Just like relationships, some pairings simply work better. Being Ayre helps. : )
Confused and need help
After finding out that my 1.7 maggies were going faulty and losing their sparkle i went on the hunt for new gear.
I took my gear (2x parasound A21 and my ARC LS17se preamp ) and went shopping.
I had heard great comments about the 30.2 harbeths so i hooked up my gear and listened for a few hours, i was not impressed, something was missing, it was flat, and boring.
I connected up the new Ayre integrated amp and wow, the 30.2 sounded so full, warm, accurate.
Surely my electronics are not that poor quality?
I took my gear (2x parasound A21 and my ARC LS17se preamp ) and went shopping.
I had heard great comments about the 30.2 harbeths so i hooked up my gear and listened for a few hours, i was not impressed, something was missing, it was flat, and boring.
I connected up the new Ayre integrated amp and wow, the 30.2 sounded so full, warm, accurate.
Surely my electronics are not that poor quality?
Showing 3 responses by david_ten
There isn’t anything to "blame." Consider your Parasound A21 + ARC LS17SE + 1.7s as a whole or as a unified unit. This threesome isn’t working for you [Emphasis You, the OP]. The Parasound A21 + ARC LS17SE + Harbeth 30.2 threesome didn’t work either. The Ayre (integrated) + Harbeth 30.2 twosome worked. Insight: something new and different from what you currently have "worked" for you. Bring the Ayre and Harbeth home and compare it to the Ayre + 1.7 to figure it out. You may be at a point where something new and different is what you [now] prefer. |
No surprise that the post preceding mine was deleted by our resident Deleter In Chief. Here is her post, for continuity and context purposes: elizabeth 8,001 posts11-07-2019 11:30am |