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| Supplementing KEF Ref 3 METAs I bought a pair of KEF JC 92s today after receiving a response from KEF that recommended them for supplementing the Ref 3 METAs. I'm using an Ayre AX-5 Twenty integrated amp that has no provisions for subs, so we plan to use speaker-level connect... | |
| KEF207/2: tri-wiring and amp questions IIRC I biwired Parasound JC-1 monoblocks with my 207/2s. I did love those beautiful speakers. | |
| Speaker cables for Ayre gear with KEF speakers soix I'm using cables I bought from a fellow who has since died. I don't recall the name, but we talked on the phone a number of times. He used twists of multiple wires with lots of silver in each cable. I love the sound with them, I biwired t... | |
| How old were you when audio gear first caught your interest? I think it was 1953 and I was 17. A neighbor had a JBL C34 rear-loaded corner horn, Gerrard changer with Shure variable reluctance cartridge, and an amp he designed with separate chassis for power supply. I was amazed. | |
| 10' speaker cables Re ghdprentice, the setup with which the speaker cables will be used is: Roon Nucleus B Ayre DX-5 DSD Ayre QX-5 Twenty Ayre AX-5 Twenty KEF Reference 1s | |
| 10' speaker cables What about 14 AWG Mogami from Ayre AX-5 Twenty to KEF Reference 1s? | |
| Problem with Ayre QX-5 & Roon I have talked with Ayre. They suggested I check out Roon resources before sending the unit in. I think it's an Ayre problem because: It played DSD before I sent the QX-5 to Ayre for an update. The QX-5 displays DSD 256, but Roon doesn't play... | |
| Components on floor Thanks to devinplombier directing me to the Dimplex users manual, I decided to recess the fireplace near the floor and mount the audio gear in a separate rack. The Ayre DX-5 DSD will be waist high for easy disc handling, and the all the gear is c... | |
| Components on floor I’m thinking of about a Dimplex IgniteXL 60" fireplace unit that’s either on or off. Instead of mounting it to the wall, the carpenters will build a cabinet to hold the unit at the top with a shelf at the bottom for audio gear. The cabinet will ... | |
| Best Server To Run Roon Core For years I’ve used a Nucleus to an Ayre QX-5 Twenty DAC via Ethernet. The QX-5 connects to an Ayre AX-5 Twenty integrated via balanced analog that drives a pair of KEF Reference 1s. I’ve never had a problem and think the sound quality is excel... | |
| Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp I’m new to headphones, but will be moving to a life-care community next month where I will need to play my audio at moderate levels even though the units are said to be well sound proofed with cement walls. I was impressed with my cousin’s McInto... | |
| Headphones for sound control I have very little experience with headphones for music. My experience with McIntosh was with the MC 60s, the standard in psychoacoustic labs. As a grad student I did calibrate and match TDH 39s, another lab standard at the time, and served in l... | |
| Balanced wiring for Sennhesier 800 S The Ayre QX-5 Twenty uses two connectors for balanced. Lavricables is trying to learn the Ayre wiring scheme. | |
| Balanced wiring for Sennhesier 800 S LavriCables can do it. I made a mistake about the balanced inputs to the QX-5. They're 3.5 mm, not 1/4". So I need two cables with male 3.5 mm plugs at one end and Sennheiser 800S connectors at the other. The cables should be wrapped together ... | |
| Balanced wiring for Sennhesier 800 S The Ayre QX-5 uses separate left and right inputs for balanced, so I need a cable with two 1/4" connectors to the QX-5 and two connectors to the Sennheiser 800S, essentially separate left and right cables wrapped together and split out only at the... |