What improvements are you looking for over the Anthem, and what sound characteristics are most important to you?
purchasing used Ayre V-5xe? good purchase?
Hi All,
I have an opportunity to purchase one of these for around 2k USD, around 15 years old
currently using an anthem mca 225 gen 2 which puts out 400w at 4ohm and 600 at 2oh
I had the AX7e integrated and loved it but found that it's 120w was just not quite enough
worth trying this amp?
also, anybody know if the v-5xe is 2ohm capable?
thanks in advance
Showing 2 responses by soix
Ayre is obviously an exceptional company that makes outstanding products, but at 15 years old the amp is a bit long in the tooth, which may be a consideration. Another exceptional amp around the same price is this highly upgraded McCormack DNA-1 that has the Silver Special upgrade (basically almost a complete rebuild and thus basically a new amp) that was done in 2018. Plus, if desired or you get “the itch” there are further upgrades that can make even more improvements (i.e. The Gravity Base, etc.). My guess would be the Ayre would be the smoother and slightly warmer sounding amp while the DNA-1 would come across as more clear and transparent sounding (maybe a little more similar to your Anthem in that regard), but that’s just a semi-educated guess as a DNA-0.5 RevA that’s currently at SMcAudio getting full upgrades. The DNA-1 is listed at $2295 so not far off the Ayre and may be negotiable. Anyway, I doubt you’d go wrong with the Ayre but just another option FWIW, and best of luck. |