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  Ayre V-Kxe and Thiel 2.4s
Anyone heard this combo?

I've been waiting for an appropriately priced Pass Labs 250.5 to pop up, but the wait has made me consider some other alternatives. In my conversations with Pass, they've steered me away from lower power options (e.g., the 150.5), so I'm concerned that the V-Kxe won't have enough power to really push the Thiels. However in reading over the positive Stereophile review of the 2.4s, I think much of the listening was done on the this amp. It does save me quite a bit of cash over the Pass 250.5 though.

Any opinions are welcome (along with other amp suggestions). Thanks folks.
Cal3713  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-26-12
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02-27-12   Sorry v-5xe... stupid typos.   Cal3713

02-27-12   At 150 wpc into 8 ohms and 300 wpc into 4 ohms the v5ke is g ...   Stevecham

02-27-12   Stevecham, with all due respect, he's already unsatisfied wi ...   Unsound

02-27-12   I'm willing to spend up to $4000 (on agon)... just trying to ...   Cal3713

02-27-12   Stevecham, as unsound pointed out i do find it surprising th ...   Cal3713

02-27-12   Have you considered krells?   Unsound

02-27-12   Nope, haven't started to look through the options to learn t ...   Cal3713

02-27-12   Based upon some comments posted here on audiogon, the cost o ...   Unsound

02-28-12   Guys, next time you plan to be in eugene, or, please let me ...   Stevecham

02-28-12   Stevecahm, i've heard an older similarly powered cj tube amp ...   Unsound

02-28-12   The pass int-30a certainly makes absolutely stunning music o ...   Cal3713

02-28-12   Ayre makes very fine gear....to get the most from it you sho ...   Stringreen

02-28-12   Stevecham, i find you experience interesting with the cj amp ...   Charles1dad

02-29-12   As atkinson noted in his technical review of the cav50, &quo ...   Stevecham

02-29-12   Apologies; it was martin colloms, not john atkinson who made ...   Stevecham

02-29-12   With all due repect, and despite the included commentary in ...   Unsound

02-29-12   Here is stereophile's measurements of the the thiel cs 2.4s: ...   Unsound

02-29-12   Hi unsound, it would seem(once again) that actual performanc ...   Charles1dad

02-29-12   This commentary regarding power supplies made me start wonde ...   Cal3713

02-29-12   Charles1dad, i can't and won't discount stevecham's listenin ...   Unsound

02-29-12   Charles1dad, the last line of my last post was uncalled for. ...   Unsound

02-29-12   Cal3713, fwiw the pass xa30.5 is a 15 amp draw.   Unsound

02-29-12   I've never understood the argument of using the efficiency r ...   Russellrcncom

02-29-12: Charles1dad
Unsound,
The obvious point is steve`s CJ amp drove ithe Thiel and the OP`s Pass amp apparently struggles. Among other choices perhaps he may want to at least considerThe CJ amp or something very similar based on steve`s great sonic result.
Regards,

Charles1dad  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


02-29-12   It's a funny world out there... wish we could all just take ...   Cal3713

02-29-12   Unsound, sorry, but can you elaborate on how knowing that th ...   Cal3713

02-29-12   Russellrcncom, the placement of the volume knob might not be ...   Unsound

02-29-12   Charles1dad, we don't know of steve's great sonic results, o ...   Unsound

02-29-12   Unsound i certainly accept your apology, no problems. cal i ...   Charles1dad

02-29-12   Charles1dad, thank you.   Unsound

02-29-12   Cal3713, i was just responding to your thoughts of adding an ...   Unsound

03-01-12   Getting past discussions of how much power the thiels would ...   Countingbackwards

03-01-12   Countingbackwards, the xa30.5's the op was using is a pretty ...   Unsound

03-01-12   Yeah, i wish i could go higher in the xa line. the 60.5s ar ...   Cal3713

03-01-12   Any of the newer coda amps would do a fine job with this spe ...   Timlub

03-03-12   Interesting thread. further thoughts are that, of the three ...   Stevecham

03-03-12   I know this is somewhat arbitrary, but i think a system with ...   Unsound

03-03-12   Could be; i can certainly and easily get it well above 100 d ...   Stevecham

03-03-12   Hi unsound, i`d agree that is an arbitrary standard for sure ...   Charles1dad

03-04-12   Charles1dad, my post was a direct response to a question ste ...   Unsound

03-04-12   Unsound, i think we`re in agreement,determining reasonable p ...   Charles1dad

03-05-12   Interesting action over hear folks. thanks for all the comm ...   Cal3713

03-05-12   Stevecham, i suspect that with the thiel cs 2.4's set up as ...   Unsound

03-05-12   Unsound, feel free to go ahead and invalidate my assertions ...   Stevecham

03-05-12   Stevecham, do the math.   Unsound

03-05-12   Maybe some of the differences in opinions are related to glo ...   Glai

03-06-12   Ok, the 2.4s measured 88 db at 1 watt at 1 meter at 1% thd. ...   Stevecham

03-06-12   Stevecham, the thiel 2.4's don't measure at 88 db 1 watt at ...   Unsound

03-06-12   Unsound: do you actually own 2.4s?   Stevecham

03-06-12   No, i don't.   Unsound

03-07-12   Still wish stevecham and i could just switch to see what eac ...   Cal3713

03-07-12   As unsound suggested earlier (nod to you bro!), you might al ...   Stevecham

03-12-12   Well, i guess i'm going to try out a mcintosh 402. double t ...   Cal3713

03-13-12   Hi all ! this is almost the same thread i was involved with ...   Bradluke0

03-14-12   Brad, yours and steve`s experience is another example of why ...   Charles1dad

03-17-12   Hi all ! although i have since put the thiels on consignme ...   Bradluke0

03-18-12   Brad i can understand your change in direction,you`ll be ve ...   Charles1dad

03-18-12   Hi all ! yes , very happy with my current setup . never tho ...   Bradluke0

05-03-12   A thread update for future readers. the little 30 w pass ...   Cal3713

05-03-12   Thanks for the update. i look forward to reading about conti ...   Unsound

05-03-12   Cal, i appreciate the followup information. i`m not surprise ...   Charles1dad

05-03-12   The thing about the ayre amp is that not only is it a great ...   Stringreen

08-24-12   Well, it's been a while but i thought i should finish off th ...   Cal3713

08-24-12   Thanks for the update. i'm not at all surprised that the com ...   Unsound


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