techno_dude
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| PS Audio or Ayre? pacmi03, the Ayre K5xe was their entry level at the time more than 10 years ago, so it is normal that it is beaten in performance by newer designs. Your friends that use it with 30k monoblocks are bottlenecking their system big time...according th... | |
| PS Audio or Ayre? Had the Ayre K5xe mp before, was trounced by a McIntosh C47. Preamps have evolved, a little bit like dacs. Even the digital volume in my old Yulong DA8 dac was better than the Ayre. The K5xe is not a bad unit, but I was loosing details ( resolutio... | |
| Opinions on best integrated under 10k? I had the H160. I changed for separates , Luxman amp and Mac pre. What I got for grossly 4x the Hegel ´s price... Class A midrange richness...brass and sax sound have more meat on the bone, tube like density in the highs and smoothness, better cla... | |
| Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover +1 For Luxman. | |
| Devialet Expert Long Term Experience? The difference between Devialet and the best SS rig or the best tube rig will mostly be heard in the high frequencies, and then the mids (but a bit less so... ) The best SS/Tube gear will get you that harmonic density in the highs and that boldnes... | |
| Soooooooo many possibilities...! audioglow I like your style! Great forum, great audiophiles. | |
| Soooooooo many possibilities...! Maybe a Simaudio 740p. Should have a more carved soundstage than a Mac. Little less midrange richness , but a liitle bit more energy ( prat) in the sound. Personnaly I prefer the Mac midrange , as I find this bold warmth perfect for my music tas... | |
| Soooooooo many possibilities...! Mcintosh C47 or C52. Honest review here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdzxjnvuOo4 | |
| Primaluna amp with Sonus Faber? I don’t see any reason why the combo of the C52 Mac and Prima amp should not sound wonderful. You could also consider the C47 preamp , if you don’t need the C52 equalizer and front meters. I know some users are not fans of the Mac preamps , but ha... |