeptics who believe that tube amplifiers without environmental protection are not compatible with a complex load. “Triton” third generation, like its predecessor, is also able to control the most obstinate acoustics. In addition, 100 W…

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Best Sound of the Show – Warsaw Nov. 2017 – High Fidelity

December 1, 2017

Best Sound of the Show – Warsaw, Nov. 2017 “The setups made by Gerhard Hirt, Ayon Audio founder, surprise us each year. This time we were sitting under the artificial ceiling made of dozens acoustic modules. And another ones placed at the sides. (…) Last tweaks were done literally before…

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Ayon Audio Triton III KT150 Review – Stereo Mojo

December 1, 2017

* POSITIVE FEEDBACK WRITERS CHOICE AWARD 2016 “THE SHOW ” –  NEWPORT WINNER * TAS EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD * AYON AUDIO “BEST OF SHOW” WINNER AT RMAF – CES LAS VEGAS & SALON SON IMAGE SHOW MONTREAL CANADA!! NEWPORT SHOW CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK AUDIO SHOW! SF AUDIO SHOW! Because of…

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Ayon Audio Show Awards 2017

December 1, 2017

Ayon Audio Awards (some of 2017)   Steven R. Rochlin of Enjoy The Music – ” Best Sound” Ayon Lumenwhite – RMAF High End Audio Show 2017 Denver, CO. Ayon Audio and Lumenwhite keep getting Best Of Sound at shows from not just us, but from other mags too and so…

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Distributor Hi-End Event

November 22, 2017

(Ayon Audio & Lumen White) November 04th & 05th, 2017  –  Switzerland  

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Hi-End Show – Warsaw, Poland / November 17th-19th, 2017

November 21, 2017

Hi-End Show – Warsaw / Poland, November 17th – 19th, 2017 Ayon Audio & Lumen White – Show picture (retrospective) Demo System: Lumen White – Kyara Ayon – Vulcan Evo Ayon – Spheris III Ayon – Spheris Phonostage Ayon – S10 Signature Ayon – CD35 HF Transrotor -Turntable Siltech –…

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Best of Sound of the Show – Warsaw 2017 Award to Ayon Audio – High Fidelity

November 21, 2017

Ayon Audio: Best Sound of the Show – Warsaw, Nov. 2017   “The setups made by Gerhard Hirt, Ayon Audio founder, surprise us each year. This time we were sitting under the artificial ceiling made of dozens acoustic modules. And another ones placed at the sides. (…) Last tweaks were…

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Ayon Audio | Lumen White

November 11, 2017

It is not that Gerhard Hirt is able to prepare a system worth awarding the Best Sound Award for each exhibition, at least not in Munich. In Warsaw, however, he seems to have a patent for preparing one of the best exhibition systems. The problem with exhibitions in Munich is…

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Ayon Audio CD-35 Audio Reference Posting

November 4, 2017

Ayon CD-35 State-Of-Art tube CD/SACD Player / DAC – fully balanced CD-35 CD/SACD PLAYER(w optional PREAMP & Signature modules avaibale extra) The Ayon CD-35 establishes a new benchmark in SE-Triode vacuum-tube CD/SACDPlayer performance by combining a fully balanced PCM-DSD DAC. The CD-35 is also prepared for computer playback and general…

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RMAF 2017 Show Report – Ayon Audio’s Lumen White -The Absolute Sound

October 24, 2017

The Absolute Sound – Dick Olsher’s Best of Show – RMAF 2017 Most Coveted Product: For me it was the new Lumen White Kyara Studio Reference Monitors. Excellent transient precision and bass line definition even under difficult show conditions.

