beetlemania
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| Replace Ayre Codex with QB-9 DSD? Why don’t you call Ayre? They really do have great customer service! I mean, they’ll either tell you how to reset the Codex or, worst case, tell you it needs service. Are you on the other side of the world and the time change doesn’t work for you?... | |
| Replace Ayre Codex with Topping D90 DAC If @drrsutliff advice doesn’t work, you should call Ayre next. It does seem like something you can reset rather than something broken. | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert How would you characterize the sonics of the wool batt? And did you attempt to approximate the same volume as the ‘glas? | |
| Has anyone implemented a Roon server from an Intel NUC? I did this a couple of years ago using a NUC7i3BNH. I am moderately savvy with computer technology and had one or two steps momentarily stump me but I was able get music out of it within a couple of hours. When I started, I imagined putting it in ... | |
| Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC! Super happy with my QB-9 Twenty upgrade (I agree with the review at audiophilestyle.com). Then again, I liked the DSD version. Did you use your DSD version in a fully balanced system? Some have reported it sounds best that way (I don't know becaus... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? @tomic601 Yes, I’m well aware of of the Vandy subs. I’ve read the Hardesty journals and what not. When I had Thiel CS1.6s, I agonized whether to add 2WQs or move up to 2.4s or 3As. I ended up going to 2Ce Sig IIs for budget and size reasons. I’m s... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? Yes, this is the one big obstacle most of us run up against sooner or later. Another way to say it is that:a) I know my speakers have shortcomings (mostly bass extension and definition);b) the money needed to get something better is *well* out ... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? Can you live with your current speaker until you die? Yes and I plan to do just that. I have Thiel CS2.4 SEs and I upgraded every part save the drivers and cabinets. I haven't heard everything but from what I *have* heard I think I would need to... | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 Hansen used to acknowledge, on the forums, the influence John Curl had on his designs. But I don't know that Curl ever pursued zero feedback as a design goal. | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 Wait, you have all this gear on hand and you are asking us?The JC-1 is more powerful but the Ayre is a zero feedback design and is probably a better sonic match for your other gear. There is only one way to find out which your ears prefer, no? | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? Listen to a zero-feedback design. Close, if not quite matching, SET sound but also with advantages in bass control. Ayre and Aesthetix are in this category (altho the Aesthetix is a hybrid). | |
| Integrated Amp $1200 or less I could be swayed into spending a little more if I can get alot more performance.I’m looking for more refinement. Ayre AX-7e. There's one now on A'gon, seller is asking $1425. | |
| Thiel Owners @cascadesphil I cannot imagine modifying the filters for the CS3.7 (really, any speaker but especially first order designs) based on John Atkinson’s quasi-anechoic measurements! That’s whack. I actually exchanged messages with that ebayer (his eba... | |
| Brand new Vandersteen Model 2's So true, Ayre, ARC, and Aesthetix are exquisite with Vandersteen and Thiel. Not heard Brinkman. | |
| Thiel Owners Cool history regarding Dave Gordon! I’m an A-hole: my favorite electronics are Ayre, Aesthetix, and ARC. |