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| TV audio Nonoise, I didn’t intend to imply that I couldn’t hear a difference, just that I’m satisfied with the surprisingly good sound of the Sony audio. I also use the audio of the 85" Sony in our media room for TV, reserving the rack of Ayre gear and KEF... | |
| Distance from wall for KEF Reference 1s In my original post I should have mentioned that I've used the Reference 1s for over 5 years. An interview with Jack Oclee-Brown I saw on YouTube lead me to reduce the separation of the speakers to create an equilateral triangle and to remove toe... | |
| Ayre v Hegel sound If Ayre added streaming to the AX-5 I'd be a buyer. I really like the Ayre sound. All my Ayre gear except the amp fits in a single Salamander rack and the amp sits between the speakers, so I think I'll forget about downsizing for now. | |
| KEF Reference 1 or LS60 The configuration of my single Salamander rack: Thorens TD-124 with SME III arm Ayre PN-5 phonostage Ayre DX-5 DSD disc player Ayre QX-5 Twenty Roon-ready DAC Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp An Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp sits between KEF Reference 1s ... | |
| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta What we actually hear is the result of many reflections, but we don't want a particular reflection to dominate. I moved the Reference 1s closer together and eliminated toe-in. It's been a long while since I've heard them sound so good given the ... | |
| KEF Reference 1 or LS60 audiotroy, thanks for the advice. That may be the way to go, but a Salamander rack filled with Ayre components and topped with a Thorens TD-124 is not too bad. I’m beginning to think I should stick with the Reference 1s. In an interview Jack Oclee... | |
| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta I watched an interview with Jack Oclee-Brown last night during which he was asked what his favorite speaker is. His answer was the KEF Reference 1. He favors stand-mounted speakers with subwoofer augmentation. He recommends zero toe-in to maximize... | |
| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta Lethargy is likely to win out and the Reference 1s will stay in place until I replace everything except the Ayre disc player and subs with LS60. | |
| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta I think I'll try the LS50 Metas in place of the Reference 1s. They will be driven by an Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp, augmented by pair of Velodyne HGS-15s with acoustic room room correction, and high-passed at 80 Hz by a passive balanced Marchand filter... | |
| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta I use LS50 Wireless II and a pair of KC62 in the living room, with eARC from a TV and coax from an Oppo 205. I stored a pair of LS50 Metas after being impressed with them when driven by an Ayre A7X integrated, because I wanted to declutter the Ro... | |
| TV audio into DAC via eARC or better If the Apple TV 4K and Nad M17 both have eARC, streaming should not be compressed. You need to assure both have eARC. After the processor it's analog. Of course audio quality is dependent on the source, be it vinyl, disc, or streamed. | |
| TV audio into DAC via eARC or better I use eARC. It's the best audio you'll get from your TV. It's audio only and should have no effect on video. Both ends of the connection need to be eARC. | |
| Sony TV sound The sound of my 85" full-array Sony TV has all the characteristics associated with acoustic surface technology. It's immersive, full range, and with pin-point imaging that's especially noticeable with dialog that seems to come from the speaker's ... | |
| Sony TV sound Tonight I turned off the power of the Ayre preamp and confirmed that the amp was in standby mode then played selections from two Blue-rays, Legends of Jazz and Beethoven's 7th and 9th symphonies, using my Ayre DX-5 DSD with HDMI to the 85" Sony TV... | |
| eARC to HDMI converters erik, I can, but HDMI is better and the widget that takes in eARC and outputs HDMI works flawlessly. I’ve been doing quite a bit of comparative listening, and think I slightly prefer the Sony TV sound for HT. |