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RMAF 2017 Show Report: Ayon Audio Lumenwhite – Enjoy The Music

October 18, 2017

                                 Ayon Audio and Lumenwhite at the RMAF 2017   Ayon Audio and Lumenwhite keep getting Best Of Sound at shows from not just us, but from other mags too and so once again they…

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Ayon Audio CD-10 SoundRebels Review

October 16, 2017

AYON CD-10 ENGLISH VER. Opinion 1 Like Mark Twain used to say, the rumors that the CD is dead are vastly exaggerated. After first hype about the files, and the return of the vinyl, it turned out, that there is also place for the silver disc. But to draw such…

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Audio Bacon RMAF 2017 Grand Show Report – Ayon Audio Lumen White

October 16, 2017

RMAF 2017 – Ayon Lumenwhite “Best Sound” of Show   The Lumen White Kyara ($49,900/pair) and Ayon Audio Orthos XS Gen 4 mono blocks ($29,000/pair) were one of the best sounds from the show. The soundstage was unbelievably wide, stretching way beyond the boundaries of the small hotel room. There’s…

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Hi-End Show – IAS Tokyo 2017

October 14, 2017

September 28th – October 01st, 2017  Japan

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RMAF 2017 Show- Ayon Audio Review – Stereophile

October 13, 2017

Jana’s RMAF Weekend Continues . . . Jana Dagdagan           |              Oct 13, 2017 Have you heard of xiao long bao (aka “soup dumplings”)? Not to be confused with any other type of dumpling, this semi-recent foodie sensation in the West hails…

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Ayon Audio CD-10 Hi-Fi Choice Test and Review

October 5, 2017

Ayon CD-10  CD/SACD              TEST The new Ayon CD-10 CD / SACD player replaces the previously produced CD-1x and CD-07s constructions in the catalog, becoming the most powerful middle-class model that the Austrian manufacturer has released to date Date: 2017-10-05 Author: Arkadiusz Ogrodnik The Austrian Ayon regularly visits…

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Ayon Audio CD-07 Review – Hi-Fi Choice

September 29, 2017

Ayon CD-07 CD player A touch of glass Can this substantial valve output CD player mix it with the hardcore contenders? Jason Kennedy finds out Ayon is an Austrian company that produces sources, amplifi ers and loudspeakers, as well as glass audio components. It makes its own power valves at…

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Ayon CD-T II

August 6, 2017

Ayon CD-T II After more than 5 years’ production time of the CD-T and its unbroken success we have decided to essentially rework it and equip it with some special features. We have kept the legendary Philips Pro drive (to our opinion one of the best sounding CD-drive ever built…

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Ayon CD-35 HF

July 6, 2017

Ayon CD-35 HF Best Product of 2017 Whipped up by the great success of the CD-35 we got more and more requests to launch a special and limited Version of the CD-35, quasi a “digital” machine that should as “analogue” as never before. All music lovers engaged in top analogue…

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Ayon CD-35 „Stereoplay“ – June 2017, Germany

June 22, 2017

Review summary: English Translation “Actually, this machine is completely crazy. Or absolutely ingenious?” “The Austrians, famous for sheer monumental solutions, indeed do not incorporate in their top-player one of the usual “me too..” valve assemblies but rather an absolutely cunning elaborate amplifier section equipped with noblest components, and moreover relies…

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LAAS Show 2017 Ayon Audio – Enjoy the Music

June 19, 2017

Los Angeles Audio Show 2017 Report LAAS 2017 Show Report “Best Sound” Cost No Object – Ayon Audio, Lumen White LAAS 2017 High-End Audio Show Report Wait what the??? Ayon Audio is a normal room? After many years of attending shows you simply get kinda sorta useta who’s room is…

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Ayon Audio CD-10 Hi Fi Review

June 9, 2017

Ayon CD-10 Player By Greg Borrowman | Friday, 09 June 2017 06:31 Ayon Audio has released its CD-10 SACD/CD player, which is a re-design of the company’s CD-1sx. It has a new DAC, a switchable PCM-DSD converter, a magnetic disc clamp and a 6H30 single-ended triode output stage. ‘Ayon’s new…

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The 2017 Los Angeles Audio Show

June 6, 2017

Robert Harley on Electronics By Robert Harley, Jun 06th, 2017 RH’s Best of Show Best Sound (cost no object) USA Tube Audio’s demonstration of the new Lumen White speakers driven by Ayon electronics was spectacularly great, with wall-to-wall soundstaging. Close your eyes and you’d never know that you were in…

