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| kef 104 / 2. Speakers questions I've had both 104.2s and 107.2s. I don't recall what the 104.2 manual may have said about using the grills, but the 107.2 manual specifically recommends removing the grills for careful listening. I used my 104.2 with a much more powerful amp, an... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Cox TV via Zone 2 from the Bryston SP3 to the Audioengine 2+ is the solution I sought for energy efficient TV. It uses the volume control of the SP3 but completely circumvents the rest of the HT setup. Unexpected is the ability to play the Cox m... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Cox TV direct to the Audioengine 2+ failed because the AE remote didn't control volume, so the AE will be Zone 2 from the Bryston SP3, making it easy to switch from the main setup up to an energy efficient TV only setup. The SP3 has no role for s... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Tim,I prefer db.The Audioengine 2+ worked out well for TV, so the system for music will remain Ayre preamp and amp to KEF Ref 1s, sourced by the Ayre digital hub or Ayre disc player. This system will be supplemented by the Bryston SP-3 for distri... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Tim,Last night my wife declared the vocal clarity of the NAD M22 paired with the NHT Zero+ inadequate for TV, so I think my idea of an energy efficient system for TV may be out. We instead will use the KEF Ref 1s with the Ayre preamp and amp and ... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Tim,Currently thinking of a solution to a problem that entails using one SMS-1 with the HGS-15s for HT and the other SMS-1 with the HGS-10s for music. That is, Bryston SP3 to a SMS-1 for HT, Ayre KX-5/20 to the other for music, with no sharing. Th... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT wspohn, I suppose switching speaker cables is not too much of a PITA if you use banana cables, but it seems a bother if you switch often.Tim, would using 3 subs instead of 4 violate a distribution principle? A single SMS-1 supports 3 equalized ou... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Tim,Essentially one system for both music and HT, except stereo doesn't go through the Oppo or Bryston; it's strait Ayre. TV uses the Oppo and Bryston, but substitutes the NAD M22 for the Ayre gear, and NHT Zero+s for the KEF Ref 1s. One could r... | |
| Playing SACDs Ripping the DSD portion of SACDs seems complicated, but apparently can be done with the right equipment. You might instead use analog from a high-quality disc player you might find in the used market. I use an Ayre C-5xeMP for that purpose, alth... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Tim,In a pervious setup I was able to compare the sound from the Ayre DX-5 DSD to that from the Oppo 205; they both went balanced to a Parasound JC 2 BP/JC 1 monoblocks driving KEF Ref 107/2s. I preferred the sound from the Ayre -- that Ayre magi... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT Tim,The SP3 has yet to be installed, and the system is as you describe. Adding the SP3 provides two advantages: (1) When the DC Off-Set problem of Ayre DX-5 DSD is fixed, I'll replace the Oppo 205 with the Ayre as disc player, but the Ayre is no... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT I connected the Ayre KX-5 to the Velodyne SMS-1 via a balanced Y cable. The fourth order crossover is set at 80 Hz; the level is set so I’m not aware of the Velodyne HGS-10 & 15 as sound sources, and the double bass is not overdone with a Bill... | |
| Review: Ayre Acoustics AX7e Amplifier I'm using my AX7e with a pair of KEF LS50s. Source is microRendu USB to an Ayre Codex with balanced input to the amp. I really like the sound of that setup. I'm twirling around the idea of selling my KX-5/20, VX-5/20, and KEF Ref 1s, replacing ... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT I realized with a bit more afterthought that I had setup the subs incorrectly by using two Velodyne SMS-1 bass managers. The outputs from the preamp need go through a single SMS-1 so it can provide acoustic room correction for the total sub confi... | |
| Recommended receiver for HT I finally got around to connecting the subwoofers. I discovered only one of the Velodyne HGS-10s and one of the HGS-15s are functional. I have a third HGS-10 somewhere that I might try. I had forgotten that the Ayre preamp has only left and rig... |