See Ayre QB-9 Twenty Upgrade Announcement

“Ayre QB-9 Twenty Upgrade” copied from an Ayre email announcement.

“The QB-9 was one of the most successful Ayre products ever. There are thousands of them out in the world, and to many owners, the QB-9 is still their favorite piece of audio gear. As part of our commitment to providing a lifetime of enjoyment from Ayre products, we are releasing an update for the QB-9 with the newest technology from the 8 series. The "Twenty" update for the QB-9 brings it back to the cutting edge of technology, giving QB-9 owners the excitement of discovering their music library all over again!

New QB-9 Twenty Features:  We have made a number of innovations since the release of the QB-9. Here is what has been improved with the Twenty update:

• Diamond output circuit improves musicality and bass response.
• A new JFET differential stage lowers the noise floor.
• AyreLock power supply regulation for better rendering of fine musical detail.
• New AC noise filtering for improved resolution.
• Custom Ayre Asynchronous USB technology further reducing electrical noise in the system.
• New ESS DAC chip for improved signal to noise ratio and spacial detail.
• Six layer board design for optimal circuit isolation.
• Proprietary reclocking to eliminate USB domain jitter.
• PCM play back up to 384 kHz
• Native DSD capability up to DSD256 (4x)
• HDCD decoding

Retail Available QB-9 Twenty Upgrade. $1,500 August”.

This new Ayre QB-9 Twenty Upgrade looks very interesting. I wonder how it sounds.