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| EXTRA! EXTRA!! Millercarbon Proven Wrong!!! Read all about it! EXTRA! EXTRA!! Ayre recommended Cardas to me. As a matter of fact, Ayre cables are actually Cardas manufactured and just a bit different from the branded cables. To ME, the Cardas sounded awfulI’ve been using Cardas in my Ayre system for years and have been s... | |
| Thiel Owners @snbeall Remembered I wrote this post:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/thiel-owners-2/post?highlight=Summarize%2Bclarity&postid=... | |
| Thiel Owners @snbeall I don’t think there is any single page or post that summarizes what I did or why. Relevant posts begin January or February, 2018. I made my final changes about one year later. So, look at pages within that interval, especially posts by To... | |
| Thiel Owners @snbeall Finding a stereo pair of Thiel subs with the appropriate crossover is a tall order. And, yes, lack of amp service is an issue (I think Rob Gillum only services speakers). Finally, the Vandersteen room correction is very appealing (althoug... | |
| Thiel Owners similar to the improvements in beetlemania's 2.4 upgrade. Two years later, I remain of the opinion that these are my last speakers. Compared to the very be$$$t speakers/systems I’ve heard, the list of faults is short:1) no audible output below ~3... | |
| Thiel CS1.6 Has anyone ever substituted a new woofer for the original? Is that $500 what Rob Gillum would charge? That does seem steep. But it seems a tall order to take an off-the-shelf woofer and replace Thiel’s in-house driver. Namely, that opens a can of worms around the crossover. I think you have to bite the bu... | |
| Ayre AX5 Twenty The original AX-5 was a fine amp. The Twenty version sounds even better (it’s in my top 5 ever heard) while being much more tolerant of difficult speakers. Anyone looking at the AX-5 should either get the Twenty version or plan to have an original... | |
| Ayre AX5 Twenty Here are measurements for the Ayre AX-5 Twenty. https://www.hifinews.com/content/ayre-ax-5-twenty-integrated-amplifier-lab-reportThat’s plenty of power for all but a handful of speakers and preferences. Of course, it’s always best to listen in you... | |
| The Most "Analog" CD Player? Oh my word...I guess some posters never opened the op's linkLOL. Gotta say most manufacturers don’t give you a 12” transport in their CDP. | |
| Thiel Owners @thoft I think V-1s were in the range $8-9k when new, depending on the version. So you might find one for about $4k or less? I think Ayre stopped making them shortly after the MX-R was introduced ~15 years ago. But I’ll bet they will still upgrade... | |
| Thiel Owners @jafant I thought you already had a Twenty version? | |
| Thiel Owners I have bragged about those yellow caps as state of the art, and they were in their dayOh, no! Time to remove the radiator again? Lol I do occasionally wonder about different bypass caps on the CSA coax feeds. We went with Multicaps but, in hindsig... | |
| Thiel Owners Ayre power amps are also a great match with Thiel100My AX-5 Twenty and CS2.4s are singing. Years ago I ran a pair of CS1.6 with the AX-7. Also nice other than I yearned for more bass. And my only experience with the CS7.2 was paired with, I think,... | |
| New DAC, Ayre QX-5 vs Moon 680D, suggestions? Yes, QB-9 has a single USB input. I had mine upgraded to the Twenty version and am super happy, no longer trying to figure out how to afford a QX-5. I use Roon via a NUC to stream Qobuz and play my collection. The only time I wish for a second inp... | |
| Speakers for Ayre AX-7e Small footprint with bass is a tall order! I had an AX-7 for about 15 years. Drove three speakers with them: B&W DM12 monitors, Thiel CS1.6, Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II. Thiels and Vandies are far better than those old B&Ws. The Thiels probably... |