News, Events & Awards

Ayon Audio and Lumen White are exhibiting at the International HiFi-Show in Vienna, Austria

February 25, 2026

Ayon Audio and Lumen White are exhibiting at the international Audio/HiFi-Show in Vienna, Austria-EU.   Location:  ACV- Austria Congress Center Vienna,  Hall X2 / Booth A07 Date: 04th-07th June 2026

Spirit V PA Power Amplifier

December 4, 2025

Ayon Spirit V – PA “Power Amplifier” We proudly present the new Spirit V-PA, a fully balanced KT150 stereo power amplifier. Years of development and optimization have resulted in a unique, minimalist, and truly balanced circuit topology that creates a precise and captivating holographic soundstage. Musical finesse with the finest…

Warsaw / Poland – HiFi Show – RETROSPECTIVE 2025

November 3, 2025

Warsaw / Poland – HiFi Show – RETROSPECTIVE Date: 24th– 26th October 2025 at the Golden Tulip Hotel. . Demonstration sources were as follows: Ayon Spirit V, Integrated Amplifier Ayon S-10 II – Network-player Ayon S-10 II – Transport Ayon Kronos D/A Converter Lumen White White Light III, Loudspeaker  …

Ayon Epsilon Evo Mono – Review at High Fidelity

October 7, 2025

  Here and now, the new Ayon amplifier delivers everything we love in high-end, without any problems associated with it and without pretending to be an “audiophile” amplifier. It’s just a great amplifier. It is also easy to use, safe and solidly built. Its sound is extremely addictive and highly enjoyable. It’s an amplifier…

Ayon Spheris Evo – Linestage wins High Fidelity’s Gold Fingerprint Award

July 10, 2025

  The fourth generation appeared at the end of 2024 and it has a totally redesigned VTC volume control system, new transformers, a new control system, a new remote controller and many more changes. We also optimized the power supply to optimally deliver all the required voltages from the regenerator. We also…

Ayon Audio Best in Show – T.H.E. Show SoCal 2025

June 23, 2025

Ayon Audio Lumenwhite Kyara ($49K/pair) with Ortho Evo Gen 4 Mono Amps ($29.8K/pair) I’ve heard Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” hundreds of times, but never quite like the way Ayon Audio brought it to life at T.H.E. Show. The all-Ayon system sounded as lifelike as I can remember, placing the Quartet in realistic, believable positions within the soundstage. The saxophone didn’t…

The Ayon S-10 II Transport is now Roon Ready

June 16, 2025

The Ayon S-10 II-T is now Roon Ready, bringing its modular, tube-based architecture and high-performance streaming capabilities into seamless integration with the Roon ecosystem. As the latest evolution of Ayon’s flagship network player, the S-10 II-T features a dual mono DAC design, analog tube preamp stage, and an advanced PCM-to-DSD…

Ayon Streamers are now Jplay Certified

May 9, 2025

  JPLAY is an award-winning music playback app for audiophiles. Ayon also collaborates with JPLAY, and we are absolutely confident in JPlay’s playback quality. All Ayon streamers are JPLAY certified. JPLAY certification guarantees that your Ayon audio devices work flawlessly with the JPLAY app, providing superior sound quality and maximum…

Ayon Audio Scorpio III wins High Fidelity’s Red Fingerprint Award

February 12, 2025

  AYON AUDIO is an Austrian company specializing in expensive and very expensive audio components: amplifiers, digital sources and speakers.  In 2008, however, it unveiled an amplifier cos;ng just 7,500 zloty called Orion. The SCORPIO series of amplifiers is based on this design, adding better components to it. We are…

Guangzhou HiFi Show 2024

December 3, 2024

We exhibited at the Guangzhou HiFI Show. Date: 22nd – 24th October 2024 at the China Hotel. Demonstration sources were as follows: Ayon Crossfire Evo Delta, Power Amplifier Ayon Epsilon Mono power amplifiers Ayon Auris II, preamplifier Ayon S-10 II – Transport, Network-player Ayon Kronos D/A Converter Ayon CD-35 II,…

Conquistador Evo Linestage

May 24, 2024

AYON CONQUISTADOR EVO “S t a t e o f t h e A r t & C o s t – n o – O b j e c t” Timeless beauty – elegance and full of innovative technology This preamp is inimitable with a unique character. With the…

