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Ayre AX5 Twenty
Anyone have any experience with AX5 driving Magnepan 1.7's? Does it produce enough current to drive Maggies?  
magnepan
+1 Audio Connection. Bought a pair of 1.7s from John a few months back. He had to order them, and I had to wait a month for the new speakers. But then he delivered them and helped set them up. Would deal with him again.  
Magnepans and dogs
Best to you as well.  
Magnepans and dogs
@Mahgister I live in north NJ, NYC suburbs.   
Magnepans and dogs
Did they love the ESLs so much they scratched them?  
Magnepans and dogs
...but still curious about others' experience with dogs in their listening rooms.  
Magnepans and dogs
No apologies necessary. I know how you feel. Dogs become a part of our families.  
DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER
On the topic of tube hiss. I have all-tube cj gear: hiss evident at idle, although not loud enough to spoil my enjoyment of music. Replace factory-supplied tubes with some NOS Westinghouse and GE pre-amp and amp input tubes (not power output - cou... 
DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER
My experience goes back so many years it might not be useful in discussing modern equipment. Many years ago I ran an old Phillips CD with variable output directly into my amp. I thought it sounded pretty good. Then purchased a Conrad Johnson PV9...