dbphd
Responses from dbphd
| Ayre QB-9 twenty vs Chord Hugo TT2 A week ago there was a QB-9 DSD listed on the Canadian Mart for about $1200 USD. If you decided on the Twenty upgrade, you'd be in at $2700 ($1200 + $1500). I decided to buy a $99 Schiit Modi 3 to use while my Codex is being serviced -- it is a ... | |
| Ayre QB-9 twenty vs Chord Hugo TT2 I do think OP would be well served by using balanced connections from a DAC to the A7e. I've been using a Codex to my A7e with KEF LS50s. The sound is excellent. Sources are an Ayre C-5xeMP disc player and ultraRendu Roon endpoint. | |
| Replace Ayre Codex with QB-9 DSD? When I first noticed the problem, the sound was very low. Now there is no sound. I don't recall make any changes in the the interim. | |
| Replace Ayre Codex with QB-9 DSD? Hgeifman, thanks for the post. I plan to revisit all the connections and settings today. Inaudible audio occurs only with Roon and the ultraRendu that sends USB to the Codex that then sends balanced analog to an Ayre A7e integrated. An Ayre C-5x... | |
| Replace Ayre Codex with Topping D90 DAC I set the Codex input to USB and output to DAC, but no audio. I'll check cabling for the ultraRendu setup. I may have screwed that up after I substituted the microRendu when trying to find the fault. | |
| Replace Ayre Codex with Topping D90 DAC Thanks for the advice. I've printed out the setup instructions and plan to sit in front of the Codex with them. My other Roon endpoint is a QX-5/20 that takes Ethernet in and outputs balanced analog to the KX-5/20 preamp. | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 At 84 the prospect of unpacking a pair of JC-1s and hauling them upstairs for comparison with the VX-5 Twenty is daunting. Not sure how entitlement applies but I suppose laziness does. In that sense, the easiest path is to do nothing, and that's ... | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 Yes, I think I do. I'll try to sell the three JC-1s, the JC-2, and the two JC-3s I have boxed up and ready to go. Thanks to all who have given advice. | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 I used the three JC-1s to drive KEF Reference 107/2s and a 204/2C for years. The JC-1s added great LF authority to the 107/2s. But it was a pair of 20-watt Cary CAD-572SE tube mono blocks that lead me to the Ayre amp, that and that I had been ho... | |
| Ayre KV-5 Twenty or Parasound JC 1 I forgot to mention that sources in the all-Ayre setup are QX-5 Twenty for Roon, DX-5 DSD for discs, and P-5xe for vinyl. | |
| Have you ever used a separate speaker selector unit to audition speakers? Would you? What about switching between amps driving a single speaker? I use an Ayre VX-5 Twenty stereo amp to drive KEF Reference 1s, but would like be able to switch easily to Cary single-ended monoblocks on occasion. Any recommended switches for that? | |
| Basic Digital Audio Setup Advice The Google master unit is connected to the router. Both the upstairs iMac and downstairs Mini (sole purpose is to run Roon core) indicate they are connected to the Ethernet. This weekend I plan to move the Mini upstairs and connect it to the spa... | |
| Basic Digital Audio Setup Advice My perhaps flawed understanding is that the Google MESH system generates a distributed Ethernet. The master MESH unit plugs into the router. The cables from the MESH units appear to be Ethernet cables that plug into Ethernet ports. When I plug ... | |
| Basic Digital Audio Setup Advice You might use a Google MESH system to generate an Ethernet network, run Roon core on your iMac and use a Senore microRendu or ultraRendu as the Roon endpoint with USB to a DAC of your choice. It's simple to setup, the iMac doesn't need to be near... | |
| 192 khz/24 bit Albums on Qobuz readheads -- I hope you’re using balanced analog from the Ayre Codex for your comparisons. Ayre stuff seems to sound distinctly better with balanced connections. |