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| Vandersteen 5Aa Carbon--any 5a owner's opinions? I forgot to mention that Richard Vandersteen will be featuring the 5 Carbons with Audio Research electronics at the upcoming T.H.E. Show Newport Beach June 3-5. Here's your chance to hear them (albeit show conditions). | |
| Vandersteen 5Aa Carbon--any 5a owner's opinions? With the Vandersteen upgrades to the Model 5 Chassis (5 to 5A and now 5A to Carbons), there is very little margin and very much time/effort. As a straight up business proposition, a normal manufacturer wouldn't even consider it. However, Richard V... | |
| ayre k-3xe vs. k-5xe preamp To further Kurt_tank's entry, also note that a used K5xe is upgradable to "MP" status, at a relatively low cost, which would allow you to maximize performance within your budget. I had a K5xe for four years before moving up to the KXR and thought ... | |
| Attn: Ayre v-5xe owners I had the V-5xe before moving up to the MXRs. I never felt a particular lack in bass, and my unit always controlled the bass region very well, although the "light in bass" comment has often been attributed to Ayre amps, especially before thier "e"... | |
| Vandersteen 7 Flagship at CES I agree that the 7 sounded fab at the show. As to bemoaning the cost, Richard Vandersteen prices everything based upon the cost of constructing, and his multiplier is below the industry standard (consistent with the brand's value-oriented reputati... | |
| Did anyone hear the Cardas "Clear Beyond"... basic pricing is as follows, based on my notes: Speaker Cable is about $4500 for an 8' pair of "Clear" and double that for "Clear Beyond". Clear Beyond can be internally bi-wired, while Clear cannot (Clear Beyond is 4 double conductors rather than... | |
| Ayre AX-7e or Edge G3? I couldn't disagree more with the "sterile" conclusion of Mordante. Obviously, the AX-7e has "only" 60 watts per channel, but they are a legitimate 60. As to "rocking," that would really depend upon the efficiency of the speakers, size of the room... | |
| Passlabs XA .5 vs Ayre MXR Stringreen: Prior to moving up to the "R" class, I had the K-5xe/V-5xe combo. I considered moving to the "1" class, but that was before hearing what the MXR could do, it really is much better than the V-1xe. If the jump between V-1 to MXR was big,... | |
| Has Anyone heard The Boulder 1021 CD player? I heard the Boulder, but went a different route altogether. I've now got a MacMini I'm ripping CD's to (a 1TB external hard drive with matching footprint actually), and feeding a Wavelength Audio Crimson USB DAC, all of which is controlled via a 1... | |
| Ayre vs Boulder Don't forget that Ayre makes its own Signature line of interconnects and speaker cables. While they are built by Cardas (to Ayre's specifications), it is my understanding from talking to Charlie Hansen that other than borrowing the golden ratio st... | |
| Passlabs XA .5 vs Ayre MXR I have nothing bad to say at all about Pass, especially as I always really liked the older Alph amps Nelson made. However, having had the MXR's for almost two years (and the KRX since March of this year), I can heartily recommend them. The MXRs ha... | |
| best preamp for ayre mxr I believe the MXR - KXR combo to be one of the biggest no brainer's around. I've had my amps for two years and my KXR since March and I've never had a moment's doubt about either choice. IMO, the KXR is the bigger step forward in any event, so if ... | |
| Next upgrade, DartZeel or Ayre I can't comment on the DartZeel as I've only heard them at shows. I can, however, comment at length about the Ayre MXR - KXR combination, as I've had the monoblocks for almost 2 years, and the new preamp for the past several months. The monoblocks... | |
| Ayre K1X vs K1Xe There is only one reason not to update your K-1x to "e" status ==> buy the new KXR and sell the K-1x. Unless you want to do that [[I have the KXR, and believe it to be the most complete product Ayre has ever made, although at its not insignific... | |
| Ayre K1xe vs. Simaudio P7, P8 I seriously doubt that you would find the Simaudio preamplifiers to have better sound quality or presentation. Probably the single best "sound quality" deal going right now are used K1xe's here on audiogon as some move up to the new KXR (at nearly... |