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In Reply to: RE: Ayre VX-5 twenty opinions. posted by BenE on August 12, 2015 at 19:01:14:
I forgot to mention that the amplifier runs hot. Over a long listening session in the summer, the AX-5 can really warm up my 13x16x8' room. The Twenty version is claimed to run cooler, but it will still be more like a tube amp than a typical class A/B solid state amp in this regard. So tube amp lovers who are looking for a cool running "summer" amp should look elsewhere.
Last, one other characteristic of the AX-5 is that it presents the soundstage a little further back and deeper than other amps. In my system, a vocalist located front and center in the mix will be presented a foot or two behind the plane of the speakers. In the same system, most other amps I've tried will place the same vocalist in the plane of the speakers. I actually prefer the presentation of the Ayre most of the time. It's not as intimate, but it's more like a live performance.
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- A couple of other notes - Dave_K 03:47:56 08/13/15 (3)
- RE: A couple of other notes - BenE 06:10:53 08/13/15 (2)
- RE: A couple of other notes - Dave_K 04:00:27 08/14/15 (1)
- RE: A couple of other notes - BenE 07:08:31 08/15/15 (0)
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