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In Reply to: New vs. "Almost New" Ayre and Olympicas posted by kingist on May 20, 2015 at 22:14:53:
I haven't heard the AX-5 Twenty, but I can tell you that the original AX-5 is a nice step up from the AX-7e, particularly in the bass but also resolution, speed, and overall transparency. If you haven't seen it, there is a thread comparing the two just down the page, started by Abe Collins.
I haven't seen an AX-5 Twenty on the used market yet, but an ad for an AX-5 just expired on Agon. Assuming it hasn't sold, it will probably be back up again soon. Asking price was around $5500 if I remember right. Previous AX-5s have been selling in the same ballpark so I think it's a fair price. I would think an AX-5 Twenty would fetch more like $7500.
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- RE: New vs. "Almost New" Ayre and Olympicas - Dave_K 16:32:24 05/21/15 (5)
- RE: New vs. "Almost New" Ayre and Olympicas - Beetlemania 07:59:03 05/22/15 (4)
- RE: New vs. "Almost New" Ayre and Olympicas - Dave_K 06:31:46 05/24/15 (3)
- RE: New vs. "Almost New" Ayre and Olympicas - Beetlemania 08:50:30 05/24/15 (2)
- RE: New vs. "Almost New" Ayre and Olympicas - audioaddictNY 09:15:59 05/25/15 (1)
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