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Ayon Audio Spirit III / KT-150 : SoundRebels Review

January 29, 2014
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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 many times as needed for…

Ayon Triton PA / KT150 and Stealth DAC : Audio Review

January 15, 2014
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Audio Magazine Cover! January 2014  —  Germany   Read all about it . . .

Ayon Epsilon & KT150 – HiFi Statement Review

January 8, 2014
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January, 2014  –  Germany   Read all about it . . .

Ayon Audio Epsilon Review – Audio Reference

December 24, 2013
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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 and surprising musical dynamics. This…

Ayon Spirit III – KT150 — Stereoplay Review

December 3, 2013
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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, it is blindingly easy to attest the…

Ayon Audio Orthos XS: Audiophile Magazine Review

November 8, 2013
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    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 closely by the…

RMAF 2013 – Ayon Audio Crossfire and S5 Music Server – Stereomojo

October 20, 2013
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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 amplifier featuring single-ended triode circuitry…

Ayon Audio Orthos XS – 6 Moons Review

October 16, 2013
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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 higher power and better sound.…

Ayon Audio Alpha Review – The Absolute Sound

October 16, 2013
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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 range of loudspeakers beyond high-sensitivity…

Ayon Audio Spirit III Review – HiFi Review

September 27, 2013
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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 the filter supply. Output lamps…