Driver,I concur,theres 2-3 factors that could easily be responsible for the glare.Wires,poor Power arrangements,lack of time on speakers...we only noticed the glare at higher levels.And when I/we say glare thats a word that is maybe not so accurate.I really liked the Ayre and think it slightly superior to the Counterpoint overall.It was very involving,dynamic,it had layers of music to see into,a keeper,by anybodys standards I would think.For 2800 used,a great buy.Thanks for your words,Bob
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Met a member last night and he came over today with his Ayre V5x amp,a beauty.We put in my system,Merlin VSM-MM,Counterpoint preamp,MSB dac modded by Modwright,Panasonic DVD,modded by EVS and Cardas wires.It was very transparent,dynamic,you could see deep into the music,just a little too much,but not alot,of glare,I think we thought,compared to my modded Counterpoint amp.I am lacking clean AC and my room is not acoustically together,but it was alot of fun and very interesting for both of us.I would like to buy the amp,but something needs to be done to make it a perfect match for my system.We both thought tubes could be good,and I forgot to add the speakers have just 90-100 hours on them,so not yet broke-in.It was a rare pleasure to met a local audiophile and friend.Cant wait till our next demo,thanks Art....Bob