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| New DAC, Ayre QX-5 vs Moon 680D, suggestions? Haven't listened to both, but do have the Ayre X5/20. V5/20, and Q5/20, a perfectly matched trio, all balanced connections of course, with AyreLink turning all on with the click of a mouse. Roon in via Ethernet, beautiful music out via balanced a... | |
| LS50 and Classical Count me among them. | |
| LS50 and Classical turnbown, I noticed a distinct increase in sound stage when I raised the crossover of the pair of Velodyne HGS-15s that supplement KEF Reference 1s from 40 to 80 Hz. I was surprised. | |
| Have you heard these 3, Kef Reference 1, Kanta 2 and Sopra 1s. I have two setups, one uses KEF Reference 1s with Ayre 5 series separates, the other LS50s with Ayre A7e integrated. I listen mostly to jazz, baroque, and classical via Roon. The detail and imaging is superb with both setups. The Reference 1s seem... | |
| LS50 and Classical Kenjit is wrong. I was listening to the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 7th this evening thinking the LS50s sounded very good. Source was Roon via Ethernet to ultraRendu, Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC, and Ayre A7e integrated. I have a pair of Velodyne HGS-10s... | |
| LS50 + Amp Power The OP might do well to checkout the new LS50 Wireless IIs and matching sub. $2500 plus sub -- don't know cost of sub -- could eliminate concern about matching electronics and speakers. Darko's review suggests KEF has done it well. It makes a n... | |
| LS50 + Amp Power I think reputable companies rate RMS continuous throughout the pass band with both channels driven simultaneously, not maximum wattage at a certain frequency for a short period of time. There is a difference between watts and gain. IIRC, both Dyna... | |
| LS50 + Amp Power I think reputable companies rate RMS continuous throughout the pass band with both channels driven simultaneously, not maximum wattage at a certain frequency for a short period of time. | |
| LS50 + Amp Power For a while I used LS50s with a Parasound A21 and was pleased with the sound. Then I tired them a lesser A23 and was less pleased with the sound. They seem sensitive to the amp that drives them. Strangely though, I really liked the sound with vin... | |
| LS50 + Amp Power Jon Atkinson used Parasound JC-1 monoblocks (800 watts @ 4 Ω) with LS50 Metas for his review in Stereophile. But LS50s sound very good with my Ayre A7e integrated (120 watts @ 4Ω). I haven't tried pairing my JC-1s with the LS50s. | |
| Amp for kef reference 1 I'm using an Ayre VX-5 Twenty to drive my Reference 1s, and it seems to be a good pairing. I had thought them best suited to jazz and baroque, but adding a pair of bass-managed Velodyne HGS-15s crossed at 80 Hz produced the big sound for large or... | |
| Good quality wireless, active speakers ?? After watching the Darko review of the KEF LS50 Wireless II setup I'm tempted to try it, perhaps with the aim of selling my Ayre electronics and KEF Reference 1s. Over 95% of my music is sourced by Roon. HDMI from Cox cable now goes to Audio Eng... | |
| Any way to listen to wav or high bit files with anything approaching audiophile sound? OP might also explore Roon with something like a Senore microRendu endpoint. I think there are some fine inexpensive DACs that could be used with a Roon setup or with Blue Node. | |
| Are the really pricey HT Pre Amps worth it? auxinput, the Parasound JC 1, 2, and 3 stuff has been boxed waiting to be sold for several years, replaced by Ayre KX-5/20 and VX5/20. I've always used HDMI input to the Bryston SP3. So I really can't answer your question. Based on Kal Rubinson... | |
| Prices here and on ebay.....what do you notice/think? OP, I've noticed and wondered.db |