Vandersteen 5A


I moved my 5A's here to Arizona from New Jersey about 6 months ago. I got my soundroom furnished with drapes, plants, etc, and had my local Vandy dealer come over to voice the speakers to my room. For those of you who don't know, these speakers have their own amp in each speaker that exclusively drives the woofer, ... the speaker is adjustable throughout the bass range with a number of pots on this 400 watt mono amp...the rest of the speaker is driven by my own (Ayre) amp. Anyway, after setting the left speaker to +/- 3 db in the room, he started voicing the right speaker only to discover that the amp was not working. In less than a minute, the amp was out of the speaker, and is now on its way to Vandersteen for a look-see. I was amazed that the amp wasn't working, since the sound is so good..depth, air, power, delicacy...singer suspended in space between the speakers in 3 dimensions...great. Now that I know the woofer is gone, I can hear that the very low information is not there on the right side...but no one suspects that there is a problem by listening. I'll post the results when the amp comes back.
stringreen

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Yes...there are lots of lows coming forth. Accoutical bass even sounds "right" Now that I know the sub is missing, I can hear the powerful subsonic whack of a Telarc bass drum is anemic on that side
Mrmitch..Other then marrying my wife, this is the best thing I've done recently. Becoming a full time Arizonian, you see how nice the people are, how well the local government works...how "right" everything is. I know Anthem...if you can,also look into North Scottsdale/Cave Creek area. I saw Tom Cruise in his yellow Lambo in the supermarket recently. I saw someone as I was driving down Scottsdale Rd, who pulled up beside me in an Aston Martin. Entering the parking lot at a local restaurant for breakfast, I parked next to a red Farrari....kool
Another really nice hotel is The Boulders. It is much more in the desert...great golf, horseback riding, shooting, etc. If you decide to come out here, let me know, we'll touch base...I want you to hear my system.