Nice review of the Ayre/DPS by Art Dudley in the latest Stereophile...
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I've heard the DPS/Ayre turntable twice, both during mfr's open house demos hosted by my local high end dealer, one Feb 2009 and the other last month. The first demo had the modified RB250 arm; the second a DPS arm. The turntable sounded great both times and I think a little better the second time with the DPS arm. Thing is, this 'table is targeted for about $10K and it reminds me strongly of a $30K SME. It's a *really* good-sounding turntable, neutral in all the right ways. Great delicacy and nuance, but outstanding pace, bass extension, and slam as well. Both rigs had a Lyra (Helikon?) cartridge, which was a good match. |
I have owned this turntable with a RB300 arm modded by Mr. Bauer for several months now and I am thrilled with it. I am using it with an EMT JSD5 cartridge and Aud23 SUT into a Shindo Masseto. This is vinyl heaven! I recently heard the table set up with Mr. Bauer's newly released arm and the result was an even better musical experience! For those that buy the DPS/Ayre with the standard RB300 arm as I did, should they choose to upgrade to Mr. Bauer's arm, which is exactly what I will be doing ASAP, you get a full refund for the $700 that you paid on the modded RB300 arm when you trade it in against the purchase of Mr. Bauer's arm, which currently retails for $3500. That works for me! Just an incredible turntable and tonearm. I purchased mine from Don Better of Don Better Audio in NE Ohio, who is a fantastic person to deal with. |
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