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Replace Ayre gear & kEF Reference 1s with KEF LS60s?

From time to time I think about replacing a rack of Ayre gear and KEF Reference 1s with KEF LS60s as a move toward simplifying my 87 year old life -- at some point I may need to move to a retirement community.  I'd keep the Ayre DX-5 DSD and the pair of Velodyne HGS-15 subs, though perhaps change them for a pair of KEF KC62s.  The impetus to do this has lessened since I've reduced my components to those that fit into a single rack (the VX-5 Twenty amp sits between the speakers).  I'm concerned about giving up the Roon-ready QX-5 Twenty DAC.  I have wireless LS50s IIs that I use with a pair of KC62s, but I've never heard the LS60s.

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steve59
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How sensitive is your hearing at 87? It might not matter a whole lot other than the impressive rack of Ayre gear showing a level of success the ls 60 won't convey. 

ghdprentice
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Simplification sounds good. I have the QB-7(?) Twenty DAC. It is a great DAC. I get the appeal. However, if I was thinking that way, I would go the Linn DSM route. You can get the whole stack in one small box… and the performance is astounding. I have listened to various combinations. But it can have a streamer, DAC at several levels of cost/performance, preamp, phonostage and amp. I would have laughed at the idea ten years ago. 
 

I had the streamer / mid-level DAC in my system last week… and its sound quality was worthy of its price. One elegant little box. 

 

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bander
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I had the top of the line Ayre DAC a few years ago. I replaced it with a Mojo Audio DAC which blew away the Ayre. 

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