The comment about the Ayre is funny. I had an Emotiva ERC-1 then bought an oppo 95 to replace the emo. I promptly returned the oppo, it absolutely lost in every respect to an A/B in comparison to the ERC-1. Next I purchased an Ayre C-5xeMP which finally replaced the ERC-1 by besting the emo this time in every regard. So if the Oppo lost to the Emo and the Emo lost to the Ayre I would say the OPPO 95 is far below the sound quality of Ayre.
