mattkimb96
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| Best used amp in the $1500 range One to consider in your price range would be the Ayre V-3x. | |
| Running Two REL Subs off One Amp - Possible? If your amp has bi-wire outputs you could run the right sub from the right outputs, (connect the two positive and one negative) and the other from the left output. I don not believe that using the line level output is going to let you adjust the c... | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD I'd agree that "best" may be a bit of a reach however it is the "best" I have heard that I can reasonably aspire to someday own. Like I said earlier it was the best my system had ever sounded when the C5 was put into the mix last weekend. The fact... | |
| Where to start? You'll get a nice performance upgrade by sticking an Arcam FMJ 23 into your system. They can be had for $700 to $800 and easily rival new players three times that price. | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD I had a friend bring over a new Ayre C-5x that I was able to compare versus my Ayre CX-7 evolution model and it is virtually impossible to explain the amount of improvement I heard on the Redbook playback. It certainly sounded as if I had signific... | |
| Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe? Go to the Ayre website, (Ayre.com) and you can download the K-1X manual which should answer all of your questions on the unity gain setting for HT pass through. You won't go wrong with any of their products, their customer service sets the standar... | |
| Audiophile multi-channel amp? Second the Theta Dreadnaught one. Gives a host of stand alone two channel amplifiers a real run for the money. Not sure you can find one for $2,500 but for not much beyond your budget you'll be getting some killer two channel, (musical) performance. | |
| Many questions about HT pass-through options Assuming you integrate a pre-amp with a pass through function, does the pre-amp in the pass through mode pass on any of the sonic benefits associated with it when you are listening to it in the 2 channel configuration. Is there a sonic benefit to ... | |
| Moving up to audiophile cdp Used models to consider in your price range would be the Resolution 55 and the Arcam FMJ 23. | |
| Best Multichannel Amp - ??? I give a STRONG second to the Ayre V-6X. I have had it as well as the Theta Dreadnaught 1, and while both were truly outstanding amplifiers I opted to keep the Ayre unit over the Dreadnaught. Teamed up with a pre-amp that offers HT pass through an... | |
| Bi Amp Link below provides a lot of nice insight on both bi-wiring and bi-amping. From my own perspective I found that I recieved a bigger benefit from upgrading the amplifier and running a bi-wire set up, (two sets of speaker cables) than I did with two... | |
| Best Country/Rock - Poll Steve Earle, Revolution Starts Now & JeruselemPure Prarie League, AmyFirefall, Liven Aint LivenMark Knopfler, Golden Heart Whiskeytown, Strangers AlmanacThe Mark Knopfler & Whiskeytown CD's are both excellent recordings. | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD Kalan,To further build on your last repsonse I just received the evolution version of the CX-7 which replaced the non evolution unit. There is a noticable jump in improvement especially in the blackness of the background....if the C-5xe betters re... | |
| Best processor that is excellent for 2 Ch music For your less than $1,500 target you can pick up a used Cal Audio 2500. Outstanding processor and very good pre-amp functionality. I liked it slightly better than the Classe SSP 75 which is another outstanding unit but not one which would fall int... | |
| decent CD/SACD/DVD-A Player for 2 channel Audio on If your going CD only it will be tough to beat an Arcam FMJ 23 or Arcam FMJ 33, both or which show up here time to time in the $1,000 range. I considered a universal as well but with over 400 CD's already owned went with the stand alone as NO univ... |