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Tinnitus is internally generated, and more likely perceived absent external sound which tends to mask it.
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It's my hope that your ears will make adjustments over time and reduce the intensity of the tinnitus. Another thing you might want to try is toe out your speakers and lessen the straight-on beaming if that doesn't adversely affect your soundstaging and other things.
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Yes, dbphd, the tinnitus is most noticeable in silence, but is also exacerbated by external stimuli, ie, sound/noise - at least this is how I experience it.
Thanks, Will, that’s kind of you - I hope so, too! I never thought of turning my speakers off axis, will try it. |
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I am approaching 200 hrs on my Kx5-Twenty and I’m happy to report that it’s opening up, is smoother and, depending on the source material, has gone holographic, even at low volume (am listening without my tinnitus flaring) - Will, all as you suggested -> no regrets!
Anyone interested in a mint Ayre K5xeMP? |
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It won't stop getting better anytime soon either. This thing needs a lot of hours.
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When I took home the new unit, out of the box I was wondering if I made a mistake as it was not as smooth as the dealer unit or my previous K5xeMP. My dealer assured me that given time (200 plus hours or so) the new unit would sound just as good as his store unit. He was right, and somewhere after the 100 hour mark the unit just opened up and sounded great. So the message to you is be patient and you will be rewarded. The unit definitely needs to break in. The bottom line I have absolutely no regrets and appreciate the pre-amp more and more each day. After reading the review by Stereophile and JA claiming the KX5-20 is superb engineering, I wholeheartedly agree. This unit has an extremely low noise floor which allows the music to emerge from a black backdrop. I also find it sounds good at low or high volume which is a tribute to the volume control design which is quite unique in the industry. Enjoy. |
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I do worry a bit when I hear the clicking as the volume is adjusted that it might be a mechanism that wears out. I hope my concern is unjustified.
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They have used this type of motor system to drive their volume control for many years and I have not heard of anyone having any issues so this component should be reliable over a long period of time and hopefully for the life of the unit.
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Does anyone know where I can find a thread related to upgrading from the Ayre K-1xe to the Kx-5 Twenty? I have the K-1xe and was thinking about upgrading to the Kx-5 but not sure if this would be a lateral move or significant upgrade?
You should hear the mechanical sounds produced when changing the volume on the K-1xe. |
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That said, we've been fixing them for years and can take care of any that wear out at Ayre. In my experience, the issue doesn't really manifest itself until the unit is around 7-10 years old, though many still haven't shown any issues that are 15-20 years old, so it's a bit of luck and a bit of how much it's used. Cost-wise, replacing the work parts depends on the unit, but our repairs are only priced to cover our costs. We want to make sure you can get back to listening without having to pay some ridiculous repair fee. So they're not invincible, but the benefit that the mechanical VGT control provides vs. the potential to wear out in a decade or more we feel is a worthy trade-off. Hope that helps.
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