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| 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... | |
| Ayre KX-5 preamp with V-3 amp I was looking for components for a secondary setup. My primary setup is comprised of Ayre QX-5 Twenty serving as a Roon endpoint via Ethernet, DX-5 DSD disc player, and P-5xe phonostage. A KX-5 Twenty preamp and VX-5 Twenty amp drive a pair of KEF... |