nycjlee
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| Best female vocal recording on CD? Also, give Halie Loren - Waiting in Vain, Priscilla Ahn - Dream, Izzy Bizu - Diamond, Macy Gray - Annabelle a listen. Some different names.... | |
| Integrated Amp Suggestions for Dynaudio Contour 3.4LE Someone mentioned Rogue CM2 earlier, I would not use it to drive Dynos. I didn't like that combo at all. I think a SS amp is better for Dynos. I heard them powered by a Hegel and Naim and both sounded very good. | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing Very nice set up. I did hear the LS50s and they do sound very good for the price performance. I really do enjoy the KEF sound. I haven't heard many Parasound components but when I did they were solid. The Vandy + Ayre combo is pretty special so ... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing Btw, it seems like a bit of over kill to power up a pair of KEF LS50s. Hee hee...You might want to starting look for a used pair of Vandies to advantage of all that Ayre gear you're collecting :). | |
| Should I update Ayre QB9 dac I’ve heard both. Although, some say that the QB-9 DSD sounds better, personally I think the Codex sounds as good if not better especially with a few upgrades like the power cable. I own the Codex and I’m very happy with the performance. Like all A... | |
| Used Ayre amp market pricing The one good thing about the VX-5 is that it can upgraded to a VX-5 twenty later on at a reasonable price. | |
| Signal Cable -- High End Generic? Be careful with Signal Cable, I tried using their power cords (amp & digital) and initially I thought that the cables made a big difference, but after using them for a little longer, I realized that all it did was change the sound signature. ... | |
| Recommend a SS amp for my new Vandersteen Quatro CT Yes, Johnny is most definitley going to set it up for me especially since the speakers will be in odd layout. No choice, it was a compromise with the wife :). This is a big step for me, she hated the way the 3s looked. We settled on Harbeth C7 s... | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range Let's not forget the Ayre P5XE, you can pick one up in the used market for less than $2k. Dead silent, full sounding and neutral. | |
| Recommend a SS amp for my new Vandersteen Quatro CT Congrats! I agree with stringreen, the Ayre + Vandersteen combo is magical. I should be getting my Treo CT and my AX-5 Twenty next week. I can't wait. :) | |
| Harbeth & VAC combo I lived with a pair of Harbeth C7 for about a year using a Rogue Cronus Magnum 2 amp. From my experience tube amps seem a bit slow for the Harbeth. I would go for a SS amp, something like a LFD, Naim, Sudgen, Hegel or Exposure. All great matche... | |
| Reference level DAC + Streamer I've heard the Ayre QX-5 many times and it sounds fantastic especially coupled with other balanced Ayre components. | |
| Tube amp for KEF Reference 3s I really like the Leben cs600. I heard them with a few pairs of Devores and Harbeths speakers and they sounded great. I owned the Rogue Cronus Magnum 2 which sounded great in that price range. What's your price range? | |
| Ayre Codex - to keep or not to keep Purchased the Ayre AX-5 Twenty. The Codex is here to stay. Happy New Year! | |
| Looking for a Speaker Recommnedation Btw, I auditioned the Spendor D7 powered by Naim components and was very good but I didn't think they were impressive. I know that Stereophile regards the Spendor D7 very highly giving them a class A rating but I feel that the Treo CT sounds much... |