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Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe

I am loving the Ayre sound (V-5xe Amp, QX-5 Twenty DAC / streamer). My speakers are the new Revel F228be

While I think V-5xe is great, I am thinking of upgrading to the newer VX-5 Twenty. Just because.... I hear my sirens calling :-)


For you Ayre owners, is this a worthy upgrade?

Or should I consider another solid state Amp? Pass Labs come to mind

Thanks!
thyname

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dbphd
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I'm using a QX-5 Twenty, KX-5 Twenty, and VX-5 Twenty combination, all balanced of course, based on my long-term love affair with a C-5xeMP.  There is something about the music just flowing with the Ayre gear, but that ended when I inserted a Bryston 10B crossover between the preamp and amp, contravening Charles Hansen's admonition not to do it.  The result was HiFi sound.  Removing the 10B restored the sense of music flowing without electronic intervention.

I don't know, but I'd guess the upgrade from V-5ex to VX-5 Twenty is a worthy upgrade, at least Charles Hansen thought so, and his thoughts seem worthy of attention.

db
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