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| Someone please explain the logic of upgrades To specifically respond to the Audible Illusions, it was a "Class A" component to begin with and is a lot better than most give it credit for being. It is pretty "Tricked" out as it is and Art Ferris has used very, very fine parts. Not knowing exa... | |
| Cables for Vandersteen2C w/ Creek 5350SE The Alpha Core cable is good with my second suggestion being Kimber 8TC. | |
| Cost to upgrade Vandersteen 3A's to 3A sigs.?? ? The upgrade improves the clarity of the speaker. Midrange definition is much improved. Go to the www.soundstage.com archives and read Doug Blackburns review. He compares the two speakers. | |
| hum with 2wq filters/ general hum help needed Keith, I have had the same problem for a while. I have an Ayre V5x, Calypso preamp and the 3a Sigs with a pair of 2Wq's using a modified Sony Xa777es player. I have found that it envolves the grounding scheme between tubes and solid state. It will... | |
| Speakers for vocalists Vandersteen 3a Signatures and up. | |
| Best Redbook player with XLR outs Ayre is offering the new "Evolution" upgrade in all of their products. It is reported to be quite an improvement to products that are excellent to begin with. It has to do with the power supply filtering, etc. If you bought your product in the las... | |
| Listening to my HD650's, a sobering experience... I used a pair of HD600 phones and I agree with Megasam about the soundstage. It sounded awfully flat through the phones. The one other thing I discovered was my system did sound better than the phones overall. I did find that the Vandersteen's I u... | |
| B&W N 805 vs. N 805 Sig. Opinions? Just an update. The new "805s" speakers will be shipping in January along with the rest of the revamped B&W line with increased pricing. Interesting enough is the new 805s-6db per octave 1st order crossover on the tweeter. In B&W's dealer ... | |
| Vandersteen 2WQ vs 2W You are correct Mr. Swampwalker. I was thinking V2W when writing about the 2w which was totally incorrect. The 2w is an excellent sub with a "Q" of about .7 or so. I think(step in at anytime) that Mr.V did offer an upgrade to 2Wq status at some po... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso Line stage question..... The balance control is located on the remote only(not on the unit.) The display will show two sets of levels when it is utilized. I have owned my unit since July and absolutely love it. It is quiet and presents incredible soundstaging, depth and h... | |
| Vandersteen 2WQ vs 2W Go to the Vandersteen web sight and read up on the difference and there is a difference. The 2wq is designed for music rather than home theater. The 2w is for home theater. It has a greater output and a somewhat loose bass(relatively speaking) to ... | |
| Audible Illusions L-1 vs. Marsh P2000T preamps? Theduke, you might be right. I used my L-2 with the tape in jacks at times. My thinking was hopefully to bypass the source switch and just go through a single set of contacts on the tape in switch. I never could decide which was actual better but ... | |
| Audible Illusions L-1 vs. Marsh P2000T preamps? The L-1 is dual mono but uses two gain controls(one for each channel) and a single volume control that uses twin wipers(instead of using two actual volume controls but performs the same function.) Actually, the L-1 is easier to control the volume ... | |
| NHT 2.5i...your advice/input greatly appreciated The 2.5i is an excellent speaker but, as the poster above says, you will probably need about 100 a channel. I think the NAD 370 would be a better match than the 320. I have heard this combo numerous times and I always thought it sounded pretty dar... | |
| ultimate final word 2 on best speakers I agree with Nrchy. I have never heard a speaker system sound totally life like. Usually, the true original dynamics are not there and the drum kit never sounds totally convincing(amongst other things) I have heard very good sound but if you sit d... |