+1 The Ayre disc was one of those things I hadn’t tried due to the fact that it "pegged the needle on my BS meter." Then, after the suggestion of a friend/colleague with "pretty good ears", I decided to give it a try. To my surprise (actually amazement!) the thing worked!! Thanks for the reminder that I need to run it through again. Happy new year. |
The Ayre disc intrigues me. I’m willing to spend $20 to try it, despite the cat-calls from the peanut gallery. I consider myself lucky in that a dealer friend brought over a bunch of ICs when I was first getting into audio. He just said "try them". He didn’t tell me the price or what to expect. I could clearly hear differences even though my system wasn’t very resolving. It would seem that, once one gets into the habit of deciding ahead of time, absent any listening, what works or doesn’t, it’s extremely difficult to extricate oneself. Apparently, the only consolations to be had are congratulating oneself for one’s (supposed) intellectual superiority and accusing those who are not similarly afflicted of being fools. |
@stuartk Peanut Gallery...the original trolls...I like that. For $20 it's worth it to hear for yourself. I was skeptical of it all those years ago until I tried it and now try to use it at least twice a year. Like rodman9999 said, it's great for breaking in components. All the best, |
