cedargrover
Responses from cedargrover
| Components I would have died for when I was a wee pup Anything McIntosh! | |
| Shopping for new speakers I own the Vandersteen 3A Sigs and think they are screaming bargain even at their new retail price. That said, I came from B&Ws and don't think they have a similar sound. Before buying, I listened to a number of the newer B&Ws that have th... | |
| 2.0 Stereo speakers on a $2000 budget? The recommendations for a Vandersteen 1 or 2 are spot on. You might be a bit low on power for 2. | |
| Scratchy pops coming from the left channel when I turn up the volume why? Hmmm. If we make the pretty reasonable assumption that the volume control is a dual gang pot, I'd still guess dirty contacts. Have you tried (with the power off) turning the volume up and down vigorously a few times? In the past, I've had compo... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Van Morrison, Tupelo Honey. I would love to see a reissue of this. | |
| Hated my Pro-Ject Debut III looking for another budget option. Kind of thinking Thorens I have a Rega RP1 (with Performance Pack) running into an Ayre P-5xe. While I recognize that is a *definite* mismatch and I am due for a turntable upgrade, I also note that it sounds great and has been dead reliable. IMHO, the performance you ca... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers I agree with sbank on all counts. I think if you read the "Ask Richard" section on the Vandy website, you will see that Richard frequently recommends the 1 for folks with lower power tube amps, and tends to encourage more juice for the 2 and *way... | |
| Vandersteen 1Ci, Tekton Lore Reference, or Fritzspeaks Grove for a small room Ha, maybe we bumped into each other! Congrats on your Treo CTs....I bought my 3A Sigs from John. | |
| Vandersteen 1Ci, Tekton Lore Reference, or Fritzspeaks Grove for a small room I heard the Vandersteen 1Cis set up at Audioconnection, and I was very favorably impressed. Johnny was playing Rosa Lee by Doug MacLeod and I asked him -- where's the sub? Really big sound from such small floor standers. He was driving them wi... | |
| Subwoofer options for Magnepan with crossover betwen pre and amp? Ignore Johhny's/audioconnection's advice at your own risk! In my view, he's the best in the biz. (No affiliation with audioconnection--aside from being a customer.) | |
| Rogue RP-1 pre-amp. Just another SS pre-amp, or high end caliber?? I did try the phono stage. It was good considering it was part of ~$1700 preamp. But I have an Ayre P-5xe, which I adore. No comparison; with the Ayre, you are there. One thing that my dealer told me which you might want to investigate: The R... | |
| Rogue RP-1 pre-amp. Just another SS pre-amp, or high end caliber?? I am "between" pre-amps right now and auditioned it in my system. It wasn't right for me. It is rather sensitive to the input impedance of your amp; in my system it sounded rather lifeless. Also, my system uses all Ayre sources, so the fact tha... | |
| Polarity of speaker drivers Some speaker companies (like Vandersteen and the old Thiel) stake their design philosophy on the premise that these time domain issues are crucial. Listen to those designs yourself and see what you think. I'm a Vandersteen guy, so you know where... | |
| Search for miracle integrated 100 people, 100 opinions! :)I'm one of those people that thinks that the amp and speaker choices should inform each other. So my only comment is that if you end up choosing the Vandy, then I would urge you to seriously consider the Ayre AX-5 Twe... | |
| Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K I spent a long time demoing in the $5000-$7500 ballpark and went with the Vandersteen 3A Sigs, and really glad I did. The 2CE Sigs on your short list are excellent too, but I thought the midrange was more lifelike in the 3A. This is all a matter... |