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RE: Impressions: sony xa5400 vs Ayre cx-5e mp vs Mcintosh mcd-1100

Interesting post--thanks for sharing your experiences. I think my situation is very much similar to yours: my signal source, a Marantz SA-14 V2, is certainly competent enough, but at this point I think it's the limiting factor in my system. The Ayre is definitely on the list of candidates, but I haven't had the chance to give it a serious audition yet. My interest lies mainly in the Esoteric X-05 and the Marantz SA-7 (although the Marantz is apparently no longer available--see my earlier post below). I hadn't considered the MacIntosh SACD players until I read your post, but I definitely will consider them now. And had you thought about any of the Esoteric units? I see no mention of Esoteric in your OP or in any of the responses. Just curious.

Thanks again for taking the time to express your opinion.


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