Home Critic's Corner

Discuss a review. Provide constructive feedback. Talk to the industry.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Critic's Corner ] [ Return to Search Results ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

RE: Fascinating that MQA re-invented the . . .

> I suspect JA regrets stating on this forum that perhaps an upcoming review
> of an Ayre piece should be put on ice.

I felt I was between a rock and a hard place with my proposed review of the
Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp. If I had written anything negative about the Ayre
preamp, people would have said I was getting my own back at Charley. If the
review was positive, I would be accused of pulling my punches in order to
placate Charley. The KX-5 Twenty was eventually reviewed for Stereophile by
Art Dudley and Jim Austin.

> Charley called it like it was and JA, as I read it, confirmed MQA is not
> revolutionary but one of multiple equally effective solutions for the
> same problem.

Not quite "multiple" solutions, as Ayre's complementary filter for their
DACs is not available and the unique Ayre QA-9 A/D converter has been
discontinued. MQA, _if_ it operates as describes and as I investigated in
my article, is the only commercially available end-to end solution. (Unless
you consider very high-bitrate DSD implemented with complementary
first-order low-pass filters.)

> kudos to JA.

Thank you.

John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  VH Audio  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]