Ayre AX-5 Twenty Fully-balanced Zero-feedback Integrated Amplifier5 SERIES PRODUCTS Designed and handbuilt in Boulder, Coloradothe 5 series has withstood the test of time as ultra reliable, reference quality gear that has been heralded by reviewers worldwide for its superior musicality. Adhering to our philosophy of upgrading rather than obsolesence, each of the 5 series products receives perodic upgrades reflecting significant technical improvements we have discovered through our continued reasearch and

5 SERIES PRODUCTS

Designed and handbuilt in Boulder, Colorado—the 5 series has withstood the test of time as ultra-reliable, reference quality gear that has been heralded by reviewers worldwide for its superior musicality. Adhering to our philosophy of upgrading rather than obsolesence, each of the 5 series products receives perodic upgrades reflecting significant technical improvements we have discovered through our continued reasearch and developement. Every product in the 5 series is designed for a life time of musical enjoyment.

Ayre AX-5 Twenty Stereo Integrated Amplifier

Featuring Ayre’s Double Diamond output stage, our exclusive EquiLock circuitry, and a Shallco solid-silver contact switch for gain control, this fully-discrete, fully-balanced, zero-feedback integrated amplifier provides a complete solution for your modern music system.
The key to perfecting the AX-5 was to incorporate the Variable Gain Technology (VGT) of the award-winning Ayre KX-R preamplifier into the power amplifier section. The addition of ultra-transparent FET input selector switches completed the transformation of a basic power amplifier into a compact one-box solution which will become the heart of your high-performance audio system.

the AX-5 is not only, overall, the finest-sounding amp I’ve ever heard, it ranks as one of the finest components I’ve heard of any type.

-Uday Reddy, SoundStage!

Features

• Variable Gain Transimpedance (VGT) volume circuit
  
• 46 step volume control, each of 1.5 dB
  
• Ayre’s new Diamond output stage
  
• Ayre’s exclusive Equilock circuit
  
• Linear analog power supply
  
• Zero-feedback and fully-balanced discrete circuitry
  
• High-speed circuit board material
  
• Custom developed audio-grade resistors
  
• Ayre Conditioner power line RFI filter
  
• AyreLink communication system