Sugden Integrated IA-4 versus Ayre AX-7

I'd love the AX-5 but the price is out of my range and I do like the sound of my AX-7-I basically have an Ayre CX-7 that I no longer use and I have seen a Sugden at a decent price so I thought a system overhaul might be in order-I can get the Sugden on a deposit for a trial so I was interested in opinions.

Thanks for the replies so far.

"I basically have an Ayre CX-7 that I no longer use and I have seen a Sugden at a decent price so I thought a system overhaul might be in order-I can get the Sugden on a deposit for a trial so I was interested in opinions."

I'm not clear on the above statement. If you have the Ayre and don't use it, why would you get something else?

Because the CX-7 is a CD player which I replaced with an Oppo 105 and I saw a Sugden amp and I thought might just replace my amp also.

Did you end up upgrading to the Sugden IA-4?  I'm curious to know your opinion on the amp.  Thx

I have an Ia4 and an A21 SE...Firehazard my a**. no idea where the above poster came up with that. I sense some favoritism of Ayre, which I like. It's a much dryer sound than Sugden though. Sugden is lush, truthful, detailed spacious and airy. All pure Class A gets warm, but I have been running my A21SE for a few year not even close to a fire hazard. 

Sometimes I can't believe the bullsh*t perpetrated on these forums. What you choose will depend on your taste.