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RE: Ayre C 5XEmp v Sony XA5400ES

Due to the failing health of one of my oldest friends, and my only real audiophile buddy, I have both his C5XeMP and his XA5400ES in my home. I have not had a chance to do an extensive comparison, because SACDs played via the Ayre elicit a white noise in one channel of my Beveridge speaker system, due to a fault of the amplifier, not the Ayre. But so far my sense is that the Ayre is noticeably superior to the Sony on RBCDs. However, the Sony is certainly superb on SACD; until I can correct the issue with the one Beveridge amplifier, I can't say I know how the Ayre will compare to the Sony on SACD. If I am moved to disassemble the Bev amp any time soon, and if the problem can be fixed (oscillation of the Bev amp, I am pretty sure), I will let you know.


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