Another great post, Al.
fsmithjack, the review below accurately articulates my long-term ownership experience with the K-1xe:
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/ayre_k1xe_v1xe_followup.htm
Note the line: "You won’t mistake and K-1xe and V-1xe for tubes, but you won’t care either." Pretty much sums it up IMO. Also notice the reviewers emphasis on the K-1xe’s compatibility with a wide variety of amplifiers...
If you do get the K-1xe and plan to use it via its SE outputs vs balanced XLR, take heed to the manual re: that it inverts polarity via the SE outputs, so simply reverse the positive and negative speaker cables on both right and left amplifier outputs to correct.
Dave
fsmithjack, the review below accurately articulates my long-term ownership experience with the K-1xe:
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/ayre_k1xe_v1xe_followup.htm
Note the line: "You won’t mistake and K-1xe and V-1xe for tubes, but you won’t care either." Pretty much sums it up IMO. Also notice the reviewers emphasis on the K-1xe’s compatibility with a wide variety of amplifiers...
If you do get the K-1xe and plan to use it via its SE outputs vs balanced XLR, take heed to the manual re: that it inverts polarity via the SE outputs, so simply reverse the positive and negative speaker cables on both right and left amplifier outputs to correct.
Dave