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Ayre Codex (former) Owners, what did you move on to?

The Ayre Codex DAC was and still is a very good DAC and owners of Ayre equipment tend to be loyal to the brand. If you have owned the Codex, what DAC or streamer/DAC did you move on to that was was an upward move? If you still own the Codex but compared it to other popular DACs but found them to be at best a sideways move, I'd like to hear from you too. I have owned my Codex for about 5 years and have not had the burning desire to change.  The Codex has been around for a while and I am just curious what others have moved up to even if it's another Ayre digital product.
jc4659
gdnrbob
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@jc4659 
The Ayre QB-9 Twenty outclasses the Codex easily, but remember it has only USB input, unlike the Codex which has USB, and optical.-That little change forced me to change my steamer from Bluesound to Innuos-though it was for the better.
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ghdprentice
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@gdnrbob  


Good point. I would not recommend a USB only DAC and thr QB-9 is. They make great DACs that use AES and other normal inputs. 
jc4659 OP
550 posts
 
I am currently using both inputs to the Codex, the USB and optical. It would be good to have multiple inputs and not just USB.
ghdprentice
6,967 posts
 
Yes, you want the option. Depending on your source you want to choose:  USB (which re-times the bitstream) and SP/DIF, AES (that don’t re-time the bit stream)… optical is normally avoided as typically it is inferior to the others. 
jeoneil
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