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Would Vandersteen 5a's be a good match for Krell?
I agree with stevecham We have installed Vandersteen wood Quatros and Five series with many solid state amps as well as with a Krell 350 amp and pre and the sound was superb. Many folks will overreact their bias preference predicting mundane resul... 
NAD, and Vandersteen
Find a pair of used Quicksilver Mini Monos and a Quicksilver line stage. later you can add a 2WQ and own an amazing system. 
Maggie mg 12: room 16 x 20?
We run a pair of Magnepan MG12 in a 15 x 23 and have superb results. insert the 1.2 or 2 ohm resistor and balance to your preference. 
No bass in the Proac Response 3
Having 2 CD players on at a time.Its bad enough we have one cd player hooked upbut two can add even more digital noise back into the systemwhich causes line noise with a bite. just keep the one not being used turned off while listening. Cheers John 
No bass in the Proac Response 3
I will presume you have speakers with the tweeters set up correctly on the inside of each speaker.I would start with removing all of the sand. Bring the speakers toe in so that you can see just a little bit of the inside cabinet wall of the speake... 
Totem Arro or Vandersteen 1C or Quad 12L.
The Vandersteen 1C in my opinion will naturally reproduce Johnny Cash's voice better than most any Box I have heard. Happy Hunting Johnnyr 
Do any speakers image/sound-stage close to walls?
We have successfully installed many pairs of the VandersteenQuatros and 5As within inches of the front wall.they both offer a built in room compensation feature that has working placement even 4 inches out with excellent measured in room response.... 
Vandersteen Quatro
((If you mean they sound as good as they would well away from any room boundaries, I think that's a tall one.)) Of course not any full range speaker will optimise's and sound best out from the wall to preference. Some folks still want performance ... 
Vandersteen Quatro
(((I don't see how you are going to make full range speakers like Quatros work))) EasyThe Full range Vandersteen Quatro with built in room compensation is designed to work with most any room. We have successfully installed and tuned many in small ... 
Vandy 2WQ balanced crossover question
Ditto what Dave Mitchell said Read the well written owners manual. You can also temporarily start with the RCA assessment box. Play a Ray Brown Stand up Bass recording like Moon lite serenade until the systems sounds natural and alive. You may al... 
A musical subwoofer
Greetings I truly feel you would have to get up pretty early in the morning to come close to the Vandersteen 2WQ Subwoofer Made right here in USA.We have successfully blended these units in many differentrooms with all types of speakers from Magie... 
Life after Maggies?
Make sure you try them in the new room.They may just suprise you and work fine. Cheers Johnnyr 
Want something more forgiving than Vandy 3a sigs
Are your AC plugs in pre amp, Cd player etc in the same AC phase leg as your amp?Could there be any other component tied to the pre amp that could be on a dissimilar ac leg?What is your CD player?What about tilt back with washers?Do you have an ar... 
Sealed Subwoofer Recommendation
We have installed hundreds of the 2WQ vandersteen subs which are sealed with great results. the high pass will alsoallow you to experience a new level of transparencyimaging. 
Best speakers for near rear wall placement?
Vandersteen Quatro.........We have installed many of these full range speakers.Some have been even four inches from the wall. With their room compensation feature adjusted to this position we experienced remarkable results. John Dealer Audio conne...