The Ayre DX-5 USB DAC and Universal Player serves as the central source component for your system. It plays back virtually all digital formats, both video and audio, and provides a USB connection to provide the full advantages of computer based audio playback. Attach a USB cable from your Apple or Windows computer to the DX-5, then use iTunes or other media player to enjoy your digital library.
Thanks to its advanced technological features the DX-5 will extract the full measure of performance from all digital video and audio formats, maximizing your enjoyment both now and into the future. The DX-5 surpasses all of Ayre’s previous players as the company’s best sounding digital source ever.
Ayre DX-5 USB DAC Universal Player Features
Plays all optical disc formats;
CD, SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Blu-ray, MP3.
Exclusive Ayre “Minimum Phase” digital filter.
Single-pass 16x oversampling.
Discrete decoding and playback of all formats in their native domain.
Two HDMI outputs (A/V and Audio-only).
Asynchronous transfer mode USB input, up to 24 bit 192 kHz.
Ultra-low jitter master clocks.
Zero feedback,fully balanced discrete circuitry
Equilock circuitry for active gain devices
Ayre DX-5 USB DAC Universal Player Specifications
Disc Types: BD-Video, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, AVCHD, SACD, CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD, CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW, DVD±R DL, BD-R/RE
NTSC: 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24
PAL: 576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24
Power Consumption: 20 Watts standby, 60 Watts maximum
Frequency Response: DC-100 kHz
Dimensions: HxWxD 3 3/4" x 17 1/4" x 12 1/2", 23lbs
