Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE

Ayre products are a different level. They all are balanced designed and therefore should be used with balanced interconnects and connected to other balanced equipment to get the best from them. They will work single ended but its a shame not to get all that they are capable of.

Any one actually using the Parasound JC3? Would like to hear from current users and their thoughts.

No one has used the jc3? from the reviews it would seem like a giant killer but who really knows!

If you want please e-mail me and I can tell you my thoughts! I've been using the JC3 for several months and it's one of the most accurate phono units I've heard to date.
Steve
(Note: Dealer disclaimer)

I've been using my JC3 for a number of weeks now and can report a few things about it. First, it is by far the most quiet phono stage I've ever heard. I'm talking CD like quiet. The music emerges from a black hole. The soundstage depth and width is better than the CAT Ultimate and the Sim Audio 5.3, both of which I have owned at one time. It takes hundreds of hours to break in, mine is very slowly getting a bit more bloom with increasing musicality.

While I don't have vast experience with high dollar units, to my ears this one is special.