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is ayre qb-9 dac better than cx7e mp?

sorry if this has been discussed, i read review that said the dac sounds better cx7e mp, not sure if this is true, i like the ayre sound, and contemplating whether to get the dac+mac or the cdp.

Karmatogdral (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-23-10

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03-23-10 In my opinion, the answer is no. i have listened to the mac+ ... Nickt

03-23-10 I think the big draw to the dac is the improved usb interfac ... Ptmconsulting

03-23-10 My understand from what i have been told it equal. Theo

03-23-10 Karma, your question is even more difficult than you may th ... Aggielaw

03-24-10 Cheers for sharing, my friend's gone through the ripping and ... Karmatogdral

03-24-10 I have heard both in the same system and the qb-9 wasn't eve ... Cerrot

03-24-10 Just read some stuff from audioasylum charles from ayre insi ... Karmatogdral

03-27-10 I have a qb-9 and love it. i also have a esoteric dv-50 and ... Larry_s

03-29-10 I haven't heard the cx7e, but i listened to the 5xe and the ... Smw30yahoocom

01-09-12 To my ears, in my system, the cx-7emp and qb-9 are pretty cl ... Rufipennis

01-09-12 ' in my system, my qb-9 is better than my c5xemp. and it's ... Hornguys

01-10-12 According to ayre the c5exmp has the qb9 built in, same dac. ... Tmsorosk

01-10-12 @tmsorosk shouldn't that be the dx5 and not the c5exmp? th ... Doggiehowser

01-10-12 Hello doggie, the way it was explained to me, the qb9 dac wa ... Tmsorosk

01-11-12 Just noticed there's a new qa-9 now. Tmsorosk

01-14-12 But the qa9 is an adc. meant to convert vinyl to digital for ... Doggiehowser

03-07-12 Having lived with the qb-9 for a couple of months now, i sti ... Rufipennis

03-08-12 I have the latest qb-9 and love it. it is better imo than t ... Bjesien

03-09-12 @bjesien "i haven't had much luck with hi-rez downloads ... Rufipennis

03-10-12 ' my qb-9 edged out my c=5xemp. in my system, in my room. ... Hornguys

03-12-12 Rufi, i don't know what you mean by missing metadata but the ... Bjesien

03-15-12 I just didn't know what you meant by: "most were missin ... Rufipennis

04-22-12 The qb9 was no where near the c5. had both in system, sent t ... Harri009

04-22-12 If the qb-9 loses out to the c5, it's a possibility that the ... Hornguys

04-23-12 "it's a possibility that the computer system wasn't ful ... Rufipennis

05-20-12 Not really familiar with the qb-9 however i can say without ... Hfisher3380

05-21-12 Do not use any of those connections or usb dacs, sell your c ... Audiofreak32

05-21-12 With all due respect audiofreak32 you are giving your own op ... Hfisher3380

05-21-12 Usb dacs can sound good (i have owned a very nice one), but ... Audiofreak32

05-22-12 You are entitled to your own opinion. when i heard several ... Hfisher3380

05-23-12 Ignorance is bliss... Audiofreak32

05-23-12 I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume that it is your own ig ... Hfisher3380

05-25-12 The connection itself is inferior... and, no, i am talking a ... Audiofreak32

05-25-12 You have not answered my question. what usb dacs have you u ... Hfisher3380

05-27-12 Wow audiofreak, the silence is deafening! still waiting for ... Hfisher3380

05-28-12 I wouldn't put too much time into his responses, almost ever ... Jcote

05-28-12 Thanks for your input jcote. audiofreak certainly has his a ... Hfisher3380

05-28-12 Have you tried one? either of you? i thought not. Audiofreak32

05-28-12 As i said, i heard the linn servers at a show and was underw ... Hfisher3380

05-28-12 If you are happy with it, that is all that matters. Audiofreak32

05-28-12 Hmmmph - i thought so. as you said, ignorance is bliss. ni ... Hfisher3380

05-29-12 Yeah audiofreak32 seems to rub people the wrong way a lot & ... Bombaywalla

05-29-12 I must admit my eyes are glazing over as i try to read this ... Hfisher3380

05-30-12 Hfisher3380, the power supplies are different in the dx5 i b ... Jcote

05-30-12 Linn cd players are nothing like the ds. linn was not great ... Audiofreak32

05-30-12 correct, the article is old but i cited it just to show you ... Bombaywalla

05-31-12 Just want to say linn klimax has curred my upgratitus. i hav ... Chesebert

05-31-12 I can say the same about my cx7e-mp Ptmconsulting

05-31-12 The cx7e is a very good cd player, but still, it's a cd play ... Audiofreak32

05-31-12 Is there a way to put someone on "auto-ignore" on ... Ptmconsulting

05-31-12 lol! yeah audiofreak32 is turning out to be a consumate a-ho ... Bombaywalla

05-31-12 And the more happy i will be listening to it while you are s ... Audiofreak32

05-31-12 Auto-ignore activated!! Hfisher3380

05-31-12 Me too... idiot-ignore activated!!! Audiofreak32

06-01-12 In that case, you won't be able to read your own posts audio ... Spinaker01

06-02-12 Is there a way to auto-ignore all these audiophiles that lov ... Audiofreak32

06-21-12 So it's been a long whole since my post but here is some bac ... Harri009

06-21-12 Harri how did you get the mac to output optical to the qb9. ... Doggiehowser

06-21-12 Lol hmm thats a good question, i guess i remembered incorrec ... Harri009

06-21-12 All i can say is my mac mini / wavelength cosecant sounds fa ... Hfisher3380

06-22-12 Harri i personally find that a "spun" disc tends ... Doggiehowser

06-22-12 My linn akurate ds playing 24/192 wav sounds better than any ... Audiofreak32

06-23-12 Doggie, i think we may be on the same page. i have not hear ... Harri009