I wouldn't say that about Ayre at all, but it also depends on which piece it is.
For example, I demoed an ARC Ref 6 against a KX-R Twenty and it took me less than two minutes to give the Ayre the win in terms of soundstage width and depth.
The ARC sounded very good but the Ayre was much better.
For example, I demoed an ARC Ref 6 against a KX-R Twenty and it took me less than two minutes to give the Ayre the win in terms of soundstage width and depth.
The ARC sounded very good but the Ayre was much better.