Ayon Spheris Evo – Linestage

April 15, 2024

Ayon Spheris Evo – Linestage “S t a t e o f t h e A r t” The Spheris preamplifier has now been in production for 20 years across 3 generations and has earned the reputation of being one of the finest tube preamplifiers ever built. With the introduction…

Audio Video Show Warsaw 2023

October 12, 2023

Audio Video Show Warsaw 2023 Hotel Golden Tulip Date: 27th-29th October 2023   Ayon Audio and Lumen White are located in the Tulip Conference Room.  We will demonstrate the following products. Lumen White – Kamea Loudspeaker ( world premiere ) Ayon – Conquistador Evo – Preamplifier ( world premiere )…

Too Loud Fest Croatia

September 20, 2023

The Too Loud Fest – Croatian Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Zagreb. Date: Oct. 14 and 15, 2023.   Ayon Audio and Lumen White are located in room Olive 3, 2nd floor.  We will demonstrate the following products. Lumen White – Kamea speaker Ayon Orthos Evo – Monoblock Amplifiers Ayon S-10…

Ayon Audio Crossfire Evo Delta wins High Fidelity’s Gold Fingerprint Award

July 25, 2023

AYON AUDIO is an Austrian audio manufacturer, founded over 30 years ago, whose boss and chief designer is GERHARD HIRT. The company’s lineup includes a number of tube devices – amplifiers, preamplifiers, CD and file players, DACs, but also high-end loudspeakers. Most of them are high-end components, some are more…

Hifistatement’s choice for the Statement in High Fidelity is the Ayon Crossfire Evo

May 30, 2023

Hifistatement’s choice for the Statement in High Fidelity | German Edition 2023 is the Ayon Crossfire Evo, that Mr. Carsten Bussler reviewed: “The Crossfire Evo is a tube integrated amplifier that is technically mature to the last detail and is one of the best units on the world market in…

Ayon Audio Android App

February 15, 2022

For over 4 decades, Ayon Audio has been handcrafting world class vacuum tubes and vacuum tube audio equipment, setting the benchmark and new standards for high end audio performance. Altruistic reliability, product durability, Ayon Iconic design and superb resale value.  Now we have added the new Ayon Audio Android App…

Ayon Audio Spirit SE II Integrated

February 15, 2022

Ayon Audio Spirit SE II Amplifier The Spirit SE II represents a dramatic rethinking of economic Single-ended vacuum tube integrated amplifier design.  The Spirit SE II integrated amplifier combines neutrality, realistic dynamics and power projection, true musicality with high resolution.  Perfect finish, elegant discrete design and outstanding sonic performance make…

Ayon Triton Evo Mono

February 15, 2022

Ayon Triton Evo Mono We are proud to introduce our new KT150 mono power amplifier, the Triton Evo. The Triton Evo mono blocks offer true balanced or single ended operation combined with the ability to deliver 120 watts per channel. All gain stages and the power stage have also been…

Ayon Audio S-10 II Firmware Update

October 11, 2021

For over 4 decades, Ayon Audio has been handcrafting world class vacuum tubes and vacuum tube audio equipment, setting the benchmark and new standards for high end audio performance. Altruistic reliability, product durability, Ayon Iconic design and superb resale value.  Now we have added Tidal Connect as a source via…

Ayon Audio S-10 II now supports Spotify!

April 15, 2021

For over 4 decades, Ayon Audio has been handcrafting world class vacuum tubes and vacuum tube audio equipment, setting the benchmark and new standards for high end audio performance. Altruistic reliability, product durability, Ayon Iconic design and superb resale value.  Now we have added Spotify as a source via the…

Ayon Audio The Absolute Sound “The Bugatti of Audio” Award

September 17, 2020

Ayon Audio – The Absolute Sound “The Bugatti of Audio” Award

Ayon Audio CD-35 II

August 11, 2020

Ayon CD-35 II “Reference CD-Player” The Ayon CD-35 II establishes a new benchmark in SE-Triode vacuum-tube CD-Player performance by combining a fully balanced PCM-DSD DAC. The CD-35 II is also prepared for computer/music server playback and DSD professional audio.  The CD-35 II is in many respects a new ground-breaking CD-Player…

