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August 9, 2014, 01:22 PM #1
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September 30, 2014, 01:37 PM #2mauidanGuest
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Has anyone heard the Inspiration Stereo amp?
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September 30, 2014, 01:53 PM #3
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Not yet Dan.
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November 26, 2014, 02:40 PM #4
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Has anyone heard this new affordable series yet?
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November 26, 2014, 05:18 PM #5
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They don't look inspiring to me. Too boxy looking.
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January 19, 2015, 12:07 AM #6
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Hi all,
This is my first post. I have auditioned the Inspiration preamp in the context of my home system and am impressed by the transparent and resolving highs. It is top-down in its presentation. The mids and the lows lack some weight and body. When compared to the Jeff Rowland Capri S2 which was my previous preamp, the Capri is bottom-up in presentation with more heft to the mids and lows but lacking air and sparkle in the highs. The Ayre K-5xeMP strikes a good balance in all frequency ranges with even better mids and lows than the Capri. I am a happy camper with the Ayre now in my system.
Happy listening.
Jon.
Esoteric K-01 for CD/SACD, Marantz NA8005 USB flashdrive transport for hi-res => Ayre K-5xeMP => Bryston 28B SST monos => Vienna Acoustics The Music with Shunyata Triton Power Conditioner, Kimber Select IC, KS 6063 speaker cables, Shunyata and PS Audio power cordsLast edited by j2020; January 20, 2015 at 11:50 PM. Reason: Wrong model no. and additional info
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January 19, 2015, 12:22 AM #7
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Hi Jon,
Welcome to the forum and thank you for joining!Fleetwood Deville by Oswald Mills Audio, Vienna Acoustics Haydn Jubilee, Wharfedale Linton w/ stands, Klipsch RB-75, Klipsch RP-160M.
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January 19, 2015, 12:24 AM #8
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Hi Jon. Welcome! Wonderful system you have there.
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January 19, 2015, 02:38 AM #9
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Thanks, all for the kind words.
Cheers! J.
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January 21, 2015, 01:43 AM #10
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January 21, 2015, 02:24 AM #11
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Hi Dpod4,
Actually, it makes good business sense for the manufacturer if their idea is for us to mate both their preamp and amp to balance out the sound. But I guess not everyone would want to purchase or upgrade both components at the same time.
Cheers! J.
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January 29, 2015, 12:34 PM #12
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Inside:
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Stereo amp
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January 29, 2015, 09:13 PM #13
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January 31, 2015, 01:34 PM #14
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April 3, 2015, 06:09 PM #15
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April 3, 2015, 07:21 PM #16
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I'm hoping to hear this amp (Stereo 1.0) in my system soon
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April 17, 2015, 01:20 PM #17
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December 31, 2015, 12:20 AM #18
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December 31, 2015, 03:28 AM #19
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“Life’s too short to listen to bad audio.”
Big rig: Brinkmann Taurus DD TT + 12.1 arm + Lyra Etna Lambda SL MC + HRS M3X2/ Cardas Clear Beyond phono/ Stillpoints LPI/ Brinkmann Edison mk2 phono + RöNT II Tube PS/ Synology NAS with Roon + HD Plex linear PSU + Shunyata HD/ AQ Vodka RJ45 + Aqvox Network Switch SE + AQ Diamond RJ45 into DAC/ Brinkmann Nyquist mk2/ Audionet Humboldt/ Cardas Clear Beyond ICs/ Kharma DB9-S 1.1 LS/ Inakustik Reference LS 4004 AIR/ Audioquest Niagara 5000/ Shunyata Alpha power (HC, Analogue, Digital)/ Finite Elemente Pagode Rack/ Stillpoints Ultra SS/ Vicoustic panels + Stillpoints Aperture II.
Small rig: Naim UnitiServe/ Curious USB/ Tidal/ Linn Klimax DS3/ Shunyata Power cable/ Pass Labs INT-60/ Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II/ HiD Diamond 8/ Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary/ Shunyata Venom EU7 & Venom 3 HD.
HP rig: MacBookAir/ Tidal/ Auralic Gemini 2000/ Sbooster LPSU/ Audeze LCD-2 Classic + WyWires Red/ Shunyata HD/ Shunyata Hydra 2/ Shunyata Venom.
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December 31, 2015, 10:03 AM #20
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January 1, 2016, 11:39 PM #21
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"...the sky is blue"
True that!
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January 2, 2016, 04:34 AM #22
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“Life’s too short to listen to bad audio.”
Big rig: Brinkmann Taurus DD TT + 12.1 arm + Lyra Etna Lambda SL MC + HRS M3X2/ Cardas Clear Beyond phono/ Stillpoints LPI/ Brinkmann Edison mk2 phono + RöNT II Tube PS/ Synology NAS with Roon + HD Plex linear PSU + Shunyata HD/ AQ Vodka RJ45 + Aqvox Network Switch SE + AQ Diamond RJ45 into DAC/ Brinkmann Nyquist mk2/ Audionet Humboldt/ Cardas Clear Beyond ICs/ Kharma DB9-S 1.1 LS/ Inakustik Reference LS 4004 AIR/ Audioquest Niagara 5000/ Shunyata Alpha power (HC, Analogue, Digital)/ Finite Elemente Pagode Rack/ Stillpoints Ultra SS/ Vicoustic panels + Stillpoints Aperture II.
