Last night on a previous thread I made the following statement:
“Henceforth I’ll be advising my customers as to which “Previously cherished” CD machines can be bought from e-Bay to match the LFD/Harbeth combinations they have bought and will continue to buy from me.”
That thread can viewed under ‘The Digital Impression’ category on this site at http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=636
Overnight I have received a number of emails from people wanting me to expand on this. The common denominator being along the lines of – ‘What is your top recommendation these days?’
The simple answer is this: Any used Ayre CD or CD/DVD player. And I emphasise used rather than the outrageous (given the almost unprecedented strength of the £ against the $) prices in the UK for new. Please note that I cannot supply used Ayre equipment – but I'm happy to pass on the links to the sources I would use, if I did.
Here are a few relevant links:
Ayre products: http://www.ayre.com/products_detail.cfm?productid=2
Used Ayre (UK spec) at bargain prices: http://search.ebay.co.uk/ws/search/S...fcl=3&frpp=200
Used Ayre (US specification) at bargain prices – source #1: http://search.ebay.co.uk/ws/search/S...fcl=3&frpp=200
Used Ayre (US specification) at bargain prices – source #2: http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch...&submit=Search
A source of decent step-down transformers so that a USA spec Ayre can be used in the UK without compromise that I can hear (I know – ‘cos I used one myself): http://search.ebay.co.uk/ws/search/S...fcl=3&frpp=200
Hope this helps.