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| Vivid Audio alternatives Wilson is at/near the head of the pack when it comes to cabinets (IMO, their drivers are their biggest weakness). I'm glad you're happy with the Sasha. But I think you're mistaken, based on my audition and Stereophile measurements, to claim the Vi... | |
| Vivid Audio alternatives I used to have a pair of vivid giya g3, sold it and now have a wilson sasha 2. At first i thought it was a lateralmove, but it turns out wilson is a much better speakersall around. Another example of how we each hear things differently and have ... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert Looks like at least one 25W resistor on each board. That 2 Ohm on the coax board could be replaced with parallel 4 ohm Mills MRA-12s. That would yield a 24W rating. Close enough, I think. The CS2.4 has a 30 ohm resistor on its coax b... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert Thanks for posting pics of your CS2.7 crossovers. Fascinating to see that compared to my FST (China)-sourced boards that were OEM in my CS2.4SE. Yours are point-to-point on Masonite compared to my PCB (@tomthiel says PTP was the Thie... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert Interesting idea about rewiring the binding plates. I’ll consider that if I decide I prefer your parallel configuration. Still running the standard. I want to have one more critical session with this configuration. Right, I have no i... | |
| Vivid Audio alternatives @gabbabe I've not heard that model, just the Reference One and CR One. | |
| Vivid Audio alternatives The Giya G3 is among the very best I've heard. I think you're looking for that open, resolved, un-smeared sound? Some Avalon models have that character although I've only heard one of their models currently in production. Vandersteens with the car... | |
| Ayre V-1 power amplifier Call Ayre. Customer service second to none. Also, you can find the owner’s manual on their website.https://www.ayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ayre_V1xe_Manual.pdf | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel Right, I switched back to the “normal” configuration one week ago Tuesday and listened over the weekend. It sounded similar: open, clear and relaxed. One conclusion is that my DAC must have needed >500 hours to fully break in. But I d... | |
| My Ayre AX-7e Integrated amp vs. an upgrade to the Ayre EX-8 Integrated amplifier Can anyone give me a hint how EX-8 sounds like compared to AX-7e? I have read it sounds different... I happily owned an AX-7e for about 12 years until I moved up to an AX-5 Twenty. I briefly heard an EX-8. maybe two songs. I thought it sounded e... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? If Ayre whose top line amplifier sells for around $35,000 tosses in junk power cords What is the evidence that the OEM cord is "junk"? Also, which amp manufacturers include a $$$ power cord? | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? Ayre for many years had a line of Ayre branded premium cables manufactured by Cardas if my memory is correct. Yes, the "Ayre" cables were sourced from Cardas. I think the speaker cables were essentially Golden Reference but in a different jacket. ... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? Ayre MX-R Twenty Mono-Blocks driving Wilson's. Ayre makes truly outstanding gearI've heard the MX-R driving TADs and Wilsons. Yeah, I've not heard better. | |
| DAC Output 192/16 vs. 192/24 Will I Hear A Difference In my room/system and using Foobar's "comparator" I could distinguish 24 bit files from 16 bit files but not 44 kHz sample rate from 96 or 192 kHz.Still, I cannot imagine having a DAC unable to decode at least 24/192 files. | |
| Thiel Owners Yes, @jafant. The protocol is three blocks under your DX-5 (and other electronics). |