Spectral or Ayre (combo)

Hello,
what would you choose if the decision needs to be made from two systems between these combo's:

Spectral Audio preamp Dmc 12 + power Dma 150

Ayre Acoustics pream V-5xe + power K-5xe

Thanks for your opinion and brief comments.

miglos03-30-2021 8:23am

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miglos OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8 posts 03-30-2021 at 01:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Get somthing better and more reliable get PASS did you compare yourself to sound like PASS with Spectral or Ayre? Why you decide that Ayre or Spectral are not reliable?
gdnrbob Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,409 posts 03-30-2021 at 09:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @OP, Pay no attention to the man behind the screen. Though I have no experience with Spectral, I do with Ayre. I own MX-R's, KX-R, Codex, and QB-9 Twenty's. My equipment runs as it should. When I did have an issue with the MX-R's (blown cap), Ayre fixed it for very little money and it was done very quickly. Same with my QB-9 upgrades. Bob
russellrcncom Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 305 posts 03-31-2021 at 12:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete ebm: my current system has both Ayre and Pass components and I couldn't say one mfr. is / was more reliable than the other. Miglos: you have the model designations inverted but I have the V-5xe and K-5xemp combo and am actually looking to make a change to Spectral. It's the extended bandwith with the latter that intrigues me. I would like to see if I can capture the magic I heard at a Spectral dealer 20 years ago.