Ayre EX-8 two-channel integrated amplifier provides a complete solution for the cutting-edge reproduction of refined audio sound.
All you need to enjoy the experience of your favourite music is to combine a quality pair of loudspeakers or headphones & a digital or analogue input source with the scintillating EX-8.
Highly adaptable, the EX-8’s ethernet module is Roon-ready & preconfigured to stream Spotify, Qobuz & Tidal.
Both balanced & unbalanced front facia output connections are driven by Ayre’s exclusive Double Diamond amplifier circuitry and Ayre’s robust analogue linear power supply, which has been designed & constructed to drive the most demanding headphones easily.
As with the headphone outputs, the EX-8 employs the same Double Diamond & linear power circuitry to effortlessly drive your loudspeakers up to 100 watts, into a nominal 8 ohms, per channel.
Fully outfitted, QX-8, USB & Ethernet version
Ayre’s Asynchronous S/PDIF input.
ESS ES9038Q2M DAC chip
Ayre custom digital clock
Ayre’s Minimum Phase digital filter
Single-pass 16x oversampling
Ayre’s Double Diamond output stage
Ayre’s exclusive Equilock gain stage
Analog volume control
Linear analog power supply
Up to six digital inputs:
Ethernet, Asynchronous USB,
AES/EBU, S/PDIF, Optical (2)