[Jaytor]

Earlier in the month I bought an Ayre KX-R Twenty preamp.  I am extremely happy with it.  I had the KX-5 Twenty prior to this, and a friend talked me into selling it to him.  It is also excellent.

That's a pretty cool looking unit. Bet it sounds great!

[DanM88]

Hey guys, I'm new here and just ordered an NX Studio to build. Does anyone have experience matching these speakers with an Anthem STR? Or should I look into tubes?

[richidoo]

Welcome to AudioCircle, Dan!

STR amp has plenty of power for NX Studio. It is relatively neutral, and should be a good match, imo.

[DanM88]

Welcome to AudioCircle, Dan!

STR amp has plenty of power for NX Studio. It is relatively neutral, and should be a good match, imo.

Thank you!  I'm excited to start the build and I can't wait to hear these speakers!

[jmimac351]

Did you notice an improvement from your other preamp?  It is one of the nicest preamps I have seen.

I think it is better than the KX-5 Twenty, but the difference in price does not reflect the difference in performance - at all.  In fact, it was because the KX-5 Twenty was so good that I had confidence in getting the KX-R Twenty.  The differences are mostly due to higher cost parts. Apparently the resistors are much more expensive than the ones in the KX-5 Twenty.  And there is another important difference... the input switching is done the same way as the volume.  It's a more "direct" way of doing it compared to the KX-5 Twenty.  Ayre is very friendly / shares details about the design of the product.  Great guys.

[BrandonB]

I think it is better than the KX-5 Twenty, but the difference in price does not reflect the difference in performance - at all.  In fact, it was because the KX-5 Twenty was so good that I had confidence in getting the KX-R Twenty.  The differences are mostly due to higher cost parts. Apparently the resistors are much more expensive than the ones in the KX-5 Twenty.  And there is another important difference... the input switching is done the same way as the volume.  It's a more "direct" way of doing it compared to the KX-5 Twenty.  Ayre is very friendly / shares details about the design of the product.  Great guys.

You are getting that last 5%.