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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…
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…
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…
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…
A new firmware ( v8.0.21.38 ) for the S-3, S-5 and NW-T is available as download. NOTE: Do not interrupt the power supply, internet connection or switching the input selector while the update download is active.
Playback of DoP (DSD over PCM) and native DSD is supported by e.g. JRiver Media Center. Existing NW-T’s can be upgraded to the DSD version too.
A new firmware ( v8.0.21.38 ) for the NW-T/DSD is available as download. NOTE: Do not interrupt the power supply, internet connection or switching the input selector while the update download is active. Changes Added the DSF Support key (for enabling native DSD playback). Fixed DSD and PCM playback: no…
Ayon Audio Crossfire III Review by: Marek Dyba Published: 5 July No. 122 To find out which version of Ayon Crossfire one is facing,…
T.H.E Show 2014: Day 2 Continued Jason Victor Serinus | Jun 5, 2014 Ayon at T.H.E. Newport Show 2014 There were lots of systems in the Ayon Audio room, including this one that included, courtesy of Charles Harrison, the very first pair of new, made in the USA Tube Audio…
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…
April 2014 — Germany Review summary: English TranslationStreamer 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: outstandingDecorated with the Stereoplay Reference logo Test Fazit: German originalStreamer am…
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…
A new controller app under the app name “Ayon Audio” for iPhone/iPod/iPad (Apple – iTunes) and Android (Google Play) are available and online. 20th February 2014
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…
Audio Magazine Cover! January 2014 — Germany Read all about it . . .
A new firmware ( v8.0.17.28 ) for the S-3, S-5 and NW-T is available as download. NOTE: Do not interrupt the power supply, internet connection or switching the input selector while the update download is active ! Changes mute line is active while startup and while audio in pause mode fixed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
28th August 2013 A revised controller app for iPhone/iPod/iPad is available and online ( iTunes)
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…
A new firmware ( v8.0.11.18 ) for the S-3, S-5 and NW-T is available as download. NOTE: Do not interrupt the power supply, internet connection or switching the input selector while the update download is active !
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…
France July, 2013 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 so far.The Ayon graces…
