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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    Mike are you going to glue those to all the walls ?
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    Mike are you going to glue those to all the walls ?
    Yes. By the end of the third room, I'll be high as a kite.


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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    Mike, how do you know what you need ? Does Vicoustics do room analysis before you order ?

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    Mike, how do you know what you need ? Does Vicoustics do room analysis before you order ?
    Yes. And I posted some of their analysis for one of the rooms. It's too much for me to post all of it. You can get a flavor here: Exciting news -- Suncoast Audio goes brick and mortar
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    That is some serious Viscoustics order! Cool!


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    Amazing, that's really quite a bit to glue.


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    I am very interested in the QX-5, as there are very few DAC's that have direct network access and can run Roon or JR over a network-based system. Only issue I have with the Ayre is that the ethernet abilities are limited in comparison to the USB. It would be almost perfect if the ethernet connection could accept all types of files, to include the highest resolution PCM and DSD. But alas, that is only possible via USB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 4N6 View Post
    I am very interested in the QX-5, as there are very few DAC's that have direct network access and can run Roon or JR over a network-based system. Only issue I have with the Ayre is that the ethernet abilities are limited in comparison to the USB. It would be almost perfect if the ethernet connection could accept all types of files, to include the highest resolution PCM and DSD. But alas, that is only possible via USB.
    Kevin, come on over for a listen. It's really something else.
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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    Does anyone know if Ayre has weighed in and promised MQA for the QX-5 Twenty now that MQA seems to be a reality?
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    Quote Originally Posted by joeinid View Post
    Does anyone know if Ayre has weighed in and promised MQA for the QX-5 Twenty now that MQA seems to be a reality?
    I hope they do it for the Codex as well. There is a lot of headphone people out there.
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    MQA=May Quit Again

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    I asked them on their Facebook page but no replies as of now.

    Quote Originally Posted by joeinid View Post
    Does anyone know if Ayre has weighed in and promised MQA for the QX-5 Twenty now that MQA seems to be a reality?

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    Welcome to the forum gtl, thank you for joining.
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    Hi Mike,
    I have a couple of questions.
    (1) Can QX-5 Twenty be used with a flash storage device with USB connection such as "thumb drive", Lumin L1, etc? In other words, you don't need a separate network player.
    (2) Can it stream from Tidal?
    Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kzhtoo View Post
    Hi Mike,
    I have a couple of questions.
    (1) Can QX-5 Twenty be used with a flash storage device with USB connection such as "thumb drive", Lumin L1, etc? In other words, you don't need a separate network player.
    (2) Can it stream from Tidal?
    Thanks.
    I think Mike may currently be busy putting up room treatments but I think I can answer your questions. The Ayre QX-5 Twenty can be used with a USB thumb drive for quick and easy file access, but not a full external hard drive. I had asked previously about this and Ayre confirmed it. Regarding Tidal streaming I found the answer for you in this review, which states: "Hook an Ethernet cable into the Ayre unit’s backside and you’re instantly up and running with Tidal, Deezer and (supplemental to the original press release) Spotify Connect..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by audio.bill View Post
    I think Mike may currently be busy putting up room treatments but I think I can answer your questions. The Ayre QX-5 Twenty can be used with a USB thumb drive for quick and easy file access, but not a full external hard drive. I had asked previously about this and Ayre confirmed it. Regarding Tidal streaming I found the answer for you in this review, which states: "Hook an Ethernet cable into the Ayre unit’s backside and you’re instantly up and running with Tidal, Deezer and (supplemental to the original press release) Spotify Connect..."
    Thanks a lot, audio.bill. I mainly listen from thumb drives and from Tidal, so in my case, it seems QX-5 Twenty can replace my network player + DAC.

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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    The QX-5 Twenty as a Roon endpoint is wonderful. I played around with it today. My QX-5 Twenty also has well over 500 hours on it now and with the super clock inside, it just sounds "right", very organic and relaxed.

    Is anyone else using their QX-5 Twenty with Roon? To me, that's such a nice feature.


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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    I have a QX-5 Twenty and recently got an Aurender W20. If I use the USB connection, will I be using the clock of the QX-5 synced to my W20? How about AES?

    Strange thing is the clock output of the QX-5 is optical, which isn't compatible with the clock input of my W20.

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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    I don't use Roon with it, but I've heard it with Room and it sounds great. Right now I use it with a rebuilt Mac Mini (by Steve Nugent of Empirical Audio). He optimized everything from Amarra to the SSD's to the Paul Hynes LPS which makes the largest difference. I've yet to hear a server sound as good and I've had most in the house or heard them at the stores. I may just get the Melco and use it as the NAS. Ayre uses the Melco for all their listening.

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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    Another review of the Ayre QX-5 Twenty by SoundStage.

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    Thanks Bill. I love mine!
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    Re: Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub

    Now that I have the Vander Steen Quattro set up with my air gear, I hear even more from the QX5\20 that I've ever heard. I've heard it now in many larger systems also and I'm amazed at how musical it is while still giving you all the micro and macro detail. I swear for me there are only a few DACs and they cost much much more, sound better and not by that much at all. Pretty impressive device that does so much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Thanks Bill. I love mine!
    That's a real endorsement since you have so many of the best DACs on hand to choose from!

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