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| Dual Subwoofer Placement millercarbon, I assumed it was obvious that I have two setups, one stereo, the other HT. I choose to keep these setup separate for energy efficiency -- the three HT amps are Class D. Question was whether to use three subs for stereo and three fo... | |
| Dual Subwoofer Placement Tim & millercarbon,I envision adding another pair of Velodyne HGS-10s to the room. To review, the stereo setup is comprised of a pair of KEF Reference 1s and a pair of HGS-15s crossed at 40 Hz 4th order by a SMS-1 bass manager that provides a... | |
| Would this be a good starter system for streaming? I suspect that will be more than a starter system, more like an excellent system.I regret giving away my KEF 107.2s when I bought the Reference 1s.db | |
| Amp and Processor I’ve used two approaches to the stereo/HT issue. Previously a Parasound JC 2BP combined with a Bryston SP3 that contributed only surround and LFE and was by-passed for stereo. Amps were 3 JC 1 monoblocks. Speakers were a pair of KEF Reference 107/... | |
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think Reminds me of a debate between Paul Klipsch and Edgar Villchur at a national meeting of the Acoustical Society in NYC during which Klipsch said something like "I don’t care if you push it with a broom, you still have to move the air" arguing radia... | |
| Kef 102 Reference and Kube use without tape loop or preamp The KUBE needs to be in front of the amp. You might try the 102s without the KUBE, and perhaps boost the bass a bit. | |
| CD vs Streaming I'm sure it depends on the implementation of streaming or disc playing, but if equal the ability to sit with an iPad or equivalent and select the music you want to hear is an amazing treat. I use Roon with Qobuz and Tidal -- Amazon isn't yet list... | |
| Ethernet or USB After further reading and based on my previous experience, I wonder if both USB to the Ayre DX-5 DSD and Ethernet to the Ayre QX-5 Twenty in the same setup is redundant. Both seem capable of providing superb sound with files sent from Roon. I co... | |
| Ethernet or USB Bought another XRDC and played it using the DX-5 DSD. It's the XRDC that somehow sounds spectacular with that player. | |
| Ethernet or USB It could have been the XRDC. Rereading the reviews of the QX-5 Twenty answered my question. I'll continue to use the Ethernet input.db | |
| Parasound JC 1 monoblocks with Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp? I like the purity of sound from the Ayre preamp and amp, especially as sourced by the Ayre QX-5 Twenty processing files from Roon and the Ayre DX-5 DSD spinning discs. The KEF Reference 1s are supplemented by a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s crossed 4th... | |
| Parasound JC 1 monoblocks with Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp? Bob, after rereading reviews of the Ayre KX-5 Twenty and VX-5 Twenty, I think the advice in your first paragraph is what I needed, and that I should leave well enough alone -- now what about substituting Wilson Sophias for the KEF Reference 1s? O... | |
| Dipping my toe in We smoke tested the setup Saturday with both vinyl and disc (via Ayre DX-5 DSD) and discovered the right channel of the Audible Illusions Modulus 3 is out. The setup sounded good when switched to mono with the left channel output from left and ri... | |
| Are the really pricey HT Pre Amps worth it? Combining a prepro with a stereo amp that has by-pass seems a good way to go. I used a Bryston SP3 and Parasound JC 2 BP, and my Ayre KX-5 Twenty also can do by-pass as well. | |
| Nordost Red Dawn 2 They look like the Leifstyle; the diameter is insufficient to fit the back of the speaker or amp receptacle as a banana would. |