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| Dartzeel 108 vs Ayre Mr-X In reflecting back on the comments by the Rockport Antares owner with Dart....I have Rockport Merak/Sheritan II combo with Ayre MX-R...works very nicely...while I have not heard Dart in my home I suspect that the Rockport speakers would do well on... | |
| Ayre MR-X monoblocks - how good are they?? I have been living with the MX-R mono blocks for almost two years. During that time period I have had some friends drop by to listen to them...bringing along their amps...I remain very happy with them...I am not sure how they make "poor CDs" sound... | |
| Next upgrade, DartZeel or Ayre I have had the Ayre MX-R monoblocks for almost 2 years...and love them. Having only listened to the DarZeel set up in a pass by listen...they were nice but didn't attract me enough to pay serious attention...but I am sure they are excellent. My th... | |
| Avalon Indra vs. Magico V3 with Mc 275 ? you might wish to look at Rockport speakersJohn | |
| Wilson Maxx2 or Aerial 20T I have owned Wilsons, not the Maxx2 and have Aerial center channel with nice system....but have heard the ones you are considering....I'd stick with the 20T....and if you a "bass shy" I would suspect a room setup/acoustic treatment issue...helped ... | |
| Ayre KX-R pre? hopefully my pre arrives soon to match up with the MX-R | |
| Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy System 8 I sold my Sophia 2s to guy....who just to make sure also bought a pair of WP8s....he ended up keeping the Sophias...for approximately the same reason the I deleted them off my list...and if I was doing Wilson I would have kept the Sophia 2s...or t... | |
| Has anyone compared Ayre K-1xe to ARC Ref 3 or VTL My experience is that the Ref 3 is not in the same league as the VTL 7.5 mkII (never listened to the 1st version)...but it is the best pre that ARC has made....but be careful which version you get....apparently they have made running changes/impro... | |
| Meridian as a Preamp Question I use my system for HT and two channel. Presently I have a 861 v4, previously G68XXV, a 565, a Lexicon 8B and a Rotel...in the HT space the Meridians were clearly the best...but with my fronts/2ch...it just isn't wonderful...perhaps because most o... | |
| Audio Research ref3, vtl 7.5 vs FS paramount MKII In wandering about the analog preamp world...mainly due to the fact that the 861 v4, while good...is not a the top of the class in analog reproduction. I listened to a number of preamps in stores...a benefit of travel...and the ARC LS26 and Ref 3,... | |
| Center channel to match Wilson Audio Sophia's? When I had the Sophia 2s...I found that the snell and ariel center channel blended quite well...the most critical use was using the Meridian in the Trifield mode...which on music would clearly either a speaker or a set up problem..John | |
| Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy System 8 I find the world of the WP8 interesting....it was the speaker that I stronger considered going to after the Sophia2s...but I just couldn't get comfortable with the musicality of the 8s...I actually preferred the continuity/wholeness of cloth that ... | |
| Wilson Sophia 2: grills on or off ? I had the Sophia 2s and preferred using them with the grills on...seemed to have a modest...very modest impact at taming the somewhat hot high end to make them more musical...I suspect, pure guess on my part, that they were designed to have the gr... | |
| Ayre amps - cool running? I had a V5/6 amp and it remained cool during idle and warm after driving it hard for 12 hours into Rockports...now have MX-Rs into Rockports and Ariel center...seems slightly cooler...no heat problems at all...but I do make sure air circulation is... | |
| Spectral DMA 180 Questions Lawrence and Joe,Some years back I had a DMA 150 DMC 30, earliest version...now I Ayre monoblocks/VTL 6.5 pre...I like the system...but wonder how things have progressed in Spectral landJohn |