I agree with Randy-11 et al. All my elecronics are Ayre...they all work well together, are ultra reliable, backed by Ayre's great service department and sound great......what more could you want...
Ayre owners and preamp options: seeking advice
I bought a new Ayre VX-5 twenty a while back and have it paired with the Ayre K-5xeMP pre. Was contemplating updating my pre which is currently fed by a phono pre (Ayre) and a DAC, both balanced inputs. Has anyone modded a k-5xemp with a few select parts and improved it? Alternatively, has anyone added a tube pre to their Ayre amp? Which ones mate well? Lastly, upgrading to their new KX-5 twenty would be an obvious choice but I'm not yet ready to make that investment. Thoughts?
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Ayre announced a new DAC at Munich - it has a 100W amp built in may not be an upgrade for you and here is something on a dealer's page: http://ciamara.com/new-ayre-8-series-components-coming-fall/ I haven't seen anything on the 5 series |
Now that new 8 series looks interesting. I will also look at the codex specs again. It has received a lot of positive reviews. My current dac receives a USB input from my Mac Pro as well as an optical input from an older meridian CD player which I use as a transport. I should try a newer dac and see where that brings me. If not a big change then I will very likely just get a new Ayre pre. I really do love the Ayre stuff. It's built well, reliable and musical. I'll probably die before it does. thank you all for the helpful suggestions! |
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