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| Is it better to have two matched subs or one unsound/duke, how does it subtract some bass signals?I use single-end stereo out from an Ayre preamp to a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager that presumably sums the channels into one balanced channel that I split between two HGS-15s subs.There are at le... | |
| C-5xe through outboard DAC? I wouldn’t mess with it, but a QB-9 DSD might provide slightly better sound. Someone at Ayre once told me that the order of audio merit was the C-5exMP, DX-5 DSD, then QX-5 Twenty. I think the QB-9 DSD is nestled close to the QX-5. My experience i... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? I've been using a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s crossed at 40 Hz with KEF Reference 1s. Today I raised the crossover to 80 Hz, still using a 24 dB/octave slope, and ran acoustic room correction. I was surprised how much that enlarged the sound stage.... | |
| Setting up a Mac mini as a music server, and other digital music questions Mac Mini on Google MESH runs Roon with Qobuz & Tidal. UpTone LPS 1.2 powers Senore ultraRendu with USB through an Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC and balanced analog to an Ayre A7e integrated amp driving KEF LS50s. Sounds very good to me.db | |
| Does speaker-level input to sub by pass its electronics? Bob, I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't see the post was a quote and when I checked out the link I discovered the extensive coverage of using an A7e with high-level inputs. Also I was sorry to learn that Al is no longer with us. I have valued his... | |
| Does speaker-level input to sub by pass its electronics? Al, I think you warned me about that once before but I forgot. Given I mostly listen to jazz and baroque in the living room, and the unaided LS50s do a nice job of the bass, I’ll satisfy my lust for pipe organ music and Mahler in the media room wh... | |
| Does speaker-level input to sub by pass its electronics? Duke, thanks for the explanation. It gives me much more understanding of high-level input to a sub, and confidence in using it.Erik, I have no interest in bypassing the amp or HGS function. To the contrary, I was concerned that speaker-level inp... | |
| Does speaker-level input to sub by pass its electronics? I've used HGS-15s & 10s for years, but not with high-level input. It's the high-gain servo function I want to preserve. I'm not familiar with how high-level input functions. A local is selling an HGS-15 that I might use with the Ayre A7e to... | |
| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? mijostyn, the Ayre preamp has two pair of analog outputs. Are you implying that using a splitter to mix the output of one pair is likely to effect the output of the other pair? I suppose an alternative is to take the second output from the Ayre ... | |
| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? The Velodyne SMS-1 acoustic room corrector has a single XLR LFE input. Is it OK to use a splitter to mix the LR outputs from the preamp for input to the SMS-1 -- assuming full-range preamp output into an LFE input is not a problem?db | |
| Preamp LR to sub? Thanks noromance, that was the essence of my question. On reflection, I realized that must be so. I was confused because the Bryston SP3 processor has a single sub output in addition to LR outputs whereas the Ayre KX-5/20 preamp has only LR outp... | |
| Preamp LR to sub? The KEFs run full range. I was asking about settings for the HGS-15s. They are set by the SMS-1s. | |
| Ayre QX-5 vs Lumin vs dCS Bartok I use Roon via ethernet to my QX-5/20, with balanced analog to a KX-5/20 preamp and VX-5/20 amp. Of course the sound is great, but just clicking play on my computer and watching the AyreLink turn everything on is a fascinating convenience. A DX-5 ... | |
| Empty canvas: recommendations on blending audio and moving watching I don’t want to use high energy for TV, so I’ve settled on an Audio Engine 2+ for TV, saving the big stuff for Blue-ray and music. The sound with the AE 2+ is amazingly good. For Blue-ray, HDMI video goes to the projector, HDMI audio to a Bryston ... | |
| Beating a dead horse.... SACD jafant, IIRC Kal Rubinson thought the Sony 5400ES was superior in his Stereophile review.db |