Ayre KX-5

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The KX-5 is definitely an awesome preamp. I love the fact that Ayre is so quiet too.
 
Anyone know the tonality of the unit? Dead neutral? Warm? Dark? etc?
 
Ayre Twenty update 5-series components.


KX-5 Twenty ($8950)
AX-5 Twenty ($12,950)
VX-5 Twenty ($8950)
 
socfan12 said:
Anyone know the tonality of the unit? Dead neutral? Warm? Dark? etc?
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Very quite black back ground, a touch on the warm side very musical. I am not sure you can do any better at this price level that said I have not heard them all.
 
Garth said:
Very quite black back ground, a touch on the warm side very musical. I am not sure you can do any better at this price level that said I have not heard them all.
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Garth, that's sounds quite interesting. How would you compare it to the K-5 xe MP or the KX-R?
 
Garth said:
Very quite black back ground, a touch on the warm side very musical. I am not sure you can do any better at this price level that said I have not heard them all.
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Garth, that sounds quite interesting. How would you compare it to the K-5 xe MP or the KX-R?
 
I have Ayre as well....great customer service and performance. DEAD quiet.....only a very slight ssssss when wide open on phono. All balanced interconnects.
 
Stringreen said:
I have Ayre as well....great customer service and performance. DEAD quiet.....only a very slight ssssss when wide open on phono. All balanced interconnects.
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Hi,

I'm pondering between the very favorably reviewed ARC SP20 and the KX-5 Twenty.

Those who have the KX-5/ KX-5 Twenty, any ideas how the KX-5 compares to K-5 xe MP or the KX-R. According to Ayre the KX-5 Twenty should be much closed to the KX-R soundwise than the smaller sibling. I alse read it is pretty much an AX-5 without the Output stage.

Any comments?
 
From the Ayre website, there are 46 volume steps of 1.5dB for the KX-5 Twenty, compared to 66 steps of 1.0 dB for the K-5xeMP. I would have preferred smaller changes of 0.5 dB. Just wondering why Ayre would increase the dB delta.

Esoteric K-01 > Ayre K-5xeMP > Bryston 28B SST mono > VA The Music
 
j2020 said:
From the Ayre website, there are 46 volume steps of 1.5dB for the KX-5 Twenty, compared to 66 steps of 1.0 dB for the K-5xeMP. I would have preferred smaller changes of 0.5 dB. Just wondering why Ayre would increase the dB delta.

Esoteric K-01 > Ayre K-5xeMP > Bryston 28B SST mono > VA The Music
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Well, whatever the details, a KX-5 Twenty is on its way along with a Twenty Upgrade for the VX-5. The K-5 xe MP is now history in my system.

Have heard from a friend who just upgraded his MX-Rs/ KX-R that they should be better than the new Solution 501s. Tall order.
 
Kuoppis said:
Well, whatever the details, a KX-5 Twenty is on its way along with a Twenty Upgrade for the VX-5. The K-5 xe MP is now history in my system.

Have heard from a friend who just upgraded his MX-Rs/ KX-R that they should be better than the new Solution 501s. Tall order.
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Wow!

Uh oh. I'm in trouble :)
 
Congrats, Kuoppis.
Please keep us posted; would love to hear how the new compares with the old.
J.
 
j2020 said:
Congrats, Kuoppis.
Please keep us posted; would love to hear how the new compares with the old.
J.
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Thanks, will surely do. I will get them earliest mid march though.

But I am very much looking forward to the Twenties, should be good notch upwards in SQ based on what I have heard.
 
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