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| Ayre Integrated Amp vs. Ayre 5 Series Separates Yes. I had AX-7e and now use K-5xe + V-5xe (both are for sale as I try to finance a new home). The pre-power combo is MUCH MUCH better than the integrated which is nice but delivers approx. just 70% of the performance of the separates. If you modi... | |
| ESOTERIC X-03 VS. AYRE C5XE Guidocorona: it seems like we could open up a private chat ;) I mainly compared the DV-50 S to other multichannel machines as it is multichannel too. I did compare the modded DV-50 S to my previous Accuphase DP-67 (which I find is quite sterile an... | |
| BAT VK-51 SE vs. CAT SL-1 U.MK II vs. Nagra PL-L Classical: you´re right. The modded Ayre is still a great pre but I can´t help it - I´m on the merry go round and as you know from my threads my fave is and was Nagra PL-L which I didn´t take first hand for several reasons (design, silly cable acc... | |
| ESOTERIC X-03 VS. AYRE C5XE The mods were performed by RAM. They offer a bunch of varieties. Mine has got the US $ 1.190,00 (budget upgrade). I once heard (not in my system) the fully loaded DV-50 S with their US $ 2.790,00 statement upgrade and it simply blew away the two c... | |
| dcs Elgar plus vs Wadia 27ix vs Aero Capitole I once directly connected my AA Capitole Mk II directly into an Ayre V-5xe power amp than added Ayre K-5xe and Hovland HP-100. The use of either pre proved to be much better than the direct connection. this means: the onboard pre in the AA is nice... | |
| "Absolute best" used speaker for $8-10K Knowing some of the above mentionned products I would STRONGLY recommend listening to the Ayon Falcon S speakers if you like extreme transparency, soundstaging, detail retrieval, speed and neutrality. The Ayons are pretty dynamic but no real bass-... | |
| ESOTERIC X-03 VS. AYRE C5XE Compared standard DV-50 S to C-5xe and UX-3 and RAM modded DV-50 S to standard C-5xe and UX-3. Conclusions:C-5xe vs. standard DV-50 s: better resolution, liquidity, detail retrieval a bit more aire (Ayre); better focus, tighter bass, better macro ... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object Ayon Spheris, Cello Audio Suite, Boulder 2010, Audio Note M-1000 - with these you can´t go wrong as they for sure represent the cream of the crop. Have heard all of them (unfortunately in different set-ups but you´ll def. get the WOW-Factor ;) | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs. Ayre K-5xe yes its still excellent (and burning in) but I was able to get a very nice price on a balanced version of the PL-L which I think betters K-1xe as well though my modded K-5xe is very close to the standard K-1xe. Just backed off from getting a No.51... | |
| Modwright SWL 9.0 SE vs. Ayre K-5xe Martin: what do you mean with better construction? Case work quality is much better with Ayre and Ayre is zero Feedback fully balanced - MW not ? Could you please explain ?Thanks | |
| Acoustic Zen vs. Nordost I just can throw in my spare comment. I use(d) AZ Silver Ref. II and replaced it with Nordost TYR recently. TYR smokes the AZ in every aspect although the AZ is a great cable. On the same high level (compared to TYR) but slightly different is the ... | |
| Ayre V-5xe best tube pre-amp to match with? Russell..: in your case I would look for a late series HP-100. The Calypso was great in my system but the K-5xe with a few mods easily outperforms the Calypso except of the lowest octave and pin-point imaging (all Ayres I know miss the punch in th... | |
| Review: Jeff Rowland Design Concentra mkIIp Amplifier Ovature: strange comments about the C II. Never ever heard of any C II user that complained about build quality, ergonomics or sound quality. The build quality inside/outside is world class and the sonics of the C II are more stable, transparent a... | |
| Electraglide Epiphany -X VS Shunyata LEONX: The new Shunyata Python Helix works very fine with sources as well (in my oppinion it exceeds the qualities of the previous (non Helix) Anaconda VX - at least when connected to my DV-50 S). Haven´t tried the PAD you mention. I was told rece... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs. Ayre K-5xe Can´t realy tell you. The overall effect is just amazing. |