Ayon Audio

[Black Sand Cable]

I'm happy to announce that yours truly has been appointed Western Canada's one and only dealer for Ayon Audio.

If your not familiar with Ayon Audio, I encourage you to take a minute and have a look at what they do. Truly amazing stuff. I have a received a few pieces already and the CD2 in particular has floored me!

www.ayonaudio.com

[richidoo]

Congrats John!  Looking forward to learning more about the line. So far what I've read is very impressive. Truly high end tube gear from Germany.

[Carlman]

Congrats!

BTW.. How much is the CD2?  Looks sort of Raysonic-ish to me.  I wonder if it sounds as good as the 128 or 168?

EDIT: Found this from 6moons:

I drink your milkshake!
Enough of the love fest, how does the CD-1 compare to its lookalike, my very own Raysonic CD-168? The players use different tube and chip sets so you already know that while they may look the same, they are going to sound different. Returning to the Rimsky-Korsakov, the Raysonic portrayed the CD's large hall acoustics with similar soundstage characteristics. Ditto for its bass treatment though it was a mite cloudier in that respect. The Raysonic's midrange was more closed-in and less expressive however and when required to reproduce complex passages at higher volumes, it could turn strident by comparison to the Ayon. The Raysonic created more of a 5th-row perspective compared to the Ayon's front-row center perspective. Though its tonality was generally of a similar mien, what the Raysonic really lacked compared to the almost twice as expensive Ayon was that machine's sense of pure, unadulterated emotionalism. The Ayon drinks of the Raysonic's basic ingredients yet produces superior results of creamy liquid goodness. The Raysonic benefits from tube rolling and proper cabling (Shindo interconnects work warm wonders) and within its price range, it's unbeatable but the Ayon gives a more powerful, heart-pounding take on the same music.


And so, for its sheer musicality, versatility in recreating all forms of music, fleetness of tonality and colors, profound emotionalism and consistently earth-shaking dynamics and extension, I award the Ayon Audio CD-1 my second-ever Blue Moon Award. For $4,299, the Ayon CD-1 is a superb musical CD machine. Fans of both blood and guts showmanship and gentle audio epiphanies avoid this extraordinary player at their own peril.

I would imagine the CD2 is in the same ballpark as the CD1 as to sound quality..
-C

[lonewolfny42]

Ayon had a very nice sounding system at RMAF '09....smooth and detailed...nice stuff !

[bmr3hc]

Outstanding. A friend of mine in Ohio pretty much thinks this is the best CD player he has heard. Of all the equipment he has owned over the years, he is most impressed and moved by this player. 

Henry

[Black Sand Cable]

I have mentioned this to a few people already but when it comes to Ayon cd players, I have yet to hear the CD-1 but I do have a CD-2 here and to my ears, it's the best sounding cd player I have heard to date and I have heard a few good ones including the Naim CD555.

The plus for me with the CD-2 is that it also acts as a standalone DAC.....and it's a darn good DAC.

Really nice stuff and better than I was expecting.

I have a Raysonic 168 here and I would agree with the review Carl posted. They look alike but after that, the similarities end and honestly, it's not even close. The Raysonic is a great piece but the Ayon takes it up a few notches.

[richidoo]

I was getting horny reading about Ayon Crossfire. I saw a demo listed on Agon, started reading about it.  I would put this one on my short list. Ayon actually makes the tubes in their Czech factory, acquired when they bought out Viac. 45W from one single-ended, direct-heated triode! Eat your heart out 845 and 211. 300Bs go cry on your pillow. Purty little thing too, in chrome and black anodize, only 85 pounds.   There's real iron in those shiny cans! Integrated, so no preamp necessary, but direct input allows it to be used as a pure power amp if desired. 6H30 input and driver stages.  $11k list price, so it must be good.