bigtee
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| Thiel or Meadowlark? Make sure if you go with the Kestrel's go with the Hotrod version. Personally, the Vandersteen 2Ce Signature for the same money as the Hotrods, is a better overall sounding speaker. I have used both in the past and that was my conclusion. Of cours... | |
| Vandersteen 1c vs. 1b...drastic improvement? There is not "That" much difference in the two speakers. The 1C is a touch more refined and and a tad more extended sounding(although the original 1B was spec'd with full range.) The 1C is a good sounding speaker and in some set ups sounds a littl... | |
| Positioning Vandersteens Follow the Vandersteen instructions to get a general placement. The speakers need to be out from your wall at least 3'( if not closer to 4'). Using the instructions, divide your room up and use the measurement that gets them out at least this dist... | |
| Speaker placement at dealers This is exactly why you have to take what people say with a BIG grain of salt when they place a review or give a report on hearing a given speaker or whatever based on hearing it at a dealer. I have always said you are wasting your time with high ... | |
| un-screwing acoustic zen cables The connectors work fine. You just have to be careful not to over tighten them. It is actually pretty easy to do. Try moving the cable a little when you try getting them off. It has to be exactly straight. If you've been turning them the wrong way... | |
| RCA Females, chassis mount You might try the Kimber female RCA's. They are built nice and they are fairly slim. Kimber sales male and female connectors, capacitors, wire and a lot of other stuff along with WBT. | |
| Vandersteen 5 vs Model 2c/2wq Combo After using Vandersteen's for a long while and going the progression-2Ce-2Ce Sig and then to the 3A Sigs, I would stick with the Signature versions of these speakers. The 2Ce does not sound as refined as the 2Ce Sig like the 3A does not sound like... | |
| Another look at directionality in cables Actually, what I was refering to was a set of speaker cables where you have an individual conductor to each speaker terminal from the amp. Instead of having + and - wires in one jacket, you have a + wire and a - wire such as Tara Labs uses. For a ... | |
| Alon IVs versus Vandersteen 2CE signatures It's too bad you can't go listen to the Alons. It's always a very good idea to listen to the speaker before purchase for obvious reasons. You really can't get a feel for anything from these threads. One mans cup of tea is another mans poison.I own... | |
| Riddle me this... I don't believe ARC is moving toward solid state sound, whatever that may be, but to implementing tubes in a more accurate fashion. The latest ARC tube amps sound awfully good. Wish I could afford a pair of the VT 100's. I don't believe tubes for ... | |
| Riddle me this... Sean, I really have to agree with you on the need at times for a high powered amp. Although, this is completely system dependent, there are times when volume, efficiency or whatever will dictate this. Everything has its place.If you really want to... | |
| Riddle me this... I think it falls into the same category as buying a Lexus ES300 over a very similiar Toyota Camry V6. I have long thought a lot of people buy expensive stuff because they feel they have too to be legit in the Audiophile community and taken serious... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sig vs. Meadowlark Osprey See the current thread---"Are there any absolute truths." I think this thread pretty much tells the story. | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sig vs. Meadowlark Osprey 9rw, Who said anything about JBL's or the like. There are so called top notch speaker manufacturers that are guilty of this. Since you are not "New to the hobby", you of all people should know it is not just intended for the uninitiated. Manufactu... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sig vs. Meadowlark Osprey Having listened to the entire Meadowlark line at some point, I bought the 3A Signatures. The Meadowlark's didn't seem to get the midrange right and the "Transparency" was a little off. If you listen to very familiar recordings on both speakers, yo... |