Ayon Audio Orion integrated amplifier

The Ayon Audio Orion integrated amplifier

From Ayon Audio of Austria comes the new Orion – a very fine entrance into high-end tube amplification. The new Orion represents a dramatic rethinking of vacuum tube based integrated amplifier industrial design while retaining the basic architecture as the highly regarded “Spirit” amplifier.

The Orion integrated amplifier combines neutrality, realistic dynamics and power projection, excellent musicality with high resolution. Perfect finish, elegant discrete design and outstanding sonic performance make the Orion unique, setting a new price-to-value standard in its class.

Reviews

“It is, on balance, the finest amplifier I’ve heard in my system…” – Review in Positive Feedback.

“I can recommend them without reservation.” – Review in Dagogo.

Note the new Ayon Orion is based on design of the highly regarded Ayon Spirit, uses the same power tubes and has a very similar sonic signature. Hence the reviews on the Spirit above.

Features

• Full-featured vacuum tube stereo integrated amplifier
• Switchable between triode (2 x 30W) and pentode mode (2 x 50W)
• 4 x KT88 power output tubes
• 3 x 12AU7 tubes
• Timer warm up circuit for all tubes, extends tube life
• Automatic power tube protection circuit system
• High current filament-regulator for pre and driver tubes
• Choke filtered power supply
• 0dB negative feedback
• Power transformer is encased, heavily damped and RFI/EMI shielded
• High performance output transformer
• All transformers are sealed with an anti-resonance compound material
• Selected, premium quality passive components used in all applications
• High speed capacitors
• MKP capacitors
• Ceramic tube sockets
• Shortest possible signal paths
• Central one-point star earth grounding
• External static bias adjustment – rear panel
• Copper matrix internal signal cable
• Fully hand assembled to insure the highest level of craftsmanship
• Aluminium chassis, brushed, anodised, anti-resonance and non-magnetic
• 3 line inputs
• 1 USB input
• 1 Pre out
• 1 Headphone output
• Gold-plated heavy duty binding posts and input jacks
• Aluminium remote commander

Specifications

• Class of Operation: Pentode or Triode
• Tube Complement: 4 x KT88 , 3 x 12AU7
• Load Impedance : 4 & 8 Ohms
• Bandwidth: 15Hz-50kHz
• Output Power: Pentode 2 x 50 / Triode 2 x 30W
• Peak Output Power: 2 x 65 Watt
• Nominal voltage gain: 40dB
• Frequency Response: 27 Hz – 40 kHz/ +/- 0.5 dB
• Input sensitivity for full power: 1 V
• Input Impedance at 1 kHz: 100K Ohm
• S/N ratio at full power: 80 dB
• Hum: 0,003 V
• NFB: 0dB
• Volume control: Potentiometer
• Remote volume control: Yes
• Headphone output: Yes
• Inputs: 3 x Line (RCA) 1 x USB
• Output: 1 x Pre out
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 46x34x26 cm
• Weight: 28 kg
• Shipping weight: 33 kg