joey54
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| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. Aesthetix makes amazing preamps at different different price levels starting around $5500. The new Métis is outstanding: http://www.aesthetix.net/metis.php | |
| Am I deaf? I'm not sure if anyone asked but are you using balanced cables from the Oppo to the Ayre and single-ended cables from the Chord to the Ayre? Ayre products all sound much better using balanced cables than they do using RCA cables. This may be part ... | |
| Rega Elicit R with Harbeth HL5 Plus loudness/drive issue. I am driving my SHL5+ with a 60 watt Ayre AX-7e right now. I had a similar issue to yours with my previous DAC (Modwright Logitech Transporter) going into the Ayre. I changed DAC's to an Ayre Codex and now my amp drives the Harbeth's louder than I... | |
| Harbeth Super HL5 Plus speakers & integrated amp pairing recommendations Your should try to audition the new Aesthetix Mimas. I was startled when I plugged it into my SHL5+. I have been using an Ayre AX7E which is a really good match with the Harbeth’s to begin with. Before I ordered the Mimas I tried the Hegel 360, Mu... | |
| Aesthetix MIMAS I had the Mimas in my home system for a week after listening to it extensively at my dealers with Vandersteen Treo’s , Vandy model 2’s and some Proac floor-standers, I cant recall the model. One of the best sounding amps I have ever heard. Made my... | |
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| Room placement for Vandersteen Treo CT I would contact JohnnyR at Audio Connection about this. He knows as much about Vandersteen's as anyone. You can also download the manual from the Vandersteen website. Good Luck, the Treo's are great speakers. | |
| Opinions on best integrated under 10k? uberwaltz, sounds like you are done for now but when, or if you get the upgrade bug again be sure to check out the new Ayre EX-8. It has a great built-in DAC and headphone amp and seems to meet most of your initial criteria. I too own the AX-7e al... | |
| One DAC/integrated you could be happy with forever? Definitely the new Ayre EX-8. | |
| Aurender N100H For iTunes artwork to appear properly I had to buy a script for $2. I believe it was this one:https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=savealbumartThis solved the issue on most iTunes artwork. I think there were discussions about it on the... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart Yes, thats Nick. He can give you a good idea of the differences in sound between the VPI's and the Clearaudio's.Clearaudio makes a number of good turntable depending upon your budget. Given your budget I would suggest the Clearaudio Performance DC... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart I meant to add that I don’t think they have any VPI’s, set up at Audio Connection, though I know they recently sold a few Prime’s. | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart “I was just at John Rutan’s a couple of weeks ago, listening to the new Ayre EX-8 integrated. As far as TT’s go, he carries VPI, and Clear Audio, which is the reason I was considering a Prime TT. It seems difficult to find places where I can audit... | |
| Ayre AX7e vs Hegel H160 I did an extensive comparison between the Ayre AX7e and the Hegel H160 using its internal DAC. I used the Ayre Codex with the AX7e. In my system, Harbeth SHL5+, Aurender N100H and all Audioquest cabling, the Ayre system was a much better fit for m... | |
| Apollo R + Codex v. different CDP or Ayre QX Thats a hard question to answer because I don't really know what your listening priorities are. For me, the upgrade will be worth it in my system. The difference between my current setup, which sounds good already, and the system using the EX-8 is... |