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KEF Reference 1 or LS60

I using pre-meta KEF Reference 1s driven by an Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp with an Ayre QX-5 Twenty roon-ready DAC, Ayre DX-5 DSD disc player, and Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp. The speakers are augmented by a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s with acoustic room correction below 80 Hz and high-passed at 80 Hz by a passive balanced Marchand filter. A plan I’ve been mulling over is replacing the Reference 1s and all the Ayre gear except the disc player with KEF LS60s. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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Call Ayre and see what they recommend 

the Ayre is wonderful gear and definitely deserves 

a speaker that has masterful timing at all frequencies 

Many folks that own Ayre gear have discovered Vandersteen 

both together are exquisite 

Johnny R

Ayre Vandersteen dealer

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The configuration of my single Salamander rack:

  • Thorens TD-124 with SME III arm
  • Ayre PN-5 phonostage
  • Ayre DX-5 DSD disc player
  • Ayre QX-5 Twenty Roon-ready DAC
  • Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp

An Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp sits between KEF Reference 1s

I've decided to stick with this setup.  Relocating the KEFs greatly improved the sound.

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I have auditioned LS-60's and also own Reference 1's. Mine are fed by a Luxman entry-level integrated amp, and still beat the LS-60's handily.

 

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