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Ayre MX-R and Nagra PL-L

Hi,
The Ayre MX-R has balanced inputs. My Nagra PL-L has the balanced output option.

Does anybody have any experience partnering the Nagra PL-L with the Ayre's?

I have listened to the Ayre's and despite they were only 200hrs worth they sounded truly impressive. Not having the resource to change my preamp I was considering the purchase of the Ayre as a 1st step.

The Ayre's will be driving either Avalon Indra's or Marten Design Bird speakers. Upstream Raven AC, Reimyo CDP and obviously some good music!

Tim
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I had the combination of the Nagra PL-L and the Ayre MX-R's for about a year. The combination worked fine using the balanced outputs on the PL-L. The Nagra seemed to have a lot of gain, so the volume control was always set on the low side, even with the jumper inside the pre-amp set to low. Nonetheless, it worked nicely and was quiet.

I replaced the Nagra with the KX-R when it came out, and the improvement is obvious, but as a first step to the Ayre reference line, what you're suggesting should work well.

MJF
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