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Well, I also think this has a lot to do with system synergy and what you have down the chain. What is down the rest of my chain is extremely energetic - autotransformer volume control, 45 SET, and BD-Design Oris 150 front-loaded horn speakers that are nearly 110 dB sensitive using Lowther/AER PM4A drivers.

I want all the detail I can get, the proper tone, and excellent soundstaging. The rest of the chain is so hyped-up in transient reproduction capability that trading those traits in for ultimate PRaT sources could start to put me on edge and grate on my ears, to be quite honest. You don't put on a slamming, edgy player into a Lowther horn and expect an overall balanced sound. It will go hyper on you. At least I think so.

Regarding the transport, etc. I like it much better than my SCD-777ES top loader that looks like it's built like a tank and yet it's the weak link in terms of reliability. So if it works, it works good for me, and if it doesn't, I don't want it. And Ayre has a 2-year warranty on the transport, not bad. What I don't like about it is the new remote they now have that lacks a "skip to next track" button, forward and reverse. That annoys me a bit.

So far, like I said, it's working out for me just fine.

To see what kind of sound that the amp/speaker combo also worked well with, it's my phono: Teres 255, VPI JMW-10, Koetsu Urushi feeding a step-up transformer and a tubed phono stage. Now these components are also not the ultimate in PRaT, although they combine to be pretty darn good at it. These TT components make the tone sound superb with lots of detail and soundstaging. The amp/speaker combo picks up the PRaT, whatever it gets and then some. Lowthers can go overboard on their own, like I said.


Kurt

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