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In today’s digitally-connected world you need more than just a DAC or a streamer. You need a device that can effortlessly render your highest resolution files and, without missing a beat, play your favorite online streaming services or BBC broadcast.
 
Featuring the new ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip and a new jointly-developed doubly-rotated Morion quartz crystal-based oscillator, The QX-5 Twenty elevates digital performance to an astonishing level. Linking all of your digital media together with every conceivable digital input and the most popular streaming services, the QX-5 Twenty provides unlimited flexibility and convenience at the highest level.
 
Features
zero-feedback and fully-balanced discrete circuitry
Ayre’s Asynchronous S/PDIF input
ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip
Ayre & Morion jointly-developed crystal oscillator
Ayre’s Minimum Phase digital filter
Single-pass 16x oversampling
Ayre’s Diamond output stage
Ayre’s exclusive Equilock circuit
100 step digital volume control
Linear analog power supply
High-speed circuit board material
Ten digital inputs: Ethernet, Asychronous USB, AES/EBU (2), Optical (3), S/PDIF (3)
Ayre Conditioner power line RFI filter
AyreLink communication system