gfguillot
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| Reasonably priced preamplifier I don't know if you prefer new or used. I bought an Ayre Acoustics KX-5 Twenty for about $5300, new they run about $13K. It's very clean, I can't believe how much I was missing, especially at the lower volume levels, very rich. It has some of t... | |
| 30 yr old speakers- time to replace drivers? I don't understand the logic with some on here saying don't put money into 30 year old speakers and don't fix it if isn't broken. Well, I went exactly against all this advice and put money into an old pair of Infinity Kappa 9's nobody wanted. I... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION I bought a used Ayre Acoustics KX-5 Twenty preamp for just over $5K. Fully balanced and dead quiet, it is very dynamic at lower volume settings. I can't believe what I was missing before. I've got it paired up with a Parasound JC-5 amplifier pu... | |
| Requesting opinions about 4 specific amplifiers I can’t say how it’ll sound with your speakers, but I love my Parasound JC5. It runs in class A for the first 25 watts, which in your situation of a lower listening volume may really pay off. I find my JC5 shines everywhere and it’s very satisfyin... | |
| My end game speaks. Those are serious money, I’d have to audition. I’d look at the PS Audio Aspen FR30 if it was a no problem money approach. About $30K. | |
| Looking to upgrade Adcom GFA555: Parasound? I have a Parasound JC5, new it’s a little more expensive than the A21+, but really close in watts per channel at 300 for the A21+ and 400 for the JC5. You can get a JC5 used between $4-$5K. I had may choice narrowed down between the Adcom 585SE, J... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? Intially looking for preamp I was thinking features on board dac etc, but then I figured you can't beat a separate preamp and dac from a purist stand point. I liked the Mcintosh C53 and the Classe' Delta preamp when it came to features. Then I d... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results You did say you were using Audirvana, so disregard, yes, I can see how adding a preamp wouldn’t improve anything. For those of us using non streaming sources, like CD’s, vinyl, tape etc, we need a good preamp. A good preamp keeps the voltage const... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results I can attest to the use a really good preamp or don’t use one at all approach. I moved up to a Ayre Acoustics KX-5 Twenty preamp and it’s revealing everything I’d been missing before. And here’s the deal, as I’m just getting back into this hobby I... | |
| Mcintosh pre amp pricing Yeah, run away if a seller demands friends and family with PayPal. On the market, some people are proud of their stuff and demand close to MSRP, that’s when you skip buying used and buy new. Eventually when people can’t sell it and they really wa... |