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| Sacrilege Going from Tubes back to Solid State I had an ARC - Audio Research - Ref III Mk. 2, and it kept blowing the big tube in the front every three months or so. Sent it for repair but didn't help. Nearly drove me crazy.....Finally sold it and lost a lot of money. Now have Ayre K1-xe and l... | |
| Sacrilege Going from Tubes back to Solid State I have Linn Klimax Solo 500 monoblocks driving Sophia 2s. Like them a lot! | |
| McIntosh C100, Ayre K1 or Mark Levinson 380/380S? I have the Ayre K-1xe, and I LOVE it. It is the best sounding preamp I have ever heard, and to me sounds better than the Audio Research Ref. II Mk. II that I traded in on it. Plus, I had a lot of trouble with the ARC preamp. It kept blowing a big ... | |
| Linn users need your advice on Amps. I would advise the Linn Klimax Solos. I have them in my system with Ayre K-1xe preamp, and the new Ayre C-5xe disc player, using Wilson Sophia II speakers with Aerial SW-12 subwoofer. If you can wait a short time Ayre will soon be releasing a new ... | |
| Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe? I got the Ayre K-1xe and I am so happy with it! Best hifi investment I ever made. And it is very compatable with my Home Theatre gear. It is broken in now and I am using it with the Ayre C-5xe player, two Linn Klimax 500 Solo amps, Wilson Sophia 2... | |
| Ayre V-5xe best tube pre-amp to match with? I have had problems with four different pieces of Audio Research gear, so after 10 years of struggling with it, I changed to the Ayre-K1xe and I absolutely love it. to me the Ayre K-1xe sounds better than the ARC Ref II MkII preamp I traded in. An... | |
| Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe? That should be perfect as far as putting it where I want on my shelves. Thanks for the info, Kurt. I have made a couple of phone calls to Ayre and talked with Steve and Michael. They are both so nice and helpful. I will call or email them about us... | |
| Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe? How convenient is it to use the K-1xe preamp with a surround sound processor home theatre setup? Also how long is the umbilical cord between the K-1 main unit and the power supply unit Can you set them on two shelves, one above the other by about ... | |
| Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe? Everybody here seems so happy with the K-1xe, I went ahead and ordered one today as well as the C-5xe Universal Disc Player. I will be using them with 2 Linn Klimax amps, and Sophia II loudspeakers. I hope I will get good synergy with that system.... |