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| Suggestions on best Tony Bennet CD Thank you all for your suggestions. Looking forward to picking something up very soon. Always enjoyed listening to Tony when a song came across the radio but never put much attention in looking to buy his material, until now.Thanks again. | |
| Ayre V-5xe best tube pre-amp to match with? In my experience, the BAT 51SE has mated very well with both my AYRE v1xe and v6x (will all bal runs). | |
| Best Multichannel Amp - ??? While I have not heard the Odeon, I have experience with the BAT you list as well as another highly reviewed unit, the Ayre V6x. I bought the Ayre and do not plan on upgrading my HT power anytime in the near future! | |
| Speaker upgrade For my experience, I would also suggest the JM labs. Not sure what equipment or room set-up Asonicyouth listened to with the Focals, but my Micro Utopia Be's are singing sweet music with my Ayre V1xe, BAT 51SE, and Ayre CDP in a near-field listeni... | |
| Mini monitors? For a smallish room, requiring nearfield listening, I have not experienced a more moving feeling than what I get out of my Micro Utopia BEs.Cheers,Mark | |
| Listening Nirvana in Tiny Hideaway Room Over the last two months I too relocated to a smallish room, 12X15, with surprising results. I am using 2-way Focal Utopia Be's with an Ayre V1xe, BAT 51SE and Ayre's redbook CDP. My only thought is that as one of the posters above pointed out, I ... | |
| Need suggestions on upgradeing from B&W N805 Not long ago I too upgraded my N805. I still use them for my HT speakers (N805X5), but have chosen to go with Focal Micro BE's for my two channel rig. Have lived with the N805 for over two years (with fair/good results) so I feel I am in a positio... | |
| Help me with a major amp upgrade... My experience with the Ayre V-1xe into my Micro Utopia BE's has been very satisfying. | |
| Good match for Merlin? Lyp,I have only recently gotten my amp back from Ayre, but what I perceive is an increase in the bottom end, along with a marginal increase in the backround "Blackness". I run balanced throughout, so the backround was always good, just seems like ... | |
| Good match for Merlin? 1markr,I take it by your comments and your system threads, you approve of the Ayre match. Would you give me some additional insight other than unselfishly saving me from "sonic euphoria"? | |
| Best Redbook player with XLR outs Thanks for all the feedback. I decided on the Ayre Reedbook CDP with the new "e" upgrade. The unit is just know breaking in. So far, so good, with about 200 hours of play time. | |
| New Von Schweikert Models Thanks for the feedback guys. I will continue to monitor feedback on this speaker (along with their newly released VR4SR), as I plan on upgrading my present B&W N805 speakers later this year. | |
| New Von Schweikert Models Thanks for the post Jack. What is your opinion if I wanted to run them wih my present gear: Ayre V-1X amp, BAT 51-SE pre, Ayre CDP with Tara Labs (IC and speaker cable)? I have only read threads with folks running tube amps with these speakers due... | |
| New Von Schweikert Models Jack,How did the Db99's sound? What gear was driving them? I am considering these speakers and would like your opinion.Thanks,Mark | |
| Best Redbook player with XLR outs My understanding is that Ayre is offering this upgrade for a nominal fee ($500). I was informed the "e" stands for evolutionary, and should improve the overall sonics of their products. |