Vandersteen Treo's/Ayre AX-5 Twenty

by ctsooner on Ever Evolving
New Vandersteen Quatro front view
New Vandersteen Quatro's rear view
Best integrated I've heard
Digital Hub and balanced headphone amp
Top rated IEM
with Built in NC and amp

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    • Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Twenty
    Most up to date Ayre integrated amp
    • Mac Mac Mini Server heavily modded
    complete rebuild by Steve Nuggent at Empirical Audio.  All SSD with a Paul Hynes designed linear power supply.  Filled with all high res, well recorded music used at audio shows around the world.
    • AudioQuest Castle Rock 8' Speaker Cable
    with 72 DBS units
    • Noble Savant IEM's
    Signature series in Blue Swirl (one of only two made)
    Best IEM under 1500 I've listened to and it's THAT close.
    • PSB M4U2
    Integrated headphone with built in NC and amp.  One of the best and most versatile headphones made.
    • AudioQuest Niagara Balanced Interconnect
    • Empirical Audio Hand made solid silver USB cable
    • AudioQuest Niagara 1m Balanced interconnect 2 pair
    • Marantz Blu Ray
    Early Marantz Bluray player with HDMI and RCA outputs
    • Panasonic GT50
    50
    • Darbee Darbelt
    Video enhancer. Not sure how, but it sharpens the picture. Comes with remote control and it works
    • Ayre Acoustics QX-5/Twenty
    Featuing the new ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip and a new jointly-developed doubly-rotated Morion quartz crystal-based oscillator, The QX-5 Twenty elevates digital performance to an astonishing level. Linking all of your digital media together with every conceibable digital input and the most popular streaming services, the QX-5 Twenty provides unlimited flexibility and convenience at the highest level.
    • Vandersteen Quatro Audi Havana Black

    Latest evolution in speaker technology and sound quality to derive from the research & development efforts that delivered the patented carbon-fiber Perfect-Piston drivers used in the flagship Model 7. While the Perfect-Piston Tweeter used in the Model 7 is the fully embodied deal of high-frequency purity and resolution, the Quatro CT (Carbon Tweeter) features the superb Carbon Tweeter from the renowned Model 5A Carbon.


    Painted in Havana Black  

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I really like your posts and your system, THE only thing I would suggest is to try some cables that don't have boxes on them. I used to use MIT's and it wasn't until I got away from them that my system really showed a lot more JUMP factor. Just a thought. I love the Proacs and the Ayre electronics, good job man.

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