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| Mark Levinson 326s vs Ayre K5xeMP I agree @bar81 the KX-R is in a different league. The old K-1Xe was significantly better than the KX-5 in my experience when I compared them head to head.The 326 is not the cutting edge, but I think it's a really nice mix of performance, features... | |
| ARC LS26/27 vs BAT VK31SE I've owned the LS26 and I agree with @big_greg in that it's not a "tubey" preamp. It's very close to a good SS preamp with a hint of tube warmth. In my experience I was able to get very similar results from a Levinson 326S.Can't speak to the BAT... | |
| Mark Levinson 326s vs Ayre K5xeMP I compared the K-5xe to the 326 and chose the Levinson. I have heard the MP and it was better than the standard xe - I have not heard the Twenty variant but knowing Ayre it will be a noticeable improvement.With all that said, I would not trade my... | |
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? LOL @ebm - love your comments. :)The SLP-05 is a fantastic preamp and one that I regretfully sold. The downside is a very limited remote control, volume control only.Sonically, it does it all from top to bottom. | |
| Soliciting Member Perspectives: Levinson vs Bryston vs Audio Research Oh, I forgot to mention that resale value on the ML and ARC gear is another key factor in my mind. | |
| Soliciting Member Perspectives: Levinson vs Bryston vs Audio Research Levinson:It just exudes luxury and quality to me. I love the way the buttons feel, the way the knobs turn, the displays, all of it. They sweat the details in my opinion. Pride of ownership is thru the roof. I also love the sound. It's smooth ... | |
| Soliciting Member Perspectives: Levinson vs Bryston vs Audio Research @n80 The HPA2 is no slouch, I wasn't impressed with the AMP line of Proceed amplifiers, but the HPA's were in a different league. | |
| Soliciting Member Perspectives: Levinson vs Bryston vs Audio Research I like LevinsonARC is good tooNever been a Bryston fan | |
| JC1 monoblocks / Maggie 1.7 Great thread, will read again. | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? Class A wins | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! "For 25 years, I was taught to spend the most in speakers. Sorry! It’s the FRONT END! The best source you can afford. The purity transcends down the river."Amen - I agree 100% with this. | |
| AirPlay - "Best" solution help... "im sure the Micromega is “killer”. For $4,500, it better be...;-)"Yeah, but it's an all in one, so you can sell off the rest of your system. :) | |
| AirPlay - "Best" solution help... The Micromega AS400 is a KILLER, KILLER piece.https://micromega.com/en/products/mo-range/as-400/ | |
| Esoteric A100 Service Nightmare "You could ask the guys on the Esoteric Forum @ AudioAficionado.comOne of the members may have already gone through this."Actually it's .org, not .com.I had to get a new drive put into my DV-50 and it was done in California. I've heard about the ... | |
| Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u? Quite the contrary, I do listen to those who have spent their hard earned cash on a product - like I have. I do not however trust a salesman who just picked up a new line that is suddenly the end all be all now that they carry it. Where was all ... |