ctsooner
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| What makes an expensive speaker expensive Tom, sorry forgot to answer. 1) Wilson margin allows a much better price than Vandersteen could. 2) MF has in many reviews including the Quatro Fabric review mentioned not needing a speaker that images in fact said the Quatro out imaged his Wils... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive I roughly know the cost of the drivers of Vandersteen speakers and I can promise you that it's nowhere near 20X the cost of them. I totally agree on many other of the top manufacturer's. I've pointed that out about Wilson in earlier posts I'm sur