{"id":18,"date":"2008-07-14T17:27:30","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T09:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/?p=18"},"modified":"2009-04-11T17:26:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-11T09:26:27","slug":"ayon-audio-cd-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"Ayon Audio CD-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/img_1173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium imgright \" title=\"Ayon CD-1\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/img_1173-280x210.jpg\" alt=\"Ayon CD-1\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ayon CD-1<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/highfidelitybestproduct08sm.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-751\" title=\"highfidelitybestproduct08sm\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/highfidelitybestproduct08sm.gif\" alt=\"highfidelitybestproduct08sm\" width=\"126\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/highfidelitybestproduct08sm.gif 226w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/highfidelitybestproduct08sm-150x53.gif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a>The way Ayon Audio&#8217;s CD-1 coaxes a superbly refined analog sound from CDs &#8211; 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 &#8211; 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&#8217;s. The end result? A player with a superbly engaging sound that is more like vinyl records than the usual &#8220;politeness&#8221; of CD players, especially solid-state ones! Fully designed and built in Austria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/bluemoonaward.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44\" title=\"bluemoonaward\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/bluemoonaward.gif\" alt=\"bluemoonaward\" width=\"120\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>The Ayon Audio CD-1 has won the coveted\u00a0Blue Moon Award\u00a0from 6moons! &#8211;\u00a0<strong>&#8220;<\/strong>The CD-1 puts my ears at ease like no CD player I can remember. Not that it lacks energy. Anything but. Yet <strong>what it does lack is anything resembling digital glare<\/strong>.<strong>&#8221; <\/strong>&#8211; &#8220;&#8230; in some ways this was <strong>better than vinyl<\/strong>. The sound was equally relaxed, smooth and transparent but its power and extension were superior to my vinyl rig.\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.6moons.com\/audioreviews\/ayon\/cd1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review<\/a> by Ken Micallef of 6moons.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;As a relatively new name to North America, and to win the hearts of audiophiles, Ayon\u2019s products have to be not only good, but very good. Having run this pairing through my gauntlet, I can recommend them without reservation.&#8221; &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dagogo.com\/AyonCD-1Spirit.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review<\/a>\u00a0of the Ayon CD-1 and Spirit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">More product information and specifications are available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/ayonaudio.com\/ayon\/english\/cd-1\/f-cd-1.htm\" target=\"_blank\">manufacturer&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More photographs:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20\" title=\"The Ayon CD-1 is delightfully minimalist in design\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/hauptfoto-280x112.jpg\" alt=\"The Ayon CD-1 is delightfully minimalist in design\" width=\"280\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/hauptfoto-280x112.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/hauptfoto.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ayon CD-1 is delightfully minimalist in design<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-2-sm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54\" title=\"Rear panel features both balanced and single-ended outputs, and co-axial digital out\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-2-sm-280x85.jpg\" alt=\"Rear panel features both balanced and single-ended outputs, and co-axial digital out\" width=\"280\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-2-sm-280x85.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-2-sm.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rear panel features both balanced and single-ended outputs, and co-axial digital out<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/img_1195.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60\" title=\"A very nice remote control, beautifully made in aluminum\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/img_1195-280x210.jpg\" alt=\"A very nice remote control, beautifully made in aluminum\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/img_1195-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/img_1195.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A very nice remote control, beautifully made in aluminum<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-3n-sm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55\" title=\"The CD-1 is also available in elegant silver\" src=\"http:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-3n-sm-280x166.jpg\" alt=\"The CD-1 is also available in elegant silver\" width=\"280\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-3n-sm-280x166.jpg 280w, https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ayon-cd1-3n-sm.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The CD-1 is also available in elegant silver<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The way Ayon Audio&#8217;s CD-1 coaxes a superbly refined analog sound from CDs &#8211; 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 &#8211; its pure Class-A triode vacuum-tube output stage achieves an absolutely non-fatiguing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[13],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phHKK-i","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions\/226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raindropaudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}