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Are first order crossovers best?
Apparently, this thread has become but a public forum for a couple folks to correspond... ever hear of email? Your dialouge seems to have gotten off topic some.... with point & counter point rehetoric about personal perspectives... though inpu... 
Von Schweikert VR4JR & Tube Amp???
Rob321,Reply I've a similar idea in that I would like to add a tube amp, just one time on top to find out aobut it... I spoke with Albert V a few months ago on the phone... he did most of the talking... I was having some difficulty with setup and ... 
Von Schweikert VR4JR & Tube Amp???
Rob, and merril,The Best sound I've heard in a number of years came as recently as two years ago or less... with the Jr'S DRIVEN by Thor TA1000 mkII, and 30 wpc mono blocks... new tag = 19K. ...but 30 wpc! I didn't rail the volume though. average ... 
Are first order crossovers best?
I didn't want to bias any opinions, color any insights or cause any undue discourse by throwing in the names of those cable manufacturers that made mention of their applications with different speakers crossovers... though they brought it up, not ... 
Are first order crossovers best?
Gee. . . thanks. to clear up something before it getts too far afield...the note regarding speaker cables is ONLY where I derived the info as to what speaker is in use or may be in use... the cable guys expanding on that theme of possible speakers... 
VR4 JR and VIBRAPODS... Good or bad match up?
Gee, thanks a lot. I've also got a 'suspended floor' - not concrete. Padded and carpeted. Oversized brass spikes. Never did try the OEM spikes. Also ordered and received another set of plinths from VSA. No shot in there yet, though. Near $90 aroud... 
Need sub recommendations for vr4 jr's
I have spoken with VSA... Albert V, too. about placement and room treatments... Kevin as well, as to placements and subs... Sometimes they are not the most timely responses... but yes, they are very helpful. I get the impression from them as well ... 
Cable auditions - Hard Work?
Auditioning anything is or can be, frustrating... sometimes... and if it is, perhaps the match is not a good one. There probably is a better path to go than the one I followed in assembling what I’ve currently got. Whether you start with power cor... 
Need advice for power cord on PS Audio UPC 200
just to make clear one point... all four of my dedicated 20 amp ckts. are on one phase/bus of the power panel. the top four breakers on one side of the breaker box. Also all the power hungry appliances are on the other phase/bus, limiting their ef... 
Need sub recommendations for vr4 jr's
OK. . . Drew... I'll do the shot thing ASAP. it was already on the list... in my area, (and it sure came as a suprise to me), the shot provider is a trap & skeet club that only opens on Wednesday, and Saturdays. Getting a ride out there is mos... 
Von Schweikert VR4JR & Tube Amp???
Permit me to chime in here thuogh all may be settled at this time... I've a pair of the JR's. All BAT gear, vk5i, and vk500. I currently love the sound I'm getting though I've still a ways to go... acousticaly speaking, myself.#1 thing I did to im... 
Absorption or diffusion????
Projection TV in between the speakers... I've had that for a couple years now... got tired of the constant gathering of sound in the areas beside it and above it... and oh, Gezzz, off of it's plexiglass cover screen. What to do? build it in. the s... 
Need sub recommendations for vr4 jr's
Just to answer a couple of the aforementioned queeries... Nope. No lead shot as yet.... soon, though.I'm overly spiked in the JR area. Shotgun wires and recently used the Cardas setup John at Cardas set me onto... and the results were distinctivel... 
Need advice for power cord on PS Audio UPC 200
1mark, sorry, I've got a late model BAT VK500 w/BAT pk. not McCormack. Though as much as folks seem to think the DCCA cord a good fit... I'll see what I can do to find out for myself. It'll be a while, though. Either the PK10 OR speaker wires is n... 
Need advice for power cord on PS Audio UPC 200
Just for the record in terms of my particular circumstances, I think passing this along makes for interesting reading... and it's way true!I recently bought a Python VX from the Cable Co. Placed it onto the Sony xa 777 es I use for serious listenn...