Excerpt from the February 1998 issue of the Arizona Audiophile Society newsletter:
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same: A Report On The Winter Consumer
Electronics Show, Las Vegas 1998
by Bob Williams
... Charles Hansen originally designed the Avalon loudspeaker and has formed his own
company, Ayre Acoustics, Inc. Their solid state preamp has received rave reviews. It was
connected to the new Ayre 200 wpc stereo amp. ... At first Mike thought this guy must be
nuts taking on Krell, Levinson, and Rowland with a solid-state amp priced at $7500.
Nuts--no, very talented--yes, genius--possibly. ... How could it be possible that this
Ayre set up could produce such gripping realism? Remember, this was the same disc that
30-minutes ago was spinning on the Audio Research, Grand SLAMM II setup. ... This was so
musical, so involving and totally unexpected. The Ayre electronics are superb. ... Amazing
stuff. It gets Mike's vote for best sound of the show. ...
Arizona Audiphile Society
P.O.Box 13058
Scottsdale, AZ 85267
U.S.A.
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