I would consider ayre, Lampizator and a used Aesthetix Pandora as very musical DAC w well executed filters and analog outputs... of course there are others. Ayre upgrades , customer support, long long term commitment to product are stellar. Which filter setting do you use now?
Ayre QB9 Twenty Upgrade
Hi Folks,I have an Ayre QB9 DSD DAC and I'm wondering about the new upgrade that Ayre is offering. It's cost is about $1500.00 so I'm not about to jump on the band wagon until I get some input about its sonic improvements. Currently, my QB9 has a Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB cable, Herbie's Tenderfeet, an Akiko XLR tuning stick, a Synergistic Research Blue Fuse, an ISO Regen with LP1 linear power source and an ASR Magic power cord. It sounds very neutral and very natural and I expect that I would ad those tweaks to the upgraded version as well. Any input about the sound differences would be greatly appreciated.Thanks!