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How make my Ayre system "warmer"?

Hello and happy christmas!

Please help to make How make my Ayre system "warmer".

My System:
Ayre K-5xe
Ayre V-5xe
Ayon Eagle (speaker with Accuton ceramic chassis)
Linn UniDisk 1.1
Cardas Golden Reference XLR
Shunyata Phoenix speaker cables

It´s a great system. It´s makes so many things very very good but it´s a little bid on the "lean" or "clean" side.

How can I change this to be "warmer" without loosing transparency and tonality and musical enjoyment? Other cables? Would be an K-1x as preamp a real step forward? Or an C-7xe as red book player. I love the Linn because he´s DVD playing is great (picture and sound).

Thanks!

Tom
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jfrech
1,816 posts
 
Hi you have good electronics, sorry, I just have never heard your speakers, maybe others can comment.

Assuming you have the speakers positioned correctly, maybe consider some room treatments, depends if you have a lively room or not.

Honestly, might be time for a vinyl set up. Not sure what you are willing to spend or if you'll even consider this route...
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
at the risk of offending owners of solid state equipment, it has been my experience that solid state amps and preamps do not exemplify the attributes of warmth.

i have auditioned several solid state preamps and amps over the years and have owned several as well.

in addition, i have been exposed to many stereo systems, at audio meetings, shows and friends' stereo systems.

i expect to get criticized . i'm prepared.

admittedly, i have not heard all ss amps and all ss preamps. however, i would consider tubed components more likely to produce the warmth you are looking for.
kschiu
73 posts
 
i haven't heard the equipments myself, but when I was reading the forums, I learned that the K3x was warmer than the K5x.

And the K1x is supposed to be a major step up to the K3x.
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