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| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Yes @pesky_wabbit... the quest for the holy grail. You are lucky you don’t suffer from this disease | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe The only Pass Labs retailer is Reno HiFi in Reno Nevada. They do however in-home Demos, so I might try that. I would be in the hook for round trip shipping though if I don't like it. | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe I am very close to pulling the trigger on a Pass Labs X150.8Same power as my Ayre V-5xe.Is this really going to be an improvement, or just a lateral move?Should I just go with Ayre VX-5 Twenty instead?Thanks | |
| Magico A3 vs. Focal Kanta 2 You should definitely add the new Revel F228Be to your shortlist.They have started to show up on dealers’ and available for demo.I am very happy with them. I have had them for a few weeks now | |
| If you like Revel F208, you would love .... I forgot to update this thread. oP here.i am now the proud owner of Revel F228Be and cannot be more happy with them! Thanks all for your help | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe I get it Techno Dude... In the perfect world I would scoop the Ayre monoblocks. But I do have to stay in my budget. Money is an issue for me.Besides, does it make sense to spend double and triple the price of my speakers for an Amp to drive them? ... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe I appreciate everyone chiming in.Two things:1 - I am not changing my speakers. I love my Revel F228Be! I had them on preorder since April, and just got them a few weeks ago. I used to have the Revel F208 for a while. 2 - I am just looking for a tw... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe To be clear : I don’t want to change the sound of my system. I want to improve it | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe What is “sota “? | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Thanks @audioconnection Yes I am. How did you know? | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe @techn_dude,Interesting idea. And brave.What do I do with my Ayre QX-5? I think I am too deep in this rabbit hole to do what you suggest | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Definitely using all my gear in Balanced mode. The QX-5 Twenty DAC is a great DAC. Definitely not looking to upgrade that. Endgame for me.I also use an Ayre preamp, K-1xe. It's an older model, but it is great. That will not be sold either. | |
| Legacy Focus SE or Magico A3 Neither. Get the new Revel F228Be. Same price ~ $10K | |
| Which site is Best for Downloading/Uploading Hi Rez Tidal HiFi is the way to go. Love it! Totally worth the money | |
| Cardas Cables An an update for those following (OP here):I ordered a pair of Clear Reflection speaker cables. Should arrive next week.thanks all for the help |