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| Dumb question HT bypass Not sure if any AVRs have balanced pre-outs, but I use XLR cables from processor to preamp. Setup works just as Reuben describes. Source is either balanced stereo direct to preamp or HDMI to processor that sends balanced front LR to preamp. | |
| Stacking subs Another possibility is to use LFE from the SP3 with my third, as yet unused, HGS-15. In that case the sub would be on the side wall. The real advantage is that I wouldn’t need to mess with the current setup that sounds so good. Previously I percei... | |
| Speaker arrangement terminology I was asking about conventional usage; I doubt decree applies. I assume LFE is encoded as a separate channel, but I wonder about counting channels rather than outputs.auxinput, your suggestion of switching the roles of the HGS-15s and HGS-10s see... | |
| Speaker arrangement terminology An output of the Ayre preamp goes to a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager that provides acoustic room correction for a pair of HGS-15 subs. Each sub is connected via a separate balanced line, but the bass is monaural, so by russ69’s counting my setup is ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Aeris vs Ayre QX-5 Twenty The QX-5 Twenty is not only a superb DAC, it’s Roon-ready. In my setup I just select the music I want to hear using my iMac, and that starts up the QX-5, KX-5 Twenty preamp, and VX-5 Twenty amp via AyreLink. Couldn’t be more convenient. | |
| Is it a Merger or Bust? Balanced analog from disc player to preamp for stereo. HDMI from disc player to processor for surround, with balanced analog front LR from processor to by-pass input of preamp. Other sources, streamer and phono stage, are direct analog to preamp... | |
| Processor question auxinput, I have used the Bryston SP3 as a stereo preamp and it is very good, but I prefer the sound with the Ayre KX-5 Twenty. That preference is compounded with the KX-5 being used with a DX-5 DSD disc player and QX-5 Twenty Roon endpoint as so... | |
| Processor question moag, if you’re happy with you current stereo preamp does it have a by-pass mode? In my setup analog goes directly from an Ayre DX-5 DSD to KX-5 Twenty preamp for stereo. For surround, HDMI goes to a Bryston SP3 processor that returns analog stere... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Since Roon, I rarely spin anything. My Thorens TD 124 with its SME III arm is a visual icon I enjoy every time I’m in the room, so I have no plan to sell it. | |
| Wilson sophia typically found with solid state I occasionally wish for Wilson Sophias. I assume they would pair well with the Ayre KX-5 Twenty and VX-5 Twenty I now use with KEF Reference 1 supplemented below 80 Hz by a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s. Sources are Roon via Ethernet to a QX-5 Twenty, ... | |
| Universal disc players as CD players. I use an Ayre DX-5 DSD with balanced analog to a KX-5 Twenty for stereo, HDMI audio to a Bryston SP3 processor that sends balanced analog front LR to a by-pass input of the KX-5 and surround to a pair of NAD C288 amps. HDMI video from the DX-5 DS... | |
| Uptone EtherRegen thyme, over and over? I believe my two posts to this thread are my only posts re the EtherRegen. I'm sorry if they offended you. | |
| Anyone Successfully Go from Floor Standers to Bookshelf Monitors w/ Subs? I replaced older KEF Reference 107/2s with newer KEF Reference 1s supplemented by a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s. The sound was superb for smaller orchestrations, e.g., the jazz and baroque I prefer, but disappointing for large orchestrations until I... | |
| Uptone EtherRegen thyname, an alternate to empiricism is reasoning based on knowledge about the operation of a device. If I trust that the Ayre QB-9 DSD asynchronous USB handles jitter then it seems reasonable to doubt that I need another piece of equipment to hand... | |
| Anybody use a stereo amp with their ht? And .. For stereo, balanced analog from an Ayre QX-5 Twenty (Roon endpoint) or DX-5 DSD (disc player) goes directly to the KX-5 Twenty preamp and VX-5 Twenty amp.For surround and HT, HDMI audio from the DX-5 DSD goes to a Bryston SP3 processor; analog fr... |