
Charles Hansen 1956 - 2017
With heavy hearts, we regret to inform you that Charles Hansen, founder of Ayre Acoustics, has passed away on November 28th, 2017. Those who knew Charley knew that he was a passionate man who always stood up for what he believed to be right. His family knew him as a loving and dedicated father of his two children. With the passing of Charley, the world has lost one of the most creative and innovative minds in the audio industry and we have lost a good friend.
While we can never replace Charley, his spirit lives on in the team at Ayre. We are dedicated to continuing his mission of creating and manufacturing the best sounding audio equipment in the world. Most importantly, we will be there for our friends, partners, and customers who have supported us over the years. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at any time.
We wish you all the best over the holidays, and please play an album for Charley sometime.
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以上是Ayre官方facebook在Charles Hansen先生去世之后的第二天发表的官方声明,而这位Charles hansen 先生,不仅是Ayre的创始人兼Owner,更是被誉为对近代音频领域做出极大贡献,几乎不亚于Nelson Pass的人物。对于广大的中国发烧友而言,Ayre的成名与下图这台极具个性的USB Only DAC有着难解难分的关系。
记得早前CAS刚开始流行的时候,大家普遍的摸索结果往往是USB的声音比较差,相比起来其它Digital input比如AES/EBU, Toslink,Coaxial等等表现还算稳定。而在CD与CAS的比较中,也是几乎毫无悬念的以CD声音更自然柔润耐听的结论为主。有意思的是,作为一个引领音箱行业设计35年的教父级人物,Charles Hansen不仅义无反顾的创立了以High-End为目标的数字音频产品线,还在旗下的主流DAC上只留了一个非常具有争议的USB输入。现在来看,尽管QB9已经是很多年前的产品了,也许放到今天来看这样的决定可能不那么“激进”,毕竟USB的表现已经有了长足的进步,音频厂商对于CAS相关的技术摸索已经有相当不错的完成度了,但仍不难看出设计师当如独特的眼光与自信。当然QB9的声音表现也给了当时的人们对于USB-CAS全新的认识与启发。
不知道失去了Charles Hansen之后的Ayre路会怎么走,这个深受美国发烧友爱戴的本土High-End品牌,在一众传统欧洲列强hifi厂商的进攻下,能够靠着巧妙的设计思路,尖端的技术理念来实现自己的市场价值,而不是像更多的美国HiFi厂商那样靠着外观与堆料来博取眼球,也着实值得纪念。
the_light
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又一位大师走了……艺雅的声音我喜欢的,干净柔顺。
沙丁鱼
即使现在,在QB9这个价位,国产有对手吗?
loong
Ayre是好听路线还是素质路线的?
比较均衡
难得有兼得,现在普遍偏科。
JOY_GoGo
当时这个牌子一眼看到还以为是欧洲货
apple
缅怀大师
35435ng
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热烈欢迎钢殿加入支持!
同乐啦
Miracle
看到此ID,收下膝盖,拜见钢殿。
平井老哥
Dan和Wilson 请保重身体。
若然1812
嗯,不仅QB9有历史意义,ayre的模拟技术,功放也是了得。ayre记得也是三浦先生用的参考放大设备。悼念!
iD3
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