Ayre VX-8 Stereo Power Amplifier

VX-8 Power Amplifier

The Ayre Acoustics VX-8 stereo power amplifier represents Thirty years of research, development, refinement and passion in one beautiful chassis. It captures the essence of where we have come from, to where we are headed, and is sure to bring pure joy to your listening experience every time you use it.

Built on the foundations of our completely zero-feedback, fully-balanced, and discrete circuit designs; the VX-8 will deliver that familiar Ayre Acoustics sound featuring tube-like warmth and musicality with solid state immediacy and control.

The VX-8 will provide plenty of power and control to most speakers, and the input impedance allows a wide variety of preamplifiers to sound their best when connected to the VX-8; making it easy to integrate in nearly any combination of system components.

Features

• 100% Zero-Feedback
• Fully-balanced discrete circuitry
• Ayre’s Double Diamond output stage
• Ayre’s exclusive Equilock gain stage
• Linear analog power supply
• High-speed circuit board material
• AyreLink communication system

Audio Inputs

Analog: 1 Balanced XLR, 2 Single-ended RCA

Outputs

Speaker Output:

100 watts per channel continuous into 8 ohms
170 watts per channel continuous into 4 ohms

Line Output:

4.5 Vrms balanced, 2.25 Vrms single-ended

Input Impedance

1 MΩ unbalanced inputs
2 MΩ balanced inputs (1 MΩ per phase)

XLR Input Polarity

Pin 1 = Ground
Pin 2 = Non-inverting (Positive)
Pin 3 = Inverting (Negative)

Power Consumption

60 watts in operating mode

Dimensions

17.25″ W x 13.00″ D x 4.5″ H

(44cm x 33cm x 11.5cm)

Weight

24 pounds (11 kg)