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| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe thyname, If you are so happy with the results of your purchase , then why are you now so soon looking to change your preamplifier to a Simaudio 740p not even Ayre.Told you you should have gone with a Gryphon or Luxman integrated.... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe thyname, there is a used VX-5 twenty for sale on audigon as we speak.beetlemania, the Diamond output stage exist since the 1960s and was patented by professor H. Baker of MIT. Ayre did not invent anything. They suposedly perfected it in the first ... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe You have to read between the lines... Ayre was always about long duration version of its units. This time with the non twenty versions, they did something that was totally unusual for this company, they rushed an update ( the twenty version) of th... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe A VX-5 Twenty just has been listed for sale with a nice discount.One of the reasons Ayre made quick update ( twenty version) of his diamond output amps, is because they had trouble with overheating. The 20 versions runs cooler.More and more of t... | |
| Magico A3 vs. Focal Kanta 2 Do not forget the B&W 804D3 , which may well be superior to both the Kanta and the A3. | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Can you borrow the amp from the store to try it first in your room?The 150.8 should be an improvement over the V5xe. But not as big improvement as if you would go Luxman or Gryphon. | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe If you insist on changing the amp only, to get a worthy noticeable improvement you will need to step up to a Ayre VX-R ( even better a VXR twenty), or a Luxman M-700u / 900u. And still if it was my move I would change your preamp also, because eac... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Getting a Luxman L509X will improve you sound a lot.Keeping the K1xe and getting a better amp to go with it will improve your sound LESS. Add to that the search to match both components, and the additionnal signal and power cable needed...Hope I a... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe sota = state of the art :)K1xe is still a very good pre, I agree. But ultimately if you wanna change the soul of your sound, it would be best to change both pre and amp. | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe I would very much keep the QX5 twenty Dac. I would only sell the pre and amplifier , to replace with a sota integrated.Ask to borrow one to compare with your K1xe / V5xe duo. | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Sell the V5Xe and K1xe, and get an AX5 Twenty or Luxman L509X, or Gryphon Diablo.Those integrated are a step up from your present combo. Preamplifier section in sota integrated have evolved. Unless you fall in love with a separated amplifier sound... | |
| Ayre AX7e vs Hegel H160 Had the Ayre V-5xe and K-5xe combo ( a step up from the A-X7e integrated), before replacing it with a Hegel H160. (Have an external 15k Euros dac, so never used the Hegel dac).The Hegel has some more resolution, a bit more low midrange richness th... | |
| Luxman m-900u owners - quick question Mac C52 | |
| Luxman m-900u owners - quick question Mine is here to stay. May be the best value uktra high end amplifier. Very tuby highs, world class solid state resolution and dynamics, huge soundstage. A lot of meat on the bone midrange. Class A up to 12 watts wich is huge. Emit some heat even a... | |
| Would you get a pair of B&W 804 d3 ? Never eard Magico, but I thought they were more upfront and fast speakers than B&W. |