Tim - that was big fun and you are welcome at our door any time you are in San Diego area - thanks also for the LP a real rarity and treasure !!!
yes NAIM Atom
it has preamp outs but no power amp inputs
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hi Pete...good tools are awesome
my ears are 36” from reflective back wall ( experimental absortive panels on order )
laser hits wall about a foot outboard of ears, maybe a bit more..
@mr_m ( Tim ) was over the other eve and comment on how it sounds, btw an awesome great guy !!!! |
@rwwear - i would suggest a look at recent show photos of Vandersteens ( Munich for example ) which should give your friend some idea about a starting point.
- i use a Leica disto and a laser level to setup speakers, both tools under a hundred $ total
- use blue tape on listening chair and or wall behind chair.
- tweeters should not be aimed right at ears
- check tilt also after careful measurement of both ear height and distance to speaker, verofy correct number of washers...
- i am available for a telephone call to run thru setup...
- zero toe in rare.....
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But speaking of Treo CT
the Music room in Colorado an Agon dealer has a Walnut pair for $5,800
i have no affiliation besides buying and selling a bit of gear to them.....
fyi
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would be a hoot to take the 1, Belles, some copper DBS audioquest cable, decent $1 k ish VPI table and $600 Grado etc to a show, put it behind a black grill cloth.....and blow people away !!!!!!!
big fun
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Tastes and opinions change..... thank God we have choices
now let’s get those Quattro sounding right....
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what is the toe in like ? |
the binding posts which are actually a custom made barrier strip is integral with the crossovers which eliminates 4 connections.....
plenty of high end wire company offer Vandersteen sized spades....
but IF it’s a deal breaker for you I understand..... |
Bstat.... birdseye is brutal $$$ , Made the $600 upcharge for Ambrosia Maple a pawltry thing......
all driven by rarity and the market for really fine veneers... price changes every day
miket- yes they did sound good at The Show and I was there for a bit visiting with RV, buying records, drinking a margarita and checking out the cars....The Treo were in
kind of a phone booth sized room, so they are capable of so much more :-)
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Yup
$660 in 1985 = $1,540 today
no stands in 1985
stands are about $150 additional today
here is my take of a killer system:
Mofi Table
Ortofon bronze
Quicksilver, Belles, or Rogue Integrated
Steen 1ci
decent wires
add a BlueSound or Aries Mini...
holy cow |
@stereo5
doubt that high end loudspeakers are in inflation basket of goods but $1 in 1992 is $1.79 in 2018
.... looks like the Frugal Dutchman of Hanford has been doing pretty good....
your 2ci would be $2140 no stands and hopefully we might agree that the upgrades to current status 2 are worth the premium above inflation... ?
i sold a ton of 1b in 1985 for $660 a pair, pretty sure if I ran those numbers he has beat inflation by a bunch
just my $.02 in 2018 money...
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musical surroundings phenomena II into a NAIM Atom streamer / amp....40 WPC class A/B |
Bstat...like any respectable audio crack dealer, “ the first hit is free “
i think i might be gaining a unique non dealer perspective on the breadth of the Vandersteen line owning and listening to three pairs from 1ci to Treo CT to 7 mk2
and as a previous 3a-sig and 5a owner the Treo and up are a departure keeping the famous seamless coherence but removing a layer of grunge and cabinet distortion that when you hear it is difficult to comprehend...it is a clear water like purity and I can say the Treo CT are killers....
i think I have assembled a frugal ( well all things relative..ha ) system of Delos, Basis 1400 Rega OEM 300 into Musical Surroundings wpc which runs Treo just fine....
sure I could hook up an Ayre, etc..and improve things but I am staying up past my bedtime listening to everything from Tidal to Funny Girl soundtrack on ancient vinyl......
now back to Ones.....what a freaking incredible value....people whine about how expensive this hobby can be, at $1,300 they and many other made in USA speakers to wit Magnepan offer a real high end taste and incredible musicality...
bstat good on ya brother
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