Ayre CX7

Have to really agree with Keith. It is an substantial upgrade in sonics. I just had them do my V5x.
There is considerably difference in the sound of the older CX7's and the newer ones in a direct comparison. It is well worth the $.

It's $400 and I agree with Newbee, call Ayre. They're good people.
On a side note, Ayre is up to the "M" series now on their serial numbers. They have made numerous improvements to the player since its introduction (before the "E" upgrade.)Ayre is really good about adding All upgrades when a player is returned.

Go to the Ayre website and get the phone number. You'll get a quicker response by just calling. Michael is in charge of upgrades.

Larry s, everytime Ayre does anything to one of their products, the serial number will change to reflect this in their production run. Mine is a 9M... indicating it has the latest upgrades incorporated since "M" is the latest production serial number. If they do something else to the player, it will become 9N.... and so forth. Keith's unit above was a "B" series. They only advertise "Major" upgrades. The nice thing is, you can send your product back for any substantial upgrades and get the others also. Mine came as an "Evolution" unit so it says CX-7e. I sent my V5x for the "E" upgrade.
Some of the upgrades are relatively minor. The Evolution is not minor. Hope this helps.