hikejohn
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| Any experience with Ayre L5-Xe Power Conditioner? My system uses the L5xe, with an Ayre power cord...for power for the KX-R, 3 MX-R...the D1xe and Meridian go to a different power conditioner...it seems to provide a benefit as to lowering the noise floor...but the most important thing I did was t... | |
| Snell AIIIi - Replace or keep? I had the AIIIi for over 20 years....made by Peter...modified by Kevin....cost me over $20,000 to get a speaker to replace them...sold them to a neighbor...who still has them....they are great speakers... | |
| AAD 7001 vs Magico Mini MK II Frank,Above you mention Rockport...I would endorse the idea that you take a close look at their offerings...they have been offering performance that to me some of the products you are looking at a just getting into...such as cabinet noise...and ge... | |
| vander 5A, Revelsalon2, sf elipsa or magico v3? I have owned Sophia 2s and listened extensively to the Vandersteen 5As...between those two I selected the Wilson speaker...for the small difference get the Sophia 2 over the 1 version. As an aside I would suggest that you look at some of the Rockp... | |
| Amp and Pre to match Wilson W/P 8 and others While ARC is often used with Wilson....and some other tube stuff I do believe that having large power reserves is very helpful...now this relates to the sound levels that you like to listen at...remember each 3db of volume increases demands twice ... | |
| Amp and Pre to match Wilson W/P 8 and others My suggestion would be the Arye KX-R and MX-R....which I now have...then next would be Spectral DMC30 and DMA-360 monoblocks...if you were to go to tubes...then VTL 6.5 or 7.5mkII...with ss amp...just my thoughts | |
| Ayre K-1xe vs Audio Research Ref 3 Having used a number of preamps, including the excellent VTL 6.5, Ayre K5 and now the KX-R...and having tried several ARC units I suspect that once you select one or the other that your gain can be adjusted to suit....my personal preference is the... | |
| Wilson Sophia2s demand better than AYRE V5xe, so.. For a time period I owned a pair of Sophia 2s, an excellent speaker, and if I had kept them then I may have moved towards tubes to tame the Wilsons...but when I considered going to the WP8...I ended up with different speakers. A couple of thought.... | |
| Power conditioner with Ayre amps We use to use APC products to provide battery backup and protection for our IT system....they have not held up well...batteries tend not to hold up well...as to sound have no idea. | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 6 or Sophia 2 ? I owned Wilson Sophia 2s for about 18 months. I compared them closely to the Revel, the original series...but couldn't get past the looks...for me just too out there. But sonically I think I preferred the Revels. When I listened to the Sophia2s at... | |
| Power conditioner with Ayre amps have you tried the Ayre L5 power conditioner...it seems to work nicely in my system | |
| best preamp for ayre mxr With the MX-R I have used the K5, Meridian 861 and vtl 6.5....most likely will end up with KX-R | |
| Are Theta amps made by Ayre ? If you seek a multi channel amp I would reccomend the Ayre V6 which I was very happy with until I got the MX-Rs to drive the three upfront channels. Theta never appealed to me...mainly considered their CBIII but ended up with Meridian...which in r... | |
| Dartzeel nhb18s with Ayre mr-x and Avalon Indra I agree...given the special nature I would either get Dartzeel or Ayre but not mix them...personally my preference is Ayre...sound quality and quality and value | |
| Audio Research REF 3 While I am looking for a new pre amp...and have considered the ARC Ref 3...I have heard that there have been a number of revisions to the unit...changes...given ARC's history that should be expected...has anyone document any changes.??? if they ac... |