Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1


I’m using an Ayre KV-5 Twenty amp with a KX-5 Twenty preamp to drive KEF Reference 1s, but I have three JC-1s in cartons with the plan to sell them. I also have a JC-2 preamp. I’m loath to unbox the JC-1s just to try them with the Reference 1s, so I wonder if anyone has compared the two amps and can give advice. I use a QX-5 Twenty for Roon, so like the idea of an all Ayre setup, balanced of course, but it also would be balanced with the Parasound JC-2 and JC-1s. Any thoughts/advice?

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IMO...no comparison.  Don't mess with your current setup and sell the Parasound equipment.  I much prefer Ayre's sound profile.  That being said, my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it as it is my opinion.  

The only way to tell if you like the Parasound gear better is to listen to it.  There is nothing inherently better or worse about each company.