Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Measurements

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Measurements

These days, it seems you can't shake a stick without hitting a USB DAC, but Ayre's QB-9 ($2500) is something a little different. Ayre's marketing manager, Steve Silberman, was adamant: "The QB-9 <I>isn't</I> a computer peripheral. It makes computers real high-end music sources."

Ayre Acoustics
2300-B Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 442-7300
www.ayre.com

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Getting Those Last Few Drops

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Getting Those Last Few Drops

These days, it seems you can't shake a stick without hitting a USB DAC, but Ayre's QB-9 ($2500) is something a little different. Ayre's marketing manager, Steve Silberman, was adamant: "The QB-9 <I>isn't</I> a computer peripheral. It makes computers real high-end music sources."

Ayre Acoustics
2300-B Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 442-7300
www.ayre.com

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Associated Equipment

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Associated Equipment

These days, it seems you can't shake a stick without hitting a USB DAC, but Ayre's QB-9 ($2500) is something a little different. Ayre's marketing manager, Steve Silberman, was adamant: "The QB-9 <I>isn't</I> a computer peripheral. It makes computers real high-end music sources."

Ayre Acoustics
2300-B Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 442-7300
www.ayre.com

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Specifications

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Specifications

These days, it seems you can't shake a stick without hitting a USB DAC, but Ayre's QB-9 ($2500) is something a little different. Ayre's marketing manager, Steve Silberman, was adamant: "The QB-9 <I>isn't</I> a computer peripheral. It makes computers real high-end music sources."

Ayre Acoustics
2300-B Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 442-7300
www.ayre.com

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Page 3

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Page 3

These days, it seems you can't shake a stick without hitting a USB DAC, but Ayre's QB-9 ($2500) is something a little different. Ayre's marketing manager, Steve Silberman, was adamant: "The QB-9 <I>isn't</I> a computer peripheral. It makes computers real high-end music sources."

Ayre Acoustics
2300-B Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 442-7300
www.ayre.com

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Page 2

Ayre Acoustics QB-9 USB DAC Page 2

These days, it seems you can't shake a stick without hitting a USB DAC, but Ayre's QB-9 ($2500) is something a little different. Ayre's marketing manager, Steve Silberman, was adamant: "The QB-9 <I>isn't</I> a computer peripheral. It makes computers real high-end music sources."

Ayre Acoustics
2300-B Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 442-7300
www.ayre.com

Sweet spot or am I tricking myself?

So my sweet spot is one foot in front of my speakers and right between them. What's up with that?

My speakers are in a 10 x 15 room and about 2 ft from the back wall, 2 ft from the side walls, which makes them about 6 ft apart from each other. I usually listen to music in my bed at the other end and it sounds really good. But the other day I sat in a chair right between my speakers and it sounded amazing. 3-d even. It sounded like the voice was right in front of me and there was surround sound. So I have two questions:

Wilson and Ayre at Hi-Fi Hawaii

Thursday, November 19, 6-9pm: Hi-Fi Hawaii will host an event with David Wilson from Wilson Audio and Steve Silberman from Ayre Acoustics, showcasing Wilson's Sasha loudspeaker and Ayre electronics. For more info, contact:

Hi-Fi Hawaii
Shane Drew
1170 Nu'uanu Ave Suite 103
Honolulu, HI 96718
Phone: 808-536-4434
e-mail: shaneinhawaii@aol.com

Old TV RFI

I have two audio systems in my home...one is 100% music and has the best stuff I can afford and the other is built around my video system, includes vinyl, and only has high end affectations in its above radio shack cable selections. This system had an ancient Sony WEGA 27" TV as the video source. Well, it has been dying for months and this week it went. We have house guests and they asked when I replaced the big old TV with a tiny 13" TV while waiting for the flat panel from Amazon.com, why the music was so much better. I hadn't noticed but it really was.

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