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| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? As part of moving equipment from one rack to another I at last connected a Pangea AC 14 to the Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp -- I've misplaced the PS Audio AC 3s and the other AC 14 in the mess I've made during the change over. I have a bunch of similar l... | |
| Really need help choosing audio streamer !!! I think you can find a microRendu in the used market. I did. You need a power supply that you might also find used. I used mine with an Ayre Codex DAC, Ayre A7e integrated, and KEF LS50s. I eventually upgraded to an ultraRendu -- much harder t... | |
| REF reference model 3 The Audiogon Bluebook seems to indicate around $1K. | |
| Best Mods for a Mac-mini used as a Music Server I don't know how I came up with the $5K number in my previous post. I bought the Ayre Codex used for $1K and the Ayre A7 integrated amp used for $1.5K. The microRendu and power supply were a bit over $500, so $3K would have been closer. I've si... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? Not yet. I'm in the process of moving stuff from one rack to another. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? I suspect you're right. I haven't looked at this thread recently. I'm amazed by how it's grown. Glad I didn't ask about something controversial like MQA. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? My impression is that the folks at Ayre listen to and test their products very carefully. My one interaction with Charles Hansen convinced me he did. Ayre manuals recommend balanced rather than single-ended connections and often give other guida... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions IIRC some reviewers claim the Ref. 1s are the best of the lot, with a more integrated sound than the 3s or 5s. In my setup the in-room response of the Ref.1s measures pretty flat to 30 Hz then rolls off sharply. I augment them with a pair of Velod... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? Obviously there are lots of opinions about power cords, as well as about nearly every aspect of audio. I found a few of the comments inane or illogical. One thing I didn't mention that turned me off the AC3 and to a lesser extent the AC14 is the... | |
| Music Server vs PC confused I suspect the lack of replies might indicate the answer to your main question is no. For those of us hooked on Roon, a common setup seems to be Mac Mini running Roon core, ethernet to a Senore micro- or ultraRendu, USB to DAC. A used microRendu ... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? I've been in contact with folks at Ayre on serval occasions, including a scolding from Charles Hanson for placing a Bryston 10B high-pass filter between my (or maybe his) KX-5/20 and VX-5/20, but never asked about power cords. I think I understan... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? I use Ayre QX-5/20 digital hub, DX-5 DSD disc player, KX-5/20 preamp, and VX-5/20 amp with KEF Reference 1s. I suppose the AC 3 cables should go to the preamp and amp, the AC 14 cables to the digital hub and disc player. I buy used, aiming for 50%... | |
| Subwoofer insight. I bought a KEF Kube 10b to use with a pair of LS50s. I had planned to drive them with speaker-level input from an Ayre A7e integrated that has no other provision for a sub. But I learned grounding the Ayre amp with connection to a sub could be d... | |
| What's the difference between a Rel t/9 & T/9i? My HT setup uses a Bryston SP3 processor, NAD M22 and C-268 amps, with six KEF LS50s. One of its Velodyne HGS-10s needs repair, so I think I'll substitute the KEF 10b for it. Given how little traffic there is on the LA freeways now, I'm tempted ... | |
| What's the difference between a Rel t/9 & T/9i? Thanks, Al. I'll try to return the unused 10b to KEF. I'm happy with the sound of the Ayre A7e driving LS50s without sub augmentation.Ayre stuff is tricky. I inserted a supposedly balanced Bryston 10B high-pass filter between the KX-5/20 and VX... |