QB-9 Twenty USB DAC

Description

The QB-9 Twenty has held its place in Ayre’s history as one of our most popular products. The hyper-focused functionality of our USB input only DAC design allowed us to scale up in parts quality everywhere we could; putting the performance of this little DAC up against the worlds best.

We have a small batch of QB-9 Twenty’s that have been built using the remaining stock of original chassis design materials with brand new Twenty circuits.

These units are being offered with our full Five-Year factory warranty.

Secure one for yourself today before they are gone!

Domestic Orders will ship in 2-3 business days.

International clients can Send email’s to [email protected] to obtain a shipping quote and payment method information.

Here is what has been improved with the Twenty update:

• • Our Diamond output circuit improves musicality and bass response.
  • A new JFET differential stage lowers the noise floor.
  • AyreLock power supply regulation for better rendering of fine musical detail.
  • New AC noise filtering for improved resolution.
  • Custom Ayre Asynchronous USB technology further reducing electrical noise in the system.
  • New ESS DAC chip (ES9038Q2M) for improved signal to noise ratio and spatial detail.
  • Six layer board design for optimal circuit isolation.
  • Proprietary re-clocking to eliminate USB domain jitter.
  • PCM play back up to 384 kHz
  • Native DSD capability up to DSD256 (4x)
  • HDCD decoding

Dimensions
8.5″W x 11.5″D x 3″H (21.5cm x 29cm x 7.5cm)

Weight
5 pounds (2.3 kg)

Chassis have some light blemishes