is ayre qb-9 dac better than cx7e mp?

sorry if this has been discussed, i read review that said the dac sounds better cx7e mp, not sure if this is true, i like the ayre sound, and contemplating whether to get the dac+mac or the cdp.

karmatogdral03-23-2010 8:08am

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hfisher3380 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 167 posts 05-21-2012 at 11:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete With all due respect Audiofreak32 you are giving your own opinion. If there were one interface which was unquestionably better than all the others then that is all that would exist. There is by no means any kind of consensus here. Asynchronous USB DACs can sound great and do have some sonic advantages in a well-implemented design.
audiofreak32 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 281 posts 05-22-2012 at 12:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete USB DACs can sound good (I have owned a very nice one), but when I listened to even the entry level LINN DS, it was no contest.
hfisher3380 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 167 posts 05-23-2012 at 03:08am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You are entitled to your own opinion. When I heard several Linn servers (they were peddling servers at 3 different price categories) in an all-Linn system at a show I was not tremendously impressed...
audiofreak32 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 281 posts 05-23-2012 at 04:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ignorance is bliss...
hfisher3380 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 167 posts 05-24-2012 at 02:50am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume that it is your own ignorance you're talking about. May I ask which USB DACs you have heard that have allowed you to come to the conclusion that they represent an inferior technology?

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