mattkimb96
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| Best cd player under 1K used Lots of candidates here but one that merits consideration is the Arcam FMJ 23. | |
| CDP Upgrade Since you can spring for up to $2,500 I'd go for the Ayre as well. The Ayre warranty is tranferrable and you will not find better customer service. Besides all this the unit sounds phenomenal. If you get one for $2,200 -$2,300 you can audition for... | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? I am not going to say it is the best, but don't let the fact that the Ayre CX-5 is an SACD player remove it from your consideration set. The fact it plays SACD's is a bonus. The thing is an unbelievable Redbook performer and is a SIGNIFICANT upgra... | |
| Best used amp in the $1500 range One to consider in your price range would be the Ayre V-3x. | |
| Running Two REL Subs off One Amp - Possible? If your amp has bi-wire outputs you could run the right sub from the right outputs, (connect the two positive and one negative) and the other from the left output. I don not believe that using the line level output is going to let you adjust the c... | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD I'd agree that "best" may be a bit of a reach however it is the "best" I have heard that I can reasonably aspire to someday own. Like I said earlier it was the best my system had ever sounded when the C5 was put into the mix last weekend. The fact... | |
| Where to start? You'll get a nice performance upgrade by sticking an Arcam FMJ 23 into your system. They can be had for $700 to $800 and easily rival new players three times that price. | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD I had a friend bring over a new Ayre C-5x that I was able to compare versus my Ayre CX-7 evolution model and it is virtually impossible to explain the amount of improvement I heard on the Redbook playback. It certainly sounded as if I had signific... | |
| Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe? Go to the Ayre website, (Ayre.com) and you can download the K-1X manual which should answer all of your questions on the unity gain setting for HT pass through. You won't go wrong with any of their products, their customer service sets the standar... | |
| Audiophile multi-channel amp? Second the Theta Dreadnaught one. Gives a host of stand alone two channel amplifiers a real run for the money. Not sure you can find one for $2,500 but for not much beyond your budget you'll be getting some killer two channel, (musical) performance. | |
| Many questions about HT pass-through options Assuming you integrate a pre-amp with a pass through function, does the pre-amp in the pass through mode pass on any of the sonic benefits associated with it when you are listening to it in the 2 channel configuration. Is there a sonic benefit to ... | |
| Moving up to audiophile cdp Used models to consider in your price range would be the Resolution 55 and the Arcam FMJ 23. | |
| Best Multichannel Amp - ??? I give a STRONG second to the Ayre V-6X. I have had it as well as the Theta Dreadnaught 1, and while both were truly outstanding amplifiers I opted to keep the Ayre unit over the Dreadnaught. Teamed up with a pre-amp that offers HT pass through an... | |
| Bi Amp Link below provides a lot of nice insight on both bi-wiring and bi-amping. From my own perspective I found that I recieved a bigger benefit from upgrading the amplifier and running a bi-wire set up, (two sets of speaker cables) than I did with two... | |
| Best Country/Rock - Poll Steve Earle, Revolution Starts Now & JeruselemPure Prarie League, AmyFirefall, Liven Aint LivenMark Knopfler, Golden Heart Whiskeytown, Strangers AlmanacThe Mark Knopfler & Whiskeytown CD's are both excellent recordings. |