DAC's....Ayre versus PS Audio


The Ayre Qx-5-twenty has way more inputs than I would ever use.
The PS Audio Diect Stream is less expensive....
I can't help but think I'm paying for stuff I wouldn't use with the Ayre...
With the current upgrades on the Direct Stream are they sonically on the same playing field?
Different for sure...

Roon server (solid state drive Mac mini), Microrendu, AyreQb-9 DSD, Pass XP-20, Pass 150.8, Fritz Carrera Be, REL G2...
reruam

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@reruam - what did you end up getting? I just got the DSJ on the 30 day trial. I am just a few days in on the burn-in and the unit is starting to come alive. 

@ toddcowles - what was your experience with the DSJ? I never was a big believer of burn-in but in the case of DSJ - i have experienced first hand the effect of burn-in. Day 1 - i was so turned off that i considered returning the unit. After 4 days of burn-in  there is more sparkle in top and richness in bass. Some say the unit needs 150-200hrs of burn in. Also - do you notice a difference in SQ between TOSLINK (i use a Node 2 to stream to TOSLINK) and the bridge (currently on a 14 day trial of ROON)