The big news at Ayre is that the standing range of "5"-series components is being upgraded to "The Twenty Editions," which incorporate the circuit and performance facilities of the well-received flagship KX-R Twenty, MX-R Twenty and VX-R Twenty. All that is on the inside but all Ayre has done on the outside is add a little plaque saying "Twenty" which, IMHO, is not an aesthetic triumph. The sound, however, was a triumph with the new KX-5 Twenty preamplifier ($8950, above) driving a pair of VX-5 Twenty amps ($8950 each) with all the clarity and dynamics reminiscent of the Reference series.
