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| Vandersteen 2c sock removal The Vandersteen website (www.vandersteen.com) tells you exactly how to do it under their troubleshooting section. | |
| Any information on the new Ayre C5xe player? That is truly great news. | |
| Only three manufacturers? It sure would be nice. I wanted to add one last thing. Back a few years ago, B&W did do a recording that corrected time and phase and played it back over their speakers for a blind test to see if it mattered. When the results were tabulated, i... | |
| Only three manufacturers? Stevecham, not to start an argument but I think this misses the point. The idea of time and phase speakers is to allow a recording and its cues to be reproduced for better or for worse, in phase or out phase. Time aligned speakers as REPRODUCERS, ... | |
| crossover question Not to rain on this parade but it takes a LOT of knowhow to do what you are attempting. Vandersteen has refined the 2's design over some 28 years. I for one would not second guess him in this area.If the speaker was previously modified, I would tr... | |
| Harmonic Technology vs. Audioquest Cheetah I have used both for an extended period of time. The Ht Prosilway III is a great cable and one I would recommend for most bang for the buck.In comparison to the AQ Cheetah, the HT cable is a little warmer and not quite as defined. We're only talki... | |
| Tube pre-amps: what defines "better" Too me, the more expensive tube preamps, assuming they are of good quality, is the ability to play louder with less conjestion and/or decreased dynamics. As stated above, I think this has to do with the power supplies more than anything else.The A... | |
| Cables for Richard Gray conditioner Richard Grey makes their own power cables which have been reported to be excellent. They were were mentioned in last months TAS. Richard Hardesty said they were the cable that does the least harm in his system. Of course, they're many others at re... | |
| Any information on the new Ayre C5xe player? It is surprising that another SACD/DVD-A player is offered with the way these formats seem to be going. Ayre says it does sound better than the CX-7 but how, who knows at this point. $6000 is right pricey and approaches a lot of fast company. Howe... | |
| Only three manufacturers? Go back through the archives and read "Time coherence - how important and what speakers?" I think this thread will pretty much answer any questions you have. | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? The Dual 701. One of the best of its time and very hard to find. | |
| Only three manufacturers? The older Dahlquist speakers of the 70's were an early attempt at time alignment only. They are not and never were phase correct. Even Vandersteen's earliest Model 2's in the 70's were not time and phase correct. Vandersteen, a few years later, in... | |
| Only three manufacturers? There are a few more manufacturers but these are the BIG players. All three have been around for a long time and have never wavered on their philosophies. I for one am in their camp. I too believe that these parameters are important and someday wh... | |
| 1/2 meter difference in IC audible? I have found this true. I like to keep all cables and interconnects short as possible. It has always been the case that the 1/2 meter of any cable I have used (and there's been a few!) sounded better than a 1 meter version of the same cable.I know... | |
| Any Drawbacks to COD I have done numerous COD deals through Fedex. I have only had a problem once where the package came back because the person would accept delivery. I was out of the shipping expenses.All of this is about risk exposure. Who gets the majority of the ... |