dhoff01

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Thanks for the clarification Tom.  How do I know if mine has the trim resistors?  I have the Les Paul versions.  
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Thieliste & tmsrdg - thanks for the replies.  Moving the new coax to the top of the upgrade list. jafant- been extremely happy with the KX-5 Twenty.  Thanks for checking in.  
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Woah.. I had no idea I could upgrade my 3.7 coax.  Thieliste - any chance you can share a pick of the install?   And would it be worth the upgrade to my current 3.7s which are in perfect working order? Thanks (and nice to see this thread is still... 
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In terms of room size/speaker positions, I’ve played around with my 3.7s for quite some time and have settled on the following in my 15x20 room:Speakers are placed along the long wall 32” out in front (measured from the rear of the speaker), 8.5’ ... 
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sdecker - I was thinking more in terms of a butcher block or something similar to help raise the height, but I hear what you're saying.  I'm also lucky in that I have my own dedicated room above the garage, but I still have to make it aestheticall... 
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Good stuff guys. Thanks for chiming in.sdecker- instead of tilting the speakers, have you tried raising them altogether by a couple of inches so you can also maintain time/phase coherency? Or is there another disadvantage to doing it this way? Jus... 
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Tom,Thanks so much for weighing in.  I do enjoy a listening height of 3', which I noticed from your earlier posts is a critical factor in finding the sweet spot.  It also makes complete sense that there are many variables at play that have a great... 
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Jafant,I currently measure the same way you do.  From my ear(s), I measure just over 8 feet from where the base of the speaker is.  Speakers are also 8 feet apart (measured from the center of each speaker) and 2’ 6” from the back walls (measured f... 
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Quick question (and forgive me if this has been asked and answered before) - when measuring the distance between the 3.7 (or 2.7) and the listening position, do you measure from the tweeter/midrange or the woofer?  I assume that it’s the tweeter, ... 
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jafant - they work quite well together. Ayre’s output was measured by Stereophile at 150 ohms (balanced), whereas the Accuphase has a balanced input of 40k. The Ayre was much lower than the Cary, which tested higher than the specs showed (again ac... 
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Hey jafant. Still running much of the same gear. Accuphase A50 for amplification, Ayre P5xe phono pre, and a VPI Aries/Ayre qb9 on the front end. Upgraded the Aries with a new fatboy tonearm and an Airtight PC7. It works for me :) 
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I second thieliste - Ayre matches quite well with Thiel.  My local dealer always paired his Thiel 3.7s with an all-Ayre setup and it sounded fantastic.  I too have many Ayre components in my system, including a recent change from my Cary SLP-05 to... 
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Thieliste - I’ve heard an Ayre mxr/kxr combo with the 3.7s and it sounded great. I imagine the 20s will be even better.  
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Say it ain't so, corvette! I get the reason, but to me, those Les Paul speakers are a work of art.  Must be hard to see them go..As for mine, I've been playing with speaker placement over the past few weeks, and (for now) have determined that I pr... 
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jafant - just sent you a reply.Dan - thanks for the note.  I use an Accuphase A50 amp, a Cary SLP-05 pre, an Ayre P5xe phono pre, a VPI Aries II with a Shelter cartidge and an Ayre qb9 DSD dac. Kind of an eclectic mix, but it works for me :)