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QX-8

Name: Ayre Acoustics QX-8
Brand: Ayre Acoustics

Ayre Acoustics

8 Series Series2019 – Present

DigitalDACsStreamersHeadphone Amplifiers

Estimated price (community-sourced)

$4,950

About the QX-8

The Ayre QX-8 Digital Hub is a versatile state-of-the-art digital music solution that serves as a DAC, network streamer, digital preamp, and headphone amplifier. Built with Ayre's exclusive zero-feedback, fully-balanced discrete circuitry, it delivers natural musicality using the ESS ES9038Q2M DAC chip, custom digital clock, Minimum Phase digital filter, single-pass 16x oversampling, Diamond output stage, and Equilock gain stage. It features a linear analog power supply, high-speed circuit board material, and AyreLink communication. Modular design allows configurations from Digital Base ($4950) to Full ($5950) with Ethernet (Roon Ready, Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal Connect) and asynchronous USB. It drives demanding headphones via balanced and unbalanced outputs powered by the Diamond amplifier circuit. Designed for upgradeability and integration into any home system.

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