S-3, S-5sx, S-5 and NW-T Network-Player with Roon

May 27, 2020

S-3, S-5sx, S-5 and NW-T Network-Player with Roon Many of our worldwide S-3, NW-T, S-5sx and S-5 customers want to serve them with the “Roon” application. We have fulfilled this request and can offer intelligent UPnP Bridge software (for WIN, MAC and Linux) that is easy to install! Click here…

Ayon BlackRaven Fidelity Magazine Review

April 5, 2020

Ayon BlackRaven Loudspeakers Fidelity Magazine Review – April 2020, Germany (English & German Version) – April 2020, Germany Click here to read more (English Version) Click here to read more (German Version)

Ayon Audio CD-10 II – HFA Review

March 27, 2020

Ayon Audio CD-10 II CD Player By: Hifi-Advice’s Christiaan Punter March 27, 2020 Click here to read article . . . 

Ayon Audio Triton Evo

March 25, 2020

Ayon Audio Triton Evo Amplifier After eight years of manufacturing of the legendary Triton III model we are proud to announce the introduction of the new Triton Evo. The Triton Evo is not a simple update; it is a totally new re-design featuring new operating and protection circuit boards. All…

Ayon Audio CD-10 II — Stereoplay Magazine

March 1, 2020

Germany – March 2020 Outstanding value for money. Awarded the Stereoplay Highlight logo! Click here to read more (in German)  

Ayon Scorpio XS

November 16, 2019

Ayon Scorpio XS – Award Winner! High Fidelity Gold Fingerprint Award  

Ayon Audio CD-10 Signature CD/SACD Player – The Absolute Sound

November 16, 2019

Ayon Audio CD-10 Signature CD/SACD Player A Perfect Marriage of Analog and Digital Equipment report by Dick Olsher | Oct 28th, 2019 Established in 1991, Ayon Audio quickly outgrew its domestic Austrian market to reach a global audience with a line of tube amplifiers. Its first CD player arrived in…

Ayon Warsaw High End Audio Show 2019

November 5, 2019

Ayon Warsaw High End Audio Show 2019 “Best Sound Cost No Object” Ayon Audio put on quite the show, a one of kind very special live event in this Huge Suite, remarkable live performance at the Warsaw High End Audio Show 2019

Editors Choice Award 2018 – The Absolute Sound

September 10, 2019

Editors Choice Award 2018 – The Absolute Sound

Ayon Audio S-10 II – SoundRebels

August 21, 2019

Ayon Audio S-10 II Opinion 1 For a long, long time, from the very beginning of the existence of SoundRebels, we have many times underlined in our reviews the fact, that we thought, think, and hopefully will think in the future, that a given product is best understood knowing the…

Ayon Audio BlackHeron Review – HiFi Knights

August 8, 2019

Ayon Audio BlackHeron Review – HiFi Knights By: Marek Dyba Ayon Audio brand needs no introduction as it’s been highly valued by audiophiles and music lovers around the world for many years. The best known are their electronic components – the excellent, beautifully natural sounding tube amplifiers and preamplifiers, CD…

Francesco Meli Operatic Tenor Ayon Audio Ambassador

July 20, 2019

It’s an exceptional event when World Renown Tenor, Francesco Meli, walks into a concert hall and Performs. Francesco is revered globally, as one of the most famous tenors, thank you Italy. Francesco Meli is an internationally hailed Tenor and is recognized worldwide, from Japan to Great Britain, from Italy to…

Ayon Audio Spirit V – Red Fingerprint Award

July 1, 2019

High Fidelity Bestows it’s Red Fingerprint  Award to Ayon Audio’s Spirit V Amplifier!                

Ayon Audio Spirit V

July 1, 2019

Ayon Audio Spirit V Review by Wojciech Pacuta                July 1, 2019 WORLD PREMIERE GERHARD HIRT knows the audio world like the back of his own hand. He works with many well-known technology companies, is the owner of a part of the former TESLA…

Ayon Audio Crossfire III PA Power Amp

June 24, 2019

Ayon Audio Crossfire III PA Power Amplifier SET Amp with an Attitude Equipment report  by Vade Forrester | Jun 24th, 2019 Categories: Tubed power amplifiers | Products: Ayon Audio Crossfire III PA “Ker-chunk!” went the 132-pound package as it plummeted out of the FedEx truck and crashed onto the pavement…

