I’m afraid I am a little above your targeted budget, but for discussion I am feeding my Ayre VX-5/20 with a VAC Renaissance V. I previously used the Renaissance III with very nice results, but this is a new level. I run everything balanced (including my Codex) and this system plays beautiful music that draws me in for hours.
Would like to hear from Ayre owners especially those who dared to venture.
We Ayre electronics owners tend to be a loyal bunch. We are happy withe the sound, function, reliability, and cosmetics of our amps and preamps. Ayre also provides a nice upgrade path and does not come out with a new model every year. I want to hear from those who have found great combinations of Ayre electronics with non-Ayre pieces. Why did you venture away from all Ayre? What were you looking for and are you pleased. I have the k5xeMP pre combined with the new VX-5 twenty amp. I'm looking to upgrade the preamp and the KX-5 twenty would be the logical next step. What other preamps, solid state or tube, combine well with the Ayre amp? If tube, I prefer balanced configurations. Besides Ayre, I am looking at PS audio, atma-sphere, allnic, LTA, decware, rogue. Budget is ~5k so probably looking at used. Thanks for your suggestions.
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