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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, it is…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
READ MORE 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…
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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 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
READ MORE April 2013, France http://www.qobuz.com/info/Hi-Fi/Bancs-d-essai/Lecteur-reseau-Ayon-S-3173029
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March 2013, CZ ( English Version) 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…
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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,…
READ MORE 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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“Hifi-Statement” – February 2013, Germany Go here to read article:www.hifistatement.net/de/tests/item/1094-ayon-s-5
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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 TranslationAyon 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 retail…
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…
READ MORE 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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April 2012, Germany http://www.hifistatement.net/de/tests/item/1007-ayon-cd-t/1007-ayon-cd-t
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Stereoplay, review by Johannes Maier, February 2012, Germany Vulcan II – Testzitat“Fantastische Röhren-Monoblöcke mit bisher nicht dagewesenem lebensechtenergiereichem Klang. Wer sie gehört hat, versteht: Diese Single-Ended-Röhre lässt keine Prinzipalternative mehr zu”.“Die frisch gebackene Endstufen-Referenz schlug neue Erlebniskapitel auf”. Vulcan II – (translation) Stereoplay Reference Amplifer!“Fantastic tube-mono blocks with a real…
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AYON CD-1s + ACCUPHASE E-250 WOJCIECH PACUŁA Translation: Krzysztof Kalinkowsk In general, testing devices is putting the tested device, cable, loudspeaker, in our reference system. This is a classic situation known from science, and means testing by comparison. Assuming that the reference devices are at least one class better…
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Ayon Audio CD-5s The Absolute Sound Editors Choice Award 2011 This is a new-category product that combines a linestage, a transport, and a multiple-input, high-res DAC in a beautiful case. The sound is the most “analog-like” digital you may ever hear. Its 192kHz/24-bit, upsampling-switchable DAC reproduces instruments with extraordinary realism…
READ MORE The Absolute Sound (USA) – The 2011 Editors’ Choice Award AYON Polaris III Preamplifier This full-function preamplifier’s highlights include outstanding three-dimensional imaging and endless layering coupled with no fatiguing, reference-quality transient delivery. Instruments seem to “pop up” from nowhere. The phonostage dazzles with liquidity and detail, plus it offers the…
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Stereo, review by Michael Lang, October 2011, Germany Spirit III – Testzitat“Federnd, elastisch, swingend sind die hervorstechendsten Attribute bei der Klangbeschreibung. Bezüglich seiner raumdarstellerischen Fähigkeiten erwies sich der Ayon als Ausnahmekünstler: Ein sehr schön nach vorne heraus aufgebautes Klangpanorama bei gleichzeitig schöner Staffelung in Breite, Tiefe und Höhe. Von Hörnern…
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Stereoplay, review by Johannes Maier, August 2011, Germany Triton II – Testzitat„Prächtiger, super schwer und höchst ambitioniert aufgebauter Röhrenvollverstärker, der in vielerlei Hinsicht „State of the Art“ darstellt. Der Klang ist für Röhren ungewohnt satt (vor allem in „Pentode“), lebendig-mitreißend und herrlich offen, sonnig“. Triton II – (translation)“Gorgeous, super-heavy…
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