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Ayre Acoustics MXR-Twenty and KX-5 Twenty owners...

I own Ayre MXR and KX-5 Twenty's along with the Codex. I am looking to upgrade the Codex and have decided on
either the Chord Hugo tt or the Ayre QX-5 Twenty.

Are there any Ayre owners that went through this comparison process and if so what was the verdict?
billm143

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gdnrbob
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I own the Codex and have bought the upgraded QB-9 Twenty. 
It is a definite upgrade.
I think the QX-8 is the only other model that comes close to the QB-9
I have no experience with the Chord, as I find Ayre components to work so well. I did use a number of Schiit DAC's, but the Ayre really smoked them.
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gdnrbob
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You didn't mention a budget, so I didn't mention the Brinkman Nyquist. More expensive than the Meitner, but it ended up replacing my Ayre QB-9 Twenty.- A move that was definitely for the better.

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