Just bought Ayre C-5xeMP and K5xe

[harri009]

Thanks Rather and N8, so far so good on the sound of things. I have officially replaced the ERC-1, the emo though is one heck of a bargain for how good that thing is. The Ayre is obviously more detailed and has a little more ayre around the instruments but for $350 used the ERC-1 is a super deal.

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Feb 11, 2012 15:22:56 GMT -5 harri009 said:

yes indeed. now for either a Ayre K5xe preamp or Pass XP-10. After the pre will be either a Pass X250, X350, or ayre V5xe. thoughts?

both are great but that Arye preamp is understand is very good. I have not auditioned it, mind you, just going by what people I trust have told me plus the reviews.

wow... I'm jealous. Beau coup congrats, man!

[harri009]

Well a great deal came up on audiogon for an Ayre K5xe so I jumped on it and now have one on the way. I guess that makes up my mind between the Pass XP-10 or the Ayre. So now the next question is Pass Labs X250, X350, or Ayre V5xe? What do you guys think?

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Feb 12, 2012 21:42:02 GMT -5 harri009 said:

Well a great deal came up on audiogon for an Ayre K5xe so I jumped on it and now have one on the way. I guess that makes up my mind between the Pass XP-10 or the Ayre. So now the next question is Pass Labs X250, X350, or Ayre V5xe? What do you guys think?

well, between that list, Pass Labs would get my pick. No room for a pair of XPA-1s? I have snob audiophiles coming over to my humble home and system and leaving with an array of emotions from pissed (that I was right and the XPA-1s rock) to stunned from the sound. Of course, it's not solely the amps but IMHO they play a major role. I love it.......

that said, if it must be from your list......
PASS LABS

[harri009]

Ya I have thought about the XPA-1's for a while but have always loved the look of the pass and the extra class A power over the emo.

[harri009]

Here is the new Pre amp K5xe

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very nice!

[harri009]

Thanks, I have another thread about trying to split the output for my sub. Today is the first day after I realized the splitters/combiner were turing my stereo into mono. I thought man this K5xe sucks, then I figured it out the problem with the splitters and so far afterwards its sounded very nice. It will probably take about a year to get the budget back up to the point that I can afford the new amp.

[harri009]

Well a year later and I ended up adding the Pass Labs X250.

[Pauly]

Beautiful!!! I love the look of that amp, and the Ayre gear is sweet as well. Congrats Harri, you have a wonderful system. You should be very proud!

[mgbpuff]

Congrats on a fine system. You may enjoy the following forum more than this one now -
www.audioaficionado.org/ayre/

[briank]

That is one sweet set-up. Congrats!!!

Deserves better cables though. Find you a good deal on some Audioquest Colorados on Audiogon. You'll be glad you did.

[harri009]

mgbpuff, I do cruise the other threads but the Lounge will always be home

[harri009]

Correction the old pre picture, I am now running full Balanced.

[thepcguy]

Just wondering how you 'tame' the living room. For gears that expensive, don't you think they need to have a dedicated room?

[harri009]

I would love a dedicated room. The room is pretty large and has carpeted floors and plush furniture. Also the nearest rear wall behind the listening chair is about 12 feet. It sounds very good, I am sure a dedicated room would add a lot.