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    Takatsuki 300b tubes

    I paid $1,600 USD for new pair through Parts Connectioon USA in November 2020
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    I have about a dozen SACD including audiophile demos. All I had to play SACD before was a Cambridge Audio Universal player. With both machines, they are clear, and with the Ayon better,l but I still find them not as satisfying as RedBook. It could be becuase my favorite recordings are not on...
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    Booboobaer The additional air was present somewhat from the beginning, and most improvement occurred within first 100 hours, then slight improve as things went along. Awsome - At your request an update, another year since first posting and still have and love the unit. I am using stock tubes...
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    I have put a few hundred hours on my Ayon CD35se at this point. Must say, I love it! Compared the the Ayon CD5s (which was excellent) the new 35 is much better at sound stage depth, air, localization, height and holography. And typical of Ayon tubed to me, sounds more like music in terms of...
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    I pulled the trigger on an Ayon 35se today and will post after it has been in my system for a while
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    For Sale Ayon CD5s

    The Ayon CD5s $4,500 - combines excellent transport and DAC with terrific Class A preamp with analogue volume control. This 40 pound billet aluminum unit with very high quality caps, tube rectified power supply and 6H30 output tubes, produces liquid, highly nuanced and dynamic music, without the...
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    bonzo75 Thanks for directing me to your review. Interestingly when I purchased my Ayon CD5s I felt that it beat out the Meridian 808.3 at that time for similar reasons
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    Tango Thanks for the tip - I did not know that they might be in short supply
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    mullard88 Thank you for your kind words and glad you like the Ultras and am equally satisfied over the now long term with term.
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    Cosidering Ayon CD35se

    Hi All I have been quiet on threads for an extended time due to family illness. I enjoy my Ayon CD5s with NOS tubes which I have had for 6 years and use as Transport DAC and preamp, loving the simplicity and cost/space effectiveness of less cords with this all in one. I am now considering the...
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    The Ultra 11-One Amigo Visits Von Schweikert Audio For An Afternoon Of Aural Bliss

    Steve, Thanks for the great report. Do you think it is possible that some of the differences you heard compared to the ultimate one off pair in Philippines was due to the speakers being only 3 day old babies and that the factory room (which I have visited) is not conducive to the best sound...
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    Master Built-What are Owners Hearing That They Didn't Hear With Other Cables

    Just a thought. The good thing about cables is that they are fairly easy to transport. Another way to hear Ultra would be to the following. I would be happy (after getting to know each other on the phone) to invite members of WBF who are interested to bring their favorite cables with them and...
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    Master Built-What are Owners Hearing That They Didn't Hear With Other Cables

    Mullard88 - You got it! Really cool that you enjoyed the clarity way off axis. On a CD of Caverna Magica there are voices softly whispered deep in the background of a cave while foot steps and other things are happening in the foreground. As my system improved I could make them out, with further...
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    Master Built-What are Owners Hearing That They Didn't Hear With Other Cables

    NorthStar - Thank you for pulling over my impressions on the Masterbuilt Signature line from A'circle from 2013 - boy time flies! Relating how I came to the decision to purchase the ULTRA line may be illuminating to some folks here. My room is 38 feet by 22 feet by 10 feet. I was very happy...
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    Master Built-What are Owners Hearing That They Didn't Hear With Other Cables

    Amirm - I hesitate to jump in on this because it is not my area of expertise, so VSA or Masterbuilt may answer more cogently. But what I understand is that they were not aiming for a superconductor at low temp but rather greatly increased conductivity (super conductivity may be a sloppy term...

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