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| The imperfect amp: Pass or Ayre? @golfnutz,I don't think Eric is trying to solicit negative comments.Quite the opposite.He just want to find out why people find Pass amps are so desirable.@audiofound, Read Ralph Karsten's posts regarding harmonics. They tell the reason.B | |
| Vandersteen 1 in the nearfield, for rock music? Yes, they need to be tilted.Check the Vandy website.B | |
| Vandersteen 1 in the nearfield, for rock music? I think it is 3/8".And you definitely need the spikes. B | |
| Just got AQ Niagara 1200 ... @fuzzypoodle,Yes, moving up the AQ line offers amazing benefits.I own the Thunder and can attest to its' positive abilities. If I had the funds, I would get the Hurricane. But, for the money, the Thunders will smoke just about anything out there.A... | |
| Most annoying song, period. A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie OogieThat Cher song where her voice gets an eleotronic modulation.That's two for now...Bob | |
| The imperfect amp: Pass or Ayre? @ctsooner @tomic601 ,Thanks for the detailed answer.I own the MX-R and KX-R. Both sound pretty amazing in their non-updated state. I had a chance to update the KX-R, but wanted to hear it first before I did anything. In fact, it bested my Atma MP-... | |
| High end car system @OP, your link doesn't work.What car are you working on?Bob | |
| Revel speakers - dealer scuttlebutt Your experience is kind of what I had when I went to a dealer near me.He had Golden Ear, but I told him I remembered Vandersteen and liked them.He said: 'Vandersteen is old tech'.When I auditioned the Golden Ear and said I didn't care for them, he... | |
| The imperfect amp: Pass or Ayre? @tomic601 , How I envy you...I hate to sidetrack, and, I probably should just PM you, but I'm here...You mentioned you had both a non-Twenty and Twenty version of an Ayre amp. Could you describe the differences between the two versions?I keep wond... | |
| Streamer Recommendation I have only listened to the Aurender at my dealer.When he switched out the Bluesound to the Aurender it was very different-in a good way. I believe it was a N100. This was fed to an Ayre Codex. I think the W20 is supposed to be higher up on the la... | |
| Need Perfect Speakers for Acoustically Hostile Placement @mijostyn,+1.Bob | |
| Atma-sphere Updates @pryso ,Well said.B | |
| Amps I Like Wow, a lot happened since my last post.@erik_squires ,Thanks for the great description of the two amps.I agree, Ayre has a certain 'something', and I believe Ralph is correct in naming the Zero Feedback circuitry as being implicit for that sound q... | |
| How to A/B Test Power Cables & Interconnects? If the OP could have a second person switch cables so he isn't able to know what has been switched, might be a way to A/B.B | |
| Amps I Like I'd be interested in your thoughts comparing Ayre and D'Agostino.I own the former, but have never heard the latter.Bob |