dbphd
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| Importing files to iMac I should have written that I don't know if it writes a hirez file or converts it during playback. I do know an SACD source sounds like an SACD. | |
| Importing files to iMac I'm not sure what the HAP-Z1ES does. I think it may upscale uncompressed encoding to DSD during playback, and attempt to address the loss from compressed encoding. | |
| Importing files to iMac Following advice of Abe Collins at an Asylum thread I reset iTunes AIFF encoding to automatic and 16 bits. I've now become pretty proficient at resetting the Sony HAP, clearing the iTunes library, resetting encoding, and clearing the memory of th... | |
| KEF 107.2 with KUBE? I understand there were some 107/2 KUBEs with balance XLR connections. I'd pay $1K for one of those. | |
| Importing files to iMac I've been confusing kHz with kbps. iTunes offers 48 kHz at 16 bits for AIFF. Thanks. | |
| High Quality Universal Player?? I confess I haven't read all the posts in this thread, but Oppo support is the best I've ever experienced for any product I own. That, coupled with the fine disc players they offer, would seem to make an Oppo 203 or 205 the obvious choice. | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing The Parasound JC 1 monoblocks drive the KEF Reference speakers with a sense of neutral authority, with fine detail and imaging. The amps have sufficient current to extend LF to below 20 Hz. Pairing the JC 1 amp & JC 2 preamp is often said to... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing You'd be surprised how good the LS50s sound in the setup. I have a setup that uses KEF Reference 107/2s and 204/2C driven by 3 Parasound JC 1s. The stereo preamp in that setup is a JC 2 BP, surround processor a Bryston SP-3. Sources are vinyl t... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing I installed a K-5xeMP preamp yesterday that replaced a Cary Cinema 12 processor. I'm using a 30-year-old Proceed Amp 2 to drive a pair of KEF LS50s. Sources are an Oppo 105 and Sony HAP-Z1ES. All connections are balanced. The sound quality is ... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing "I have 2 V-5's in my system"How scrupulous are you in observing the recommended 3" clearance above the amp? I can see maybe less than 2" being available, so I wondered about installing one or two 6" exhaust fans in the side of the cabinet adjace... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing BTW, I think I found the answer to my OP. The market rate for an Ayre VX-5 seems to be around $4.5K, more than I want to spend for an amp in a secondary system. I'm trying to devise a plan for fitting a taller V-5xe in into my cabinet. The mark... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing hgeifman asks, "Are you saying that its 4.875 height is too tall for your space? If yes, what is the maximum height you need?"The slot is 8" high, so a height of 5" would provide the 3" ventilation Ayre recommends -- these amps are reported to ... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing re decluttering: A pair of 20-watt Cary 572 SE CAD monoblock tube amps do sit on either side of the equipment cabinet in the living room, but they are only about 8" wide, seem decorative, and sound surprisingly good driving the KEF LS50s. | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing mgreen,Thanks for your insight. In an effort to declutter the living room, I sold a Parasound A 21 that was too tall to fit into the equipment cabinet so sat on the floor. Having three JC 1 monoblocks sitting on the floor of our music/HT room is... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing cedargrover: The V-5xe is listed in the AudioGon Blue Book, but too tall for my use. I think I saw a VX-5 Twenty listed at Audio Mart for $6400. I hope the VX-5 is less pricey -- presumably it's an older model.ebm: A little forbearance might b... |