Ayon CD-1
The way Ayon Audio’s CD-1 coaxes a superbly refined analog sound from CDs – it almost transforms your CD collection into a vinyl record library! Ayon has set out to design a no-compromise CD player, and the CD-1 strikes an extremely fine balance – its pure Class-A triode vacuum-tube output stage achieves an absolutely non-fatiguing analog sound while revealing every delicate digital detail from your CD’s. The end result? A player with a superbly engaging sound that is more like vinyl records than the usual “politeness” of CD players, especially solid-state ones! Fully designed and built in Austria.
The Ayon Audio CD-1 has won the coveted Blue Moon Award from 6moons! – “The CD-1 puts my ears at ease like no CD player I can remember. Not that it lacks energy. Anything but. Yet what it does lack is anything resembling digital glare.” – “… in some ways this was better than vinyl. The sound was equally relaxed, smooth and transparent but its power and extension were superior to my vinyl rig.” – Review by Ken Micallef of 6moons.
“As a relatively new name to North America, and to win the hearts of audiophiles, Ayon’s products have to be not only good, but very good. Having run this pairing through my gauntlet, I can recommend them without reservation.” — Review of the Ayon CD-1 and Spirit.
More product information and specifications are available on the manufacturer’s website.
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The Ayon CD-1 is delightfully minimalist in design
Rear panel features both balanced and single-ended outputs, and co-axial digital out
A very nice remote control, beautifully made in aluminum
The CD-1 is also available in elegant silver
