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Perfect Vinyl Forever
I’d also add that from a source mentality perspective, optimizing the choice/condition of the musical format/piece of media used in one’s system, in this case one’s LPs, is obviously a good - even a crucial- place to dedicate one’s attention and f... 
Perfect Vinyl Forever
This doesn’t address the original poster’s inquiry as much as it does the rationale for spending the money on a service like PVF rather than buying one’s own machine, cheap, mid-priced, or a high end model. I’m not personally endorsing PVF, howev... 
Ayre owners and preamp options: seeking advice
This is a followup to an ancient thread, but FWIW, having owned a lot of Ayre gear, including using an Ayre K-3x preamp with first a VX5E and then a VX-5 (over a period of about a decade), I've now had an Aesthetix Janus Signature (linestage/phono... 
Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other
Just sharing my thoughts here at this late thread date on the overall topic, as owner of an SME 20/2 model with the SME V arm and a Lyra Skala cartridge - I absolutely love it! And yes, I've heard other high-end tables in high-end systems. When I ... 
The Absolute Sound...Luxman D10X review.
Having owned this unit for a couple of months now, I'd agree with what aolmrd1241 said. Re. mqa discs, which the D-10X obviously can natively play, I've bought and listened to two of them- one a recording of works by shostakovich, lutoslawski, and... 
For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like?
I haven’t owned Vandersteens to-date but at this point am planning to get either Quatros or Kentos into my primary system, hopefully in the not-distant future. My primary system has had Vivid B1s for a few years now, and they’re friggin’ amazing ... 
You ended up with Ayre, what are your speakers?
I have had all-Ayre electronics at times (mostly early on in my audiophile journey), and systems mixing components, including an Aesthetix Janus Signature preamp now in my primary system, with an Ayre disc player fronting it (along with an SME tur... 
PS Audio or Ayre?
Re. Exron's comments about Ayre products, I've had excellent experiences with their gear over the years and dealing with their customer service, which is what I've generally heard about from others on various audio boards over the years. Re. Ayre ... 
Vandersteen Quatro CT
I owned Thiel 2.3s for a no. of years and have heard the higher-end Vandersteen models on a no. of occasions (sometime after purchase of my Thiels). My next speakers will be Vandersteen Quatro CT or Treo CT  (although I wish to check out the Golde... 
Review: Ohm Acoustics Ohm Walsh 2000 Speaker
Hi, thanks for your review-Just wanted to know- how do the 1C's and Micro Walsh Talls compare w/ each other? It seems you're comparing a higher-model Walsh with a lower-model Vandersteen. I'm planning on spending 1K or less for speakers in a small... 
Re. available Police reissues on vinyl
Thanks, Srwooten for your response. I think I'm going to go w/ the A & M releases, partly based on your recommendation. 
Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe?
Vinyl IS a pain in the a**, but even so, and w/ potentially limited selection- it can take musical bliss to a whole new level. Even w/ my Linn LP12/Rega RB-600/Benz Micro Ace w/ stock cable set-up ($1500 w/ table being used), I can often enjoy lp'... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
Ayre Cx7e, hopefully to soon be upgraded w/ Ayre C5xe. Wonderful players, IMO, and AMAZING customer support. 
Best interconnects for AYRE gear ?
Forgot to clarify... the power filter and new rack tamed the brightness in my system, and so the Ayre i-c's, which are brighter than the Golden Cross, now are better for the system, whereas before, they were too forward in their sound. 
Ayre balanced interconnects
I'd second what Frankpiet said about the importance of system context. From my limited experience, I'd say that cable strengths/weaknesses are really system-dependent. I use a bunch of Ayre gear w/ Thiel 2.3's in an acoustically live room (under-d...