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| Vandersteen help needed John Rutan was kind enough to pay me a visit in my home yesterday. I think we had a very productive and fun troubleshooting session that yielded some very noticeable and dramatic positive results. We tried several different things. Each had its ... | |
| Vandersteen help needed @cedargrover Someone was there when I was picking up my stuff. Must've been you! | |
| Vandersteen help needed @cedargrover thanks for the suggestion. I was convinced to purchase this equipment based on my demos at Johnny's store. His system sounds great!!! Him and I just go off the phone. We're trying to setup an in-house troubleshooting session with pote... | |
| Vandersteen help needed @rotarius I have not tried bringing the speakers in that close. The stereo imaging is amazing where they're placed now. I can try that though. | |
| Greatest rhythm sections Some more offerings:Jeff Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, and David Paich (Toto)David Garibaldi and Rocco Prestia (T.O.P)Any Steely Dan record Gadd, Porcaro, Purdie, Rick Marotta, Jim Keltner, Chuck RaineyJaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine (Weather Report)Joh... | |
| Best divorce album? OMG! Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love....the whole thing is a bout divorce. Brilliant writing. | |
| Best divorce album? Sting - Mercury Falling (whole album)The Hounds of WinterStingMercury falling I rise from my bed Collect my thoughts together I have to hold my head It seems that she's gone And somehow I am pinned by The hounds of winter Howling in the wind I wa... | |
| Music you found on Tidal I did a search for Jeff Porcaro, drummer for Toto. Came up with David Benoit, "Shadows." Very nice stuff! | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @mdelrossi1 Yes, came in well under my 5k budget. I'll probably order a few panels from GIK.@bondmanp Thanks for the great suggestions. Will def. check them out! I didn't realize I had The Art of Sound so close to me in Lambertville. 15 min. down ... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @mesch Thanks! Appreciate the kind words. I'll absolutely check in once everything is up and running. Johnny even offered to come to my house to help me optimize everything. He's a real good dude! | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k So a quick update...I have placed an order for the following:- Vandersteen 1ci speakers- Belles Aria integrated- Rotel DAC- Audio Quest speaker cables and interconnectsTo start I’ll be using an existing Kenwood CD player with an optical line out i... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @randy-11 lol....ignore the tweekers!!! Got it!@gdnrbob John did play the Ayre amp for me. It was stupid good. But it was also like 12k. Thanks also for the excellent suggestions.@gawdbless Thanks. Will check out the Nuforce STA200 | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @mesch thank you for your suggestions as well. All good things to consider. | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @audiotroy Sorry I missed you as well. It was a good visit. | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @stewart0722 "I would do the Belles which you know matches beautifully to the Vandys and then do an Oppo Sonica DAC which is a very simple and easy to use way to get Tidal into the Belles for not a lot of money.......any internal solution will be ... |