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| Need advice on power cords for my Ayre system Theo is correct. Ayre recommends the Cardas power cables on their equipment. Because of the level of internal power filtering, don't expect any huge changes to your sound. Ayre equipment is is not really effected by power filtering or cables as a ... | |
| HDCD 'best one box player' recommendations? THG, I was not refering to HDCD as flawed. I thought it was worth while although it will fool you because its levels are louder when processing. Something louder always sounds better. I was refering to CD's in general and it is a flawed format.I u... | |
| HDCD 'best one box player' recommendations? There are older players that meet the HDCD requirements. Most newer ones don't. Several very good ones come to mind: Arcam FMJ23 or 23T and the CAL labs player of about 6 years ago with the power boss (Mk.II version)both used the PM100 chip which ... | |
| Cheap SACD Player? Yeh, I have one of the Samsung's and it ain't bad! Forgot I even had the thing. | |
| Cheap SACD Player? If you are looking to get into SACD on the cheap, find you a Sony 9000es player on the net for about $500. It offers as good a SACD sound as many much more expensive players.Yes, it is a DVD player also BUT it is built like a tank, offers just exc... | |
| Why so many Rotel RCD-1072 players for sale ? I own one as a stand by. It is in the attic now but I can tell you, it can compete with a lot of more expensive players on the market. I have had numerous players through my system including a Wadia 861se, Sony's xa777es, Meridian's GO8, Marantz S... | |
| How far apart are your speakers? The acoustic centers of my Vandersteen's are 52.7" out from the back wall, 34.4" from the sides and are 8'9" apart. I sit 8'6" back. They are slightly in at less than about 5 degrees. | |
| Vandersteen Question The 2Ce Signature is a step up from the 2Ce (especially if is an older 2Ce that used the 3/4" tweeter instead of the 1" model) It is more open through the mids.I agree with Scott that the step up to the 3A Signature is a pretty big jump from the 2... | |
| Is balanced necessarily better? McCormack uses a transformer (Jensen I believe) to perform this task in his upgrades. You can read about it on his sight. That is an extra conmponent. The Sony SCD-1 used a circuit to derive balanced and it didn't sound as good as SE. As I said, I... | |
| Is balanced necessarily better? My thoughts are if the equipment is truly balanced and allows for a truly balanced connection, run it that way. Why do you want to go through a process of changing it to SE? It's like going from SE to balanced, why go through the added splitter or... | |
| Amplifier for Vandersteen 3A sigs? Probably the best amp I ever used with these speakers is the Theta Dreadnaught I. I used it with an Aesthetix Calypso preamp. It made really, really good sound. The McCormack's are good choices but not as smooth, holographic or detailed as the The... | |
| Why outlet makers warn against aluminum wires? Aluminum wire will vibrate with the frequency of the signwave. In this case, 60hz. This causes it to loosen from any connections other than solid crips. When it loosens, you get arcing at the connection. It's also is soft so it will loosen up over... | |
| What cable for Vandersteen 2WQ subs I have found that the Cardas wire is a little "Fat" compared to the more neutral sounding Cheetah. In a comparison, yes, the Cheetah would sound a little leaner.As for the wire to the subs, about the only thing Vandersteen has ever said about this... | |
| Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe? The K1xe is a right sizable step up. However, it would depend on the overall resolution of the system which I would choose. The K5xe is a good piece on its own standing. Just not up to the lofty standard of the K1xe. Only you could decide if it's ... | |
| Is harmonic accuracy and timbre important at all? Shadorn, I agree, frequency response is not everything. It's only a start. I do feel that any decent speaker must start here first, however. Then get the other stuff right.They're many design attributes of Vandies. |