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Ayon System Review:

June 6, 2017

by Thanasis Moraitis (Greece) for HIEND NEWS – Ultimate Newspaper & Deals of HIEND Audio Equipment web magazine. From Austria to Greece: Ayon ‘Tmeless Design’ Setup by Audio Design Ayon ‘Timeless Design’ Setup in Greece Two evenings with Aurstian Ayon Audio Ayon System Check! by Thanasis Moraitis Oι επισκέψεις μας σε…

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Hi-End Show – 2017, May 18th – 21st, Germany – Munich

May 30, 2017
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Ayon Conquistador

May 25, 2017

Ayon Conquistador “State of the Art & Cost – no – Object” Timeless beauty – elegant, pure and full of innovative technology This preamp is inimitable with a unique character. With the Conquistador everything started with a blank sheet of paper. Developing and designing a new project you must think…

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Ayon Audio Vulcan Evo – Positive Feedback Review

May 6, 2017

Ayon Audio Vulcan Evo Amplifiers 05-06-2017                 |           By Brad Morrical               | Issue 9 Ayon Audio has over the last 15 years become one of the best known high end tube amplifier manufacturers, at…

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High End Show – Munich 2017 – Ayon Audio

May 1, 2017

Visit us on our next exhibition: HIGH END 2017 – Ayon Audio 18.-21. MAY 2017 MUNICH              HIGHEND2017.DE Booth D03, Hall 1  ( Living Sound GmbH :  Ayon Audio & Lumen White ) 18 th –  21th May 2017 M.O.C. München Lilienthalallee 40 80939 München Germany  

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Ayon HA-3 “Stereoplay“ – April 2017, Germany

April 21, 2017

Some review quotes: English Translation Also in the HA-3 and practically unchanged you find again Ayon’s tonal philosophy already known from the big powerful triode amps. This includes a dry, acutely firm, and voluminous bass-fundament, that also here became unmistakably manifest with the rather slimly “predisposed” Sennheiser HD800. Impact and…

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Ayon Audio CD-35 HiFi Critic Review

April 21, 2017

Ayon CD-35 CD/SACD Player Reviewer: JULIAN MUSGRAVE “ The Ayon is a masterpiece of High End design and execution. ….Anne-Sophie Mutter’s violin sounds richer on the CD-35 than on the other players, and has impressive fluidity and texture”.    SUMMARY: The Ayon is a masterpiece of High End design and execution.…

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Ayon Audio Crossfire Evo Review – SoundRebels

April 10, 2017

Ayon Crossfire Evo Monoblock Power Amplifier Opinion 1 I think, that most of you will agree with me, that the Austrian brand Ayon is part of the demanding world of audiophiles and High End for at least some years. And at that it is very recognizable. I know, that a…

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Ayon Audio S-10 Network Player Review: HIFI Statement

March 27, 2017

  Ayon Audio S-10 27.03.2017 // ROLAND DIETL At last year’s High End, Gerhard Hirt, owner and CEO of Ayon, introduced me to his new development in the area of ​​network players in detail and afterwards it was clear that we wanted to have this device tested as soon as…

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Editor’s Choice Award for 2017 from TAS

March 17, 2017

The Absolute Sound — USA

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Ayon S-3 Junior – „AVMENTOR” – March 2017, Greece;

March 16, 2017

Review summary: English Translation All functions available by the S3-junior user’s interface are easy to use by everyone while the 3,5-inch display is clear and keeps you always informed. The first impression you get by listening to the S-3 junior is a big 3D soundstage which is always pleasant and friendly…

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Ayon CD-3sx CD Player – Positive Feedback

March 1, 2017

03-01-2017 | By Gary Lea  Issue 90 The Ayon CD-3sx CD Player is a companion piece to the Ayon Triton III integrated amplifier that I reviewed. This is a full-featured Tube Top Loader CD-Player Class-A triode vacuum-tube output stage for single-ended & balanced operation, All the superlatives that apply to…