Ayon Audio Lumenwhite – T.H.E. Show 2019 – The Absolute Sound

June 20, 2019

Ayon Audio & Lumenwhite – T.H.E. Show 2019 Neil Gader’s Highlights from Long Beach Show by Neil Gader | Jun 20th, 2019 Southern California has an audio show problem. It’s not new, and it’s not clear why. Perhaps it’s the slow-burn of internecine rivalries, sketchy venue selection and promotion (remember…

T.H.E. Show 2019 Ayon Audio, LumenWhite

June 15, 2019

T.H.E. Show 2019: Ayon Audio, Lumenwhite and the (valve) Glass Menagerie Rafe Arnott  |  Jun 15, 2019 “Strange things are afoot at the Cirlce-K.” – Ted, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure A relatable quote if you’ve ever been to a hi-fi trade show and tried to make sense of hundreds of rooms full…

T.H.E. Show 2019 – Ayon Epsilon Gen 4, Auris and S-10, LumenWhite, and BBS

June 12, 2019

T.H.E. Show 2019 – Ayon Epsilon Gen 4, Auris and S-10, LumenWhite Kyara Speakers, and BBS Racks Jason Victor Serinus     –     June 12, 2019 I visited three large rooms on the second floor, and all of them suffered from soft, moveable air walls whose porous surfaces and interior…

Ayon and Lumen White – Munich High End 2019

May 23, 2019

Ayon and Lumen White | Munich High End 2019 Posted on May 23, 2019 by Panagiotis Karavitis in Munich 2019   If there is a real problem in Munich, that is money. Most of the systems are so expensive that they make no sense for most of us, in fact a few years back I…

High End Munich Show Report 2019 Ayon Audio, LumenWhite

May 16, 2019

Ayon Audio, LumenWhite HIGH END Munich 2019 Show Report By Steven R. Rochlin “Best Sound Cost No Object” Award! Just as during their debut at AXPONA 2019, Ayon Audio had their sweet looking pure Class A Epsilon Evo Mono vacuum tube amplifiers (€20,000) here at HIGH END 2019. A nice…

Ayon Lumenwhite Axpona Show 2019 Audiophile Party Best Sound

April 27, 2019

Ayon Lumenwhite Axpona Show 2019 Audiophile Party Part-time Audiophile bestows high praise to USA Tube Audio for their Ayon Audio, LumenWhite and BBS presence at the Axpona Show 2019! Ayon Audio, Lumen White Loudspeakers, BBS Audio Rack Systems, USA Tube Audio | AXPONA 2019 Posted on April 18, 2019 by Eric Franklin Shook™…

Ayon Lumenwhite “Best Sound” Axpona Show 2019 & Audio Oasis Award!

April 27, 2019

Ayon Lumenwhite “Best Sound” Axpona Show 2019

Ayon Audio, LumenWhite, BBS Audio Racks – Axpona 2019

April 18, 2019

Ayon Audio, LumenWhite, BBS Audio Racks – Axpona 2019 April 18, 2019 CHICAGO (PTA) — Great new products once again top the list of what is happening in the Ayon Audio room at AXPONA 2019. Starting with the source, the new Ayon CD-35 SACD/DAC Preamplifier Steamer with DSD, along with…

Ayon Audio S-10 II Network Player – Hi-Fi News Post

March 20, 2019

Ayon Audio S-10 II Network Player – Hi-Fi News Post By Greg Borrowman | Wednesday, 20 March 2019 06:06 Ayon Audio has released a Mk II version of the S-10 network music player it introduced in 2016 which uses a Class-A output stage based around a 6H30 dual triode. The…

Ayon Audio Scorpio Review – HiFi Knights

March 8, 2019

Ayon Audio Scorpio Review By: Dawid Grzyb – March 8, 2019 Several utmost pleasant visits to Ayon’s rooms during various audio events eventually led to this publication, which covers said company’s the most affordable integrated effort to date – Ayon Scorpio. Enjoy! Introduction Ayon Audio is the name which should…

Ayon Audio S-10 II

February 15, 2019

Ayon Audio S-10 II Signature – Roon Partner The only vacuum tube based streamer on the market! The Benchmark in streaming music! Pre-amplifier or not, 100% analog volume control. After three very successful years we have technically redesigned the S-10 to a great extent by refining and expanding the modular…

Ayon BlackFalcon – Hifi Lautsprecher / Test-Jahrbuch 2019

January 15, 2019

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