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Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
Cerrot,I think I'm going to give the Ayre more time in my system and try to tune the sound. Charles Hansen has posted suggestions on another forum about possible tweaks that are fairly simple to do. Seems to be a well built unit and I've read that... 
Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
Mbovaird,Thanks for the advice and I will look into the Zesto. I see there's a couple listed here now. 
Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
Zd542,How does running the Wadia directly into the amp compare to the Calypso? I have that option with the PS Audio DAC, but have not tried it. Before the PS Audio DAC, I had a Wyred4Sound DAC 2 with a digital volume control and preferred a preamp... 
Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
Zd542,I'll definitely try bi-amping the Vandys with the Dreadnaught. It's a great suggestion and will be a fun experiment to see if I can hear a difference. Your set-up with the two Ayre V5s sounds like the way to go over the Theta with each chann... 
Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
Cerrot,The Ayre KX-R is a beautiful preamp and I hope I'll have the opportunity to compare it to the K5 or try it in my system at some point. Unfortunately it probably won't be until the new model comes out and the used KX-R prices drop to a range... 
Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
ZD542,Thanks for your advice, it's just what I'm looking for.You nailed it on the head when you said I'm looking for an upgrade, I'm just not sure where the best place to invest my money is. And I think I might have complicated it by rolling it in... 
Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
Hi Arnie,Thank you for your response and suggestion. That must have been a very nice sounding system. I've heard great things about the Citadels along with ARC products.Audio research has crossed my mind a few times, but there's so many preamp mod... 
Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable
Zd542,I'm using all five channels. Two for the Vandy 5As, two for the VSM-1s, and one for the VCC-2. I've considered adding another to bi-amp the 5As, but that would defeat its purpose to save space.The Dreadnaught has actually surprised me and I'...