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My listening impressions are like yours. I'm also finding that the KX-5 throws out a bigger scale soundstage. Not necessarily wider at this point of break-in, but images are larger as well as more delineated--I'm hearing a bunch of different things happening, but they're all staying within their lanes, so to speak, in the music.
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I talked with Mike at Ayre today about my plan for breaking-in the KX-5/20 by running the Sony HAP 24/7 into the input I plan to use for the C-5xeMP. He said that will work, but the most critical break-in is of the volume control, and that the level should be set at the highest setting I propose to use. But his general advice was don't worry about breaking it in, just enjoy it. And it does sound superb right out of the box.
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I typically use certain sound level settings down low or when I have the desire to crank it up. The bottom line is it does sound superb out of the box but after breaking in which could take 400 plus hours it really did blossom at least in my system. |
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I'm not going to sweat about break-in. As already said, it has sounded great out of the box, and I can hear it opening up already. I like the "natural" process where I get that eureka moment from time to time, when you suddenly realize the improvement jump.
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The KX-5 Twenty is totally setup now with names for inputs that are meaningful to me, i.e., AYR, OPO, SNY. & DOT. The only residual problem I'm having is the Ayre link is not moving the KX-5 Twenty into and out of standby.
The sound is that It's just the music, stupid for which Ayre is so known, especially when the source is my C-5xeMP. Whereas I thought the LS50s supplemented by a pair of subs was good for jazz and baroque, but not large orchestrations, this preamp proved that thought to be wrong. db |
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What other Ayre component are you turning off with Ayre link. Just remember that pushing briefly powers all links on but you have to push and hold a few seconds to power all links off |
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Push and hold did the trick. The amp went into standby. Thanks.
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Great Also if your KX5 powers up on mute- then VX5 should come off standby when you take mute off |
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Hmm. After the successful setting of amp to standby last night, the preamp and amp came up this morning with mute off.
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