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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Yes, that would be a great idea Steve. Most of them need very little to drive them fully and it can cut down on noise/hiss. Empire Ears is so careful that they even put special aftermarket cables on their higher end designs. Interesting on cros... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee I have actually liked some of his Elac designs. He does a very good job. I also have liked some of his higher end TAD designed ones too. Easy to drive. | |
| Proac D48R I actually owned three pair of Proac's for well over 20 years. Sold them all off to get the Vandersteen Treo's. I went to Audio Connection to get my cones surrounds redone as they all were rotted out. I went to listen to the new D series speaker... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve, you are awesome :)....Great response, lol. I may have to call to chat about headphones soon. You also should think about a switch for using IEM's that need much less power to drive them and are subject, at times, to hiss. ;)....also pleas... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee Too bad about the cat situation. I'd just take off the cloth and poles and paint the cabinet, lol....sorry, couldn't resist. I remember a buddy of mine had those ADS speakers with metal grills for the same reason. I have a bunch of friends who a... | |
| Biwire Cables for Vandersteen 2CE Signatures No question that the shotgun run of true biwire is the best way to go for Vandersteen's. Those AQ's are the only ones I personally will use with the speakers as they have a synergy. | |
| What should my next upgrade be? Your best experience As a Vandersteen Quatro CT owner, I can tell you that they are amazing. One of hte best values in high end audio I personally have owned. That works in my room with my gear. What size room again? What budget? Speakers make huge difference of... | |
| What do you consider the most musical speakers—$15000 & under I just purchased the Vandersteen Quatro CT's (painted) over all the others I auditioned under 30k. I found them to be the most accurate tonally, had the most detail as they dont' smear and are time and phase accurate. They are the most musical s... | |
| $1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee The Vandy's would be a great choice as they mate SOOOO well with that amp. I used that amp for years in a second system and got to use it with my Treo's and when I didn't push too hard, it really was magical. Too bad you can't spray something on... | |
| Vandersteens, PSB or something else? Stewart, If you have a chance to audition the 5 and 7's in a home system or at a shop, I think you'll find out how awesome they can be. I have found that often times folks listen to the 5 and then the 7's and dont' fully understand how great the ... | |
| Proac D48R Congrats. I'm sure you'll love them. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Great response Steve. I know that we've chatted about this a few times. Yes, I"m the one who has your server. We spoke for a long time about headphones, amps etc... Since then, I've gotten pretty heavily into portable audio and headphones as h... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Chord fans always get upset with me as I say their bass is not as good as my Ayre, my ODSE/SE or any other 10k plus DAC I've listened to. I know many others feel the same way. Steve, just send a demo along for my to review ;)....ha....I know we ... | |
| Vandersteens, PSB or something else? There are no absolutes unless we are talking about statistics. That's why audio is so much fun. I purchased the Quatro's over the Maggies adn I could have fit the 20's if I wanted them. Maggies are not easy to fit in a room properly. That's th... | |
| Vandersteens, PSB or something else? Great post and thanks. I agree on pistonic motion and also lack of smearing. That album is awesome. Very well recorded stuff. A test I"m running going forward is using Diana KRall live from Paris. Just a great jazz album if you love Jazz and ... |