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Hi-End Show – BAV 2017, February 02nd – 05th, Bangkok – Thailand

February 9, 2017
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Ayon Audio CD-35 SoundRebels Review

January 29, 2017

Ayon CD-35 Despite rumors about the death of the CD format dwelling around for some time, the silver disc does not care about them and still holds its position. Although sales are going down slowly and new issues are selling better on vinyl and as files, or in streaming, but…

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Ayon CD-35 „High Fidelity“ No. 152 (English Version)

January 28, 2017

January 2017, Poland http://highfidelity.pl/@main-713&lang=enhttp://highfidelity.pl/@main-707&lang=enhttp://highfidelity.pl/@main-716&lang=en

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Ayon CD-35

January 26, 2017

Ayon CD-35 The Ayon CD-35 establishes a new benchmark in SE-Triode vacuum-tube CD/SACD-Player performance by combining a fully balanced PCM-DSD DAC. The CD-35 is also prepared for computer playback and general DSD professional audio use. The CD-35 is in many respects a new ground-breaking CD/SACD-Player design with an advanced technology…

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Ayon Audio CD-35 Review by High Fidelity

January 14, 2017

Super Audio CD Player: Ayon Audio CD-35 By Wojciech Pacula                                      January 2017                                         …

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Ayon Audio Odin III Gen 4 Stereo Amplifier ($26,500)

January 13, 2017

The Odin, a 50 watt per channel direct heated triode stereo amp, is a state-of-the-art tube amp made in Austria and is among the best I’ve heard.  Its ability to throw an open soundstage filled with images of high density and energy while being highly resolving yet neutral in tonal…

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Most Wanted 2016

January 11, 2017

Most Wanted 2016 Ayon Odin III  „The Stereo Times“ –  Most Wanted 2016 Award, USA

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Ayon HA-3 „High Fidelity“ No. 151 (English Version)

January 1, 2017

December 2016, Poland Text & Images: Wojciech Pacula         / December 2016   /     No.151 It is very difficult to understand why companies specializing in devices based on electron tubes did not rush to the new market segment, which suddenly opened up to them – the headphone amplifiers’ one. Very…

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Special Award 2016 by High Fidelity – Poland

January 1, 2017

Special Award 2016 by High Fidelity – Poland  Ayon Audio CD-35 The audio world is dangerously heading towards price absurdities. The more expensive a product is, the more people write about it. Some of these devices are really worth paying attention to and truly make us understand sound better, but…

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Ayon Audio CD-35 Positive Feedback’s Review

January 1, 2017

Ayon Audio CD-35 Super Audio CD Player Review + Krakow Sonic Society Vol 1, KTS Meeting # 105 01-01-2017          |     By Wojciech Pacula     |                 Issue 89 The Super Audio CD Player, Ayon Audio  CD-35 turned out to…

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Ayon Audio Spirit PA – SoundRebels

December 10, 2016

Opinion 1 After two weeks of very tiring reportage marathon, during which our day easily reached eighteen-nineteen working hours, finally we can sit down for a while, take a deep breath and tackle some things we did not manage before the AVS. Well, it seemed that we had things photographed,…

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2016 Positive Feedback Writers’ Choice Award!

2016 Positive Feedback Writers’ Choice Award!

November 18, 2016

Positive Feedback – Ayon Triton III

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Ayon Audio Triton III – Positive Feedback Writer’s Choice 2016 Award and Review

November 18, 2016

                            Beginning at the end of 2003, PF established its first annual awards for fine audio. The Brutus Award was established for the best that David Robinson and Dave Clark had heard in their own listening rooms during that…

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Ayon Audio Sigma Review – hi-fi advice.com

November 16, 2016

Ayon Sigma DAC  CHRISTIAAN PUNTER    16 November 2016 Tube Seduction with technical precision I’ve never been very tube oriented, but I have to admit that the glowing bottles are starting to grow on me since the Avant Gardes occupied my listening space along with a range of tube amps. I always…

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Klangbilder/Vienna Show Report – Review

November 15, 2016

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