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RE: John Atkinson's review of the Ayre QX-5 Twenty

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In Reply to: RE: John Atkinson's review of the Ayre QX-5 Twenty posted by dbphd on September 01, 2017 at 16:54:10

How's the sound of the Sony HAP-Z1ES ... it just doesn't seem sensible to be spending $7-10k on some piece of electronics these days, like wearing a sign or something.

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RE: John Atkinson's review of the Ayre QX-5 Twenty - dbphd 11:24:28 09/03/17 (1)
The sound of the HAP-Z1ES is pretty damn good, especially playing DSD files downloaded from Acoustic Sounds. My Sony connects via balanced analog to an Ayre KX-5 Twenty preamp and VX-5 Twenty amp driving KEF LS50s supplemented below 100 Hz by a pair of Velodyne HGS-10s with SMS-1 acoustic room correction. The Sony doesn't quite have the magic, that sense of music just flowing unimpeded, that a disc played on the Ayre C-5xeMP can have.
db

Edits: 09/03/17
- I love my Z1. What Audio Settings do you use? The Balanced-outs on Sonys - oldmkvi 07:56:31 09/09/17 (0)
  don't double the Voltage, it's the same as the RCA outs, which I prefer.
  Balanced sounded weak, I guess because the Preamp is set for the Higher Voltage, but
  doesn't get it it.
  My Audio Settings include Remastering Engine ON, and Precision Upsampling.
  Also DSEE/Auto, for playing PCM Files.
  I call it The Full Sony...
  Their Portable DSD Players have some newer Tech that I would love to get in the "Z2",
  if there ever is one.

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