anyone listen to the new Ayre V5 or V6

the V3 was discontinued due to high production costs. even after two price increases they were getting too expensive to build them anymore - this info comes directly from Ayre personnel during a conversation I had with them. Ayre is a great company & they support their customers & products very well even for discontinued items

Just wondering if anyone has had the same misfortune that I have had with two failures. Ayre replaced the first DX-5 player that failed in the first 30 days and had to replace the OPPO laser drive in the second player after it failed in the first 30 days. I have played this repaired unit about 100 hrs with no issues so far. It is the best source I have ever owned.

It is a shame Charles Hansen and company did not have the courtesy to reply to two letters I sent them. I only received an email from them when I placed an ad to sell the unit here on audiogon, since I was so disgusted after the second failure. But since it does sound great, with my REF5 and Ayre V5 and Magnepan 1.7s I guess I will keep it.

I am sorry that your experience was less than ideal. I have always had great experience with Ayre and their customer support. That said, if I had a problem on a 10k player my first call would have been to my dealer. I know he would have taken care of me and probably provided me with a temporary substitute while my unit was being fixed or replaced,

It is too bad that you had two failures but it sounds like Ayre has been taking care of you. Ayre has a great reputation for customer service and it appears that this is another example.

thank you rufipenis for your incite full reply.