Ayre Acoustics AX-7E User Manual

Ayre AX-7e

Owner’s Manual

Integrated Amplifier

Table of

Contents

Welcome to Ayre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connections and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Controls and Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Numbers and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Statement of Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

A Place for Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Welcome to

Ayre

Your Ayre AX-7e offers a significant advance in the
musical performance of high-fidelity equipment.
The warmth and immediacy of a live performance
are apparent from the first listening. The
combination of superb resolution and a natural,
relaxed quality will draw you into the music, time
and time again.

This degree of performance has been implemented
using the highest levels of workmanship and
materials. You can be assured that the Ayre AX-7e
will provide you a lifetime of musical enjoyment.

To our North American customers, please be
sure to mail your warranty registration card and
photocopy of your original sales receipt within 30
days in order to extend the warranty to five
years.

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Connections and

Installation

The Ayre AX-7e is easy to connect and use. The
following guidelines will ensure that the installation
goes smoothly.

Location

Be sure to provide at least

three inches (75 mm) of air

space above the unit.

The infrared beam of the

remote transmitter will also

travel through glass.

A good location for your integrated amplifier is in
an open-backed cabinet or on a shelf. The AX-7e
produces a moderate amount of heat during use.

It is important to maintain an adequate
supply of air flow to avoid overheating.

The receiver for the infrared remote control is
mounted behind the display lens on the front panel.
A direct line of sight from the listening position
will ensure the maximum range.

Inputs

The Ayre AX-7e offers two pairs of balanced inputs
and two pairs of unbalanced inputs. Balanced
connections are made via three-pin XLR connectors,

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while unbalanced connections are made via RCA
connectors.

When you have a choice, a balanced connection
will offer slightly higher sound quality than an
unbalanced connection.

The FET switches used in the input selector
circuitry offer transparent, noise-free switching,
with no moving parts. Please be aware that they can
be overloaded if the output voltage from the source
component is too high.

Do not use a source component that has
an output level greater than4Vrms
unbalanced, or 8 V rms balanced.

Using a source component with too great an output
level will cause distortion.

The input connectors on the

rear panel are labeled to

match the input selector

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buttons.

Tape Outputs

In this modern era of diverse source components, it
has become impractical to pre-label the inputs with
the actual name of the source. Instead, the AX-7e
has simple icons that allow you to easily remember
the selector button associated with each source.

By connecting the “Tape Out” jacks on the rear of
the AX-7e to a recorder with analog inputs,
recordings may be made directly from the other
source components connected to your amplifier. The
tape outputs are switched on and off at the front
panel. Please refer to the section “Controls and
Operation” for further information.