The Ayre product, like their other players, also appears to have left off the requisite safety warnings that caution the end user that there are dangerous voltages contained within as well as a Class 1 laser. Further, there is no mention that their DX-5 has passed the requisite FCC testing for a Class B device under Part 15. You'll find these warnings and/or the appropriate markings on the OPPO product as well as the first couple of pages of their manual. Since the DX-5 has had what appears to be somewhat extensive reworking, how is it that they are choosing to not pay the fee to have the unit tested and comply with US regulations? It's not onerous like the licensing fees they'd have to spend were they to develop a product from the ground up. Yes? Bear in mind that Behringer not too long ago looked to skirt this issue and wound up paying $1,000,000 in fines for all the products they brought into this country and never tested.
