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| Separate subs for music and HT/surround My primary concern is keeping the stereo and HT setups separate even though there is only a single pair front LR speakers. For stereo I want the link to be Ayre DX-5 DSD and QX-5 sources going to KX-5 preamp and VX-5 amp, with a Marchand passive ... | |
| Separate subs for music and HT/surround My inclination is to separate the subs, but I was looking for arguments against that inclination. | |
| Recommended receiver for HT I concur with caphill; the same disc played on the Ayre DX-5 DSD and Oppo 205 sounds better on the Ayre, perhaps even better than when played on my Ayre C-5xeMP, the component that introduced me to Ayre.Tim, I’ve delivered a Velodyne HGS-10 and -1... | |
| Low-pass + high-pass? Clio09, Charles Hansen had advised against inserting a Bryston 10B active high-pass filter between the KX-5/20 and VX-5/20. Nevertheless. I tired it, and found that it indeed colored the sound, some of the Ayre sense of naturalness was missing. ... | |
| kef 104 / 2. Speakers questions I'd use the KUBE; it was designed as an integral part of the speaker.A Parasound A 21 would be a good choice. | |
| 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... |