Oh, how this mini-review takes me back. Ayre Acoustics' V-6 multichannel power amplifier was one of the first products I reviewed after coming on board The Perfect Vision back in Issue 41. I was stoked to review the V-6 for two reasons. One, like the rest of the TPV staffers, I'm a music lover, and we always get excited when a true high-end audio company attempts to raise the home-theater performance bar. Two, my reference Theta Dreadnaught amplifier's basic design was created by none other than Ayre's Charles Hansen. The V-6x is quite simply a homerun for Ayre!

A survey that includes the Adcom GFA-7805, Cary Cinema 5, and the Ayre V-6x.