Ayre AX-7e or Edge G3?


Has anyone listened to both of these integrateds? If so, how would you compare their sonic signatures? They both get rave reviews. Thanks.
kenl

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I have only heard the Ayre, and to be honest I was not impressed. I used the Ayre with my CEC Tl51x transport, Wadia 12 DAC and Impulse Aria SE speakers. I felt it lacked the power to rock on my speakers. Maybe it was to clean to well behaved but it just didn't rock. I thought it was to sterile. Some time later I bought my Symphonic Line integrated and it is so much better then the Ayre.
Proth.
I am just writing what I heard. I agree that Ayre makes some great gear. But this amp just didn't do it for me. My room is not that big about 26m2 and my speakers are 89dB/m at 6 Ohm average with dips to 3.0-3.5 Ohm So that is nothing special. The system I have: speakers,Impulse Aria SE, the CD transport CEC TL51x, DAC Wadia 12, TT VPI Scout, Cartridge Lyra Dorian. IC Cardas hexlink, speakercable Wireworld Atlantis 5. Don't know is that is usefull but it might put it in perspective. You can have a look at my set at the virtual systems.

The music I play is anything from UB40 to Slayer.

The Symponic Line La Musica isn't a power house either s has more the 100watt/channel at 8 Ohm but how much is not specified. But my girlfriend and me both liked the SL a lot more then the Ayre.