KX-R just dropped into system...WOW

[enatai252]

Will do soon

[PHC1]

Congrats on your new KX-R enatai. I enjoyed my time with a black KX-R in combination with Lamm M1.2 monoblocks as well as the Lamm LL2D and Mcintosh C500P preamps. The KX-R was able to extract the last ounce of resolution, had the deepest, jet black background with quite possibly the lowest noise floor, was able to punch open the soundstage and spot light everything within it with any good recording. It never sounded sterile and clinical in it's approach to detail and resolution. Nothing escaped the KX-R, it's build quality and design makes it a truly reference grade preamp to easily go head to head with any other top notch preamps out there. The innovative design and features were a joy to admire and in use.

I've always had nothing but praise for the KX-R and truly enjoyed the KX-R/MX-R combo driving a pair of Wilson speakers listening sessions at my local dealer. The tube like liquidity of MX-R and the rich, weighty, slightly darkish tonal balance with the upper end Transparent cabling while listening to vinyl was always a real treat for the ears.

[Kingsrule]

Many I know in the industry say the KX-R is the best preamp they have ever heard.
I think this thread bears that out!

[BillK]

Still awaiting the opportunity to do a real audition.

(I believe I've mentioned before the irony of being about ten minutes from Ayre itself, but they don't have a Colorado dealer…)

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by BillK

Still awaiting the opportunity to do a real audition.

(I believe I've mentioned before the irony of being about ten minutes from Ayre itself, but they don't have a Colorado dealer…)

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I am not surprised. It's a fine piece. Very solid and sounds very nice.

[jebsmith]

Can't wait till my new KX-R arrives , hopefully next week. It will be replacing a tube preamp, by Aesthetix model Calypso.

[BillK]

jebsmith, any updates?

[Volks]

Had a chance to listen to a complete Ayre system today MX-R mono amplifier's and the KX-R Preamp hooked up to Proac carbon 8's and the source was the Ayre CX-7eMP CDP....what a beautiful/involving sound!......the sound was so fast/tight and very well controlled.....it was a sound i could live very happily with.......not to mention that the products are built like tanks......very solid indeed.

[jdandy]

Michael.......The Ayre KR-R preamp and MX-R amplifiers captured my attention last year, I am still fascinated with their beauty and the performace I have only read about. Perhaps one day the studio McIntosh components will be replaced with Ayre.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Michael.......The Ayre KR-R preamp and MX-R amplifiers captured my attention last year, I am still fascinated with their beauty and the performace I have only read about. Perhaps one day the studio McIntosh components will be replaced with Ayre.

Why Dan? Katie Melua will still sound like herself!