My system followed pretty closely to your own. I have a total of $9700 in my used system. I went with Ayre C5xeMP, Ayre K5xe, APC S15, Pass Labs X250, Magnepan 3.6, and Grover Huffman cables throughout. I have never liked Wilson's very much. So I guess my suggestion would be listen to some Magnepans. The 3.6's are a big step up from the 1.6's even though I was very happy with the 1.6's until I got the 3.6's.
$13K used Budget for new system
Hello Audiogon Community,
I could use some help with speaker and preamp choices. I recently purchased a Ayre V-5xe amplifier on Audiogon and will most likely be pairing it with a Ayre K-5xeMP preamplifier.
Speaker choice right now is a Wilson Sophia at a $6K bluebook assuming I can find one locally.
I've auditioned a Sophia 2 with the Ayre combo and loved it, although the higher end KXR/MXR was even more stunning.
My questions are:
Any other speakers I should look at that would pair well with the Ayre amp?
Any other preamplifiers in the $2K used budget I should look at?
As far as a DAC, does anything outperform the QB-9 at $2K worth looking at?
Thanks!
I could use some help with speaker and preamp choices. I recently purchased a Ayre V-5xe amplifier on Audiogon and will most likely be pairing it with a Ayre K-5xeMP preamplifier.
Speaker choice right now is a Wilson Sophia at a $6K bluebook assuming I can find one locally.
I've auditioned a Sophia 2 with the Ayre combo and loved it, although the higher end KXR/MXR was even more stunning.
My questions are:
Any other speakers I should look at that would pair well with the Ayre amp?
Any other preamplifiers in the $2K used budget I should look at?
As far as a DAC, does anything outperform the QB-9 at $2K worth looking at?
Thanks!