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| Tube amp with KEF Reference 1 I used 20 watt Cary CAD 572 SE monoblocks to drive KEF LS50s that have a sensitivity rating of 85 dB, the same as the Ref 1s. I thought the pairing sounded very good, with a broad and deep soundstage. I hope to try those amps with my Ref 1s as a... | |
| Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp Roon sends ripped, downloaded, and Tidal files via ethernet to an Ayre QX-5/20 digital hub and I sit with an iPad selecting what I want to hear. The sound is superb, e.g., the DSD download of "Time Out" from Acoustic Sounds seems to sound a bit b... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 I have two Sony XA5400ES players sitting in boxes, because I found the sound with the Ayre C-5xeMP to be superior. But I've never heard a pre minimum-phase (MP) Ayre. Always planned to sell the Sonys, but never got around to it. It's on my to-d... | |
| Bluesound NODE 2 paired with Benchmark DAC 1? 2psyop, I doubt the Ayre Codex unfolds MQA. Neither my QX-5/20 nor DX-5 DSD do. They both show MQA from Roon as 96 kHz, with Roon doing the first unfolding. Charles Hansen was an MQA skeptic.db | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels I'm near the Biltmore and have been using KEF Ref 1s driven by Ayre KX-5/20 preamp and VX-5/20 amp in a near field setup. The source is usually Roon files played through an Ayre QX-5/20 digital hub. The KEFs are supplemented by a pair of Velodyn... | |
| KEF KUBE between Ayre preamp and amp? My question was for 3-year future planning. The 107/2s are currently upstairs, the Ayre components downstairs with Ref 1s. I can't decide whether my Ref 1s supplemented by a pair of subs can replace my 107/2s when I need to downsize. The 10" su... | |
| Do Macs Play FLAC? Is there any reason to use FLAC rather than AIFF? I've been installing CDs into iTunes then ripping with dBPoweramp to AIFF. Roon finds the files immediately and displays the cover art. Before I started moving files to iTunes I would sometimes ... | |
| My experience after lost of 20k$ Being able to select music from the comfort of my chair using an iPad running the Roon remote is magic. Roon runs on a Mac Mini connected to an Ayre QX-5/20 digital hub via ethernet, KX-5/20 preamp, and VX-5/20 amp driving KEF Reference 1s supple... | |
| Qobuz Coming to America Soon! Why the Tidal bashing? It plays well with Roon, as I hope Qobuz will eventually. | |
| Are subs worth the price for music? I concur with soix Once I finally got a pair of Velodyne HGS-10s integrated with my KEF LS50s, it opened up the sound so large orchestrations that had been the downfall of the LS50s are presented convincingly. Adding the subs changed the entire ... | |
| Small or large sub for music After setting the low-pass filter, I use pink noise to set the levels of all my speakers, including the subs, to 75 dB SPL, then listen to a variety of recordings. My goal is to not be aware of the subs. A Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager sets crosso... | |
| Small or large sub for music Thanks for all the advice. Whether I use 10, 12, or 15 inch subs I will use a pair, most likely placed just behind the speaker stand. Looks good and sounds good in my experience. The sub will be non-ported. I've almost decided on rosewood KEF ... | |
| Small or large sub for music Erik,I use the HGS-10s and 15s with SMS-1 bass managers that provide acoustic room correction. I noticed when I played the Saint-Saens 3rd symphony that the pedal notes are not as well realized by the HGS-10s as they are by the KEF Reference 107/... | |
| Mac Mini I'm pretty new to computer audio myself. I had the Mini that I had tried, but not very diligently, using Audirvana Plus with limited success. When I decided to try Roon and Tidal, I took the Mini to a local shop for a checkup, telling them my pl... | |
| Mac Mini Regarding isolation of vibration from a spinning disc in the Mac Mini, mine has had an SSD installed. The Mini connects to an Ayre QX-5 Twenty digital hub via ethernet.db |