Small rig: Naim UnitiServe/ Curious USB/ Tidal/ Linn Klimax DS3/ Shunyata Power cable/ Pass Labs INT-60/ Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II/ HiD Diamond 8/ Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary/ Shunyata Venom EU7 & Venom 3 HD.
HP rig: MacBookAir/ Tidal/ Auralic Gemini 2000/ Sbooster LPSU/ Audeze LCD-2 Classic + WyWires Red/ Shunyata HD/ Shunyata Hydra 2/ Shunyata Venom.
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January 2, 2016, 06:13 AM #23
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Yes....and.... Yes.
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January 2, 2016, 06:27 AM #24
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“Life’s too short to listen to bad audio.”
Big rig: Brinkmann Taurus DD TT + 12.1 arm + Lyra Etna Lambda SL MC + HRS M3X2/ Cardas Clear Beyond phono/ Stillpoints LPI/ Brinkmann Edison mk2 phono + RöNT II Tube PS/ Synology NAS with Roon + HD Plex linear PSU + Shunyata HD/ AQ Vodka RJ45 + Aqvox Network Switch SE + AQ Diamond RJ45 into DAC/ Brinkmann Nyquist mk2/ Audionet Humboldt/ Cardas Clear Beyond ICs/ Kharma DB9-S 1.1 LS/ Inakustik Reference LS 4004 AIR/ Audioquest Niagara 5000/ Shunyata Alpha power (HC, Analogue, Digital)/ Finite Elemente Pagode Rack/ Stillpoints Ultra SS/ Vicoustic panels + Stillpoints Aperture II.
Small rig: Naim UnitiServe/ Curious USB/ Tidal/ Linn Klimax DS3/ Shunyata Power cable/ Pass Labs INT-60/ Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II/ HiD Diamond 8/ Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary/ Shunyata Venom EU7 & Venom 3 HD.
HP rig: MacBookAir/ Tidal/ Auralic Gemini 2000/ Sbooster LPSU/ Audeze LCD-2 Classic + WyWires Red/ Shunyata HD/ Shunyata Hydra 2/ Shunyata Venom.
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January 2, 2016, 06:39 AM #25
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Your question : Ever heard EITHER of the preamps.....
My answer : Yea.
The difference between the 2 preamps? - you would most certainly already know the answer to that one. Which is why you upgraded.
Congrats and enjoy! I am so green with envy!
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January 2, 2016, 06:57 AM #26
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Ok, fair enough and sorry for the quizzing. I was just curious, as I still find the K-5 xe MP to be very good value for its price.
What happened to me, is that I had the K-5 xe MP and the VX-5 and then upgraded to the KX-5 Twenty and sent the VX-5 in for the Twenty upgrade as well. The KX-5 Twenty however arrived three months before I got my VX-5 Twenty upgrade slot. Surprisingly enough, I found the K-5 xe MP to be a better pairing with the non-upgraded VX-5, as it is slightly warmer than the KX-5 Twenty.
When I however got the VX-5 Twenty back it was significantly better with improvements in terms of bass heft, richer colors and ability to display instrument timbres, as well as dynamics. Only now was I able to fully benefit from the quite huge step-up switching from the older to the never generations.
All-in-all the the Twenty versions are really in a different league compared to their older siblings, but the K-5 xe MP is maybe the easier preamp to pair, as the KX-5 Twenty also requires a better power amp to really shine.
Hence my point of view (just individual opinion), that it's not always just the higher price that will tell us what is the better choice .
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk“Life’s too short to listen to bad audio.”
Big rig: Brinkmann Taurus DD TT + 12.1 arm + Lyra Etna Lambda SL MC + HRS M3X2/ Cardas Clear Beyond phono/ Stillpoints LPI/ Brinkmann Edison mk2 phono + RöNT II Tube PS/ Synology NAS with Roon + HD Plex linear PSU + Shunyata HD/ AQ Vodka RJ45 + Aqvox Network Switch SE + AQ Diamond RJ45 into DAC/ Brinkmann Nyquist mk2/ Audionet Humboldt/ Cardas Clear Beyond ICs/ Kharma DB9-S 1.1 LS/ Inakustik Reference LS 4004 AIR/ Audioquest Niagara 5000/ Shunyata Alpha power (HC, Analogue, Digital)/ Finite Elemente Pagode Rack/ Stillpoints Ultra SS/ Vicoustic panels + Stillpoints Aperture II.
Small rig: Naim UnitiServe/ Curious USB/ Tidal/ Linn Klimax DS3/ Shunyata Power cable/ Pass Labs INT-60/ Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II/ HiD Diamond 8/ Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary/ Shunyata Venom EU7 & Venom 3 HD.
HP rig: MacBookAir/ Tidal/ Auralic Gemini 2000/ Sbooster LPSU/ Audeze LCD-2 Classic + WyWires Red/ Shunyata HD/ Shunyata Hydra 2/ Shunyata Venom.
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November 26, 2016, 02:43 PM #27
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Inspiration INTEGRATED 1.0
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August 9, 2018, 03:00 AM #28
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Have any of you tried using Constellation Inspiration Preamp 1.0 and Stereo 1.0 power amp to match with Magico A3/Q3?
There are some posts saying that the bass would be somehow repressed/
Any experienced users can share their opinion?
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August 13, 2018, 01:49 PM #30
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