Vandersteen 5/Quatro Owners...

See this thread.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1167268221&openmine&zzZargon&4&5#Zargon

I spoke to Richard Vandersteen at CES today and relayed this question. He said the PC on both the 5A and Quatro are excellent and recommends using them. Besides, they are the ones he used to "voice" the subs. I hope this helps.

Kmiller5:

I use Synergistc powered PC's w/ my Quatro's with awesome results. I tried some old XLO's I had laying around, no difference. definitley worth checking out.

My dad has the new Wood Quatro's getting installed this week, when I talked to Richard I didnt feel the need to play with cords.....I wonder for bass only just how much if any improovement you will even hear. Looks to me as if the best idea is keep the stock cables and spend that money where it will do more good.

Chadnliz:

Yeah, I used to think the same way....now I let my ears be the judge. The conclusion I've arrived at on my system is this: the more resolving the entire system is the more everything matters....especially cables. Three things I've notice w/ the Synergistic powered power cords on my Quatros:

1. Better overall coherence from top to bottom.
2. BLACK silences...absolutely no noise.
3. At least one octave deeper bass.

IMO, you will be hard pressed to spend money to equal or surpass the above benefits (with nice speakers such as the Quatros).....be openminded on this matter -- you won't regret it.