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Vandersteen vlr or excite x14i have bith
I owned a lot of Proac's over the years and switched to Vandersteen's (Treo and not Quatro CT) and LOVE my system.  Good luck 
Krell Digital Vanguard
Those Vandy's are so easy to drive and sound great with so many inexpensive amps. It's why they are still sold after all these years.  Upgrades to all the components over time, but such a great value still.  They will scale. Have heard them with 3... 
Replacing Vintage Spendors is not as easy as I thought
Lot's of great choices out there depending on your tastes.  I actually met AudioConnection when I wanted to upgrade my speakers to newer Proac's (I had Proac for over 20 years).  He forced me to listen to the Vandy Treo (not really forced, lol) an... 
What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price?
Vandersteen 7's with Sub 9 woofer (best I've ever heard. The Sub 9 takes them to a new level I'm assuming (never heard the Sub9, but know what Richard does with his powered subs and love it)Tidal's top speaker (forget the name, but man are they co... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
I only record in WAV.  Does dbpoweramp record in WAV too? 
Paradigm Persona series
I think most rational folks are with Trudat on this one.  If a speaker is so temperamental that they only sound good on a handful of products and you have to spend that much more on cable, cords and isolation devices, then something is not a great... 
Bad experience with Bluesound Soundbar's
Finally got another email saying they moved to the sales folks. It’s a carbon copy of the email I got late last week. Word for word. No answers still. I now hate this company.  They sent a product that didn’t do what they told me it would and now ... 
Bad experience with Bluesound Soundbar's
Bob, maybe not the worst.  It's bad though. I finally did mention that I was going to post on forums.  You know how many influential folks I know in audio.  So far I've got nothing back from them from my Thursday or maybe Friday emails.  Just a sa... 
Bad experience with Bluesound Soundbar's
Wow. Thanks. It’s total BS though. I have MS and limited energies to spend on stuff like this. I may have to return the soundbar and sell the sub at a loss because the store won’t take it back. I somt wven eant the damn thing anymore to be honest.  
Bad experience with Bluesound Soundbar's
Bob, it's really crazy as I have owned NAD since the 70's. I still tell folks to buy their gear.  They gave me the wrong information and I had already bought the store demo from a local place.  It was a final sale, but I didn't think I'd have to d... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
My buddy is distributing the Allnic gear nad wants you to get their phone stage, lol.  ;)  
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hope we can keep this fun thread going, even though Matt is now a big time reviewer, lol...;).  Getting my The Memory Player back in a few weeks.  They are encasing it in a new design that I'm stoked about.  We've decided to keep the DAC inside th... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Got to hear the two top Wilson speakers recently.  I thought they were much better than in the past generation, but still didn't do it for me.  Vandy 7's still sit at the top of my personal perch. 
Paradigm Persona series
Interesting read.  One of the most polarizing speakers I've kept up on in recent memory.  Lot's of parallels with the older Wilson's (when David was in charge and his team used that metal dome tweeter) that everyone always claimed need the perfect... 
What is the best USED Speaker Under $10,000
The direct sales approach may save you money or it may not.  It's still all about how good it sound sin your system/room.  Many of these companies still are pricing their products where they would sell if done through a dealer network.  They just ...