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The one thing that strikes me about any of those players is the updatability of the Ayre. The Bryston is a great player and I doubt that anyone who owns one, or the Cary, is at all disappointed. But for me, I would buy the Ayre and know that when Mr. Hansen gets a new idea it can be incorporated into my player at any time.
Go back and look at JA's measurements for the latest dcs gear and the waveforms for the Ayre's on their re-review by WP. Look hard and you will be amazed at what you see.
Jim
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I would definetly include the Esoteric SA-10 in your listening. It is a fantastic unit and has a very detailed but analogue sound.
Alan
After hearing my friend's new Sony 5400 last night for 8 hours in my system, I can day that it is definitely better than my Ayre C5XE.
The sound from it is not only remarkable...it is impossibly miraculously good for $1500!!!!
I think that all of the players under discussion here have just been lapped and left in the dust by the Sony engineering team that designed the 5400; BRAVO!!!!!
(my unit has not been sent in...yet...for the new modification by Ayre. It will be going in soon, and then we will re-assess)
(the Sony can be ordered online for $1500; I assume it is available worldwide).