I was also at the THE Show in Irvine this past weekend and I have to agree with MikeTuason about the Treo CT. We came back to that room twice. I have heard Vandys at shows before, but these were far better than my audio memory served up. They were driven by simple PrimaLuna amps and preamps with a Meridian 218 streaming source. The coherency was perfect. They sounded like music and could play a wide variety of music with authority. I felt that they and the Magico A3 that we heard were the two best setups of the show. Most of the expensive, larger speakers overpowered the rooms or suffered from hi-fi sound. My friend who has Harbeth 30.2 on order is now considering the Treo CT.
Just got ruined by a pair of Treo CTs
So, went down to my local hi-fi shop today and they just so happened to have a pair of Treos with the carbon tweeters on display. He put on a Donald Fagen record and my jaw dropped, the top end was just...blissful... just perfect. Hard to describe.
Immediately afterward I heard the magnepan 3.7. while sounding great, the Treos sounded substantially better IMO.
Ok..so was planning to get a brand new pair of model 2s at some point, now I'm not so sure. The Treos CTs cost $8500. Oh dear...
Immediately afterward I heard the magnepan 3.7. while sounding great, the Treos sounded substantially better IMO.
Ok..so was planning to get a brand new pair of model 2s at some point, now I'm not so sure. The Treos CTs cost $8500. Oh dear...