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| Best USB port on a late 2012 Mac mini I think my Mac Mini is actually a late 2012, with SSD and external HD. I moved the USB cable to the Ayre DAC from the ultraRendu to the Mini. Roon immediately displayed the DAC as the output device. The setup is balanced analog from the Ayre DAC t... | |
| Best USB port on a late 2012 Mac mini Except that my Mac Mini is a late 2016 the setup is the same as gryphongraph’s. But I use Ethernet to deliver the Roon stream to an ultraRendu with LPS 1.2 and Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC. Could I get the same sound quality by going direct from the USB port... | |
| HT Sound quality - best processors and/or combined with preamp? Not sure I understand OP's question, but for surround HDMI goes to my Bryston SP3 processor that sends balanced LR to a by-pass input of my Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp and balanced surround directly to a pair of NAD stereo amps that drive side and rea... | |
| Marantz 2270 hunt There's one on craighslist Santa Barbara for $1200. | |
| Will streaming ever be "audiophile-worthy"? Roon provides Qobuz and Tidal via Ethernet to Ayre QX-5 Twenty then balanced analog through KX-5 Twenty and VX-5 Twenty to KEF Reference 1s. Makes me a happy camper. I rarely spin anything anymore; DX-5 DSD and Thorens TD 124 sit idle. | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? Digital, now mostly streaming, with an Ayre DX-5 DSD for Blue-rays. My Thorens TD 124 and Technics SL 1200 II are displayed as icons but rarely used. I also display a Gerrard RC 80 as a reminder of my introduction to HiFi in the 1950s. I still ha... | |
| Combining home theater with two channel I don’t understand Millercarbon’s point unless he means a preamp with by-pass capabillity is inadequate for stereo, or speakers used for stereo are inadequate for the front LR of an HT setup. I use an Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp and KEF Reference 1s a... | |
| Subwoofer for Kef LS50 Wireless II? I'm using a pair of KEF KC62s to augment LS50s with excellent result. I was really surpirised when I experienced the more felt-than-heard pipe organ pedal notes I've previously only experienced with a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s in my primary setup. | |
| Ayre KX-5 preamp with V-3 amp @jdub39 The JC stuff will be for the living room. Ayre Twenty series and a DX-5 DSD are used with KEF Reference 1s in the media room. | |
| Ayre KX-5 preamp with V-3 amp jafant,Thanks for the tip about the V-3. Might buy it for reserve, but I’ve decided to try a pair of JC 1 monoblocks, JC 2 preamp, and JC 3 phonostage I have in boxes sitting in the garage waiting for me to list them for sale. 400 watts @ 8Ω might... | |
| Ayre KX-5 preamp with V-3 amp jdub39I prefer to stay within a design team, so I'd use a JC 2 with the JC 5. John Curl gained considerable fame for his preamp design. | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? sbankJC 1s are what I have, except for a few Proceed Amp 2s. My preference would be to use an Ayre KX-5xeMP preamp I have with an Ayre V-3 amp, but I haven't found a V-3 for sale. I think I'll use the ultraRendu, LPS 1.2, and Ayre QB-9 DSD as th... | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? As a Roon endpoint which is better, an Oppo 205 or ultraRendu with LPS 1.2 and Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC, or does it matter? Unfortunately, I don’t see a way of using the Ayre DAC with the Oppo. I’m using the Oppo 205 with a NAD M22 amp to drive KEF LS50s... | |
| Ayre KX-5 preamp with V-3 amp jafantMy Roon endpoint is an Ayre QX-5 Twenty that receives Ethernet and sends balanced analog to the KX-5 Twenty preamp. It is stereo only.Before the QX-5, an iMac sent USB to the DX-5 DSD for Roon. Now the DX-5 DSD is used only for discs. Stereo... | |
| Ayre KX-5 preamp with V-3 amp In a previous setup I used three JC 1s to drive KEF Reference 107/2s and a 204/2C. I really liked the sound. Now the 204/2C and a JC 1 sit between KEF Reference 1s driven by an Ayre VX-5 Twenty. The trio integrates seamlessly. A Bryston SP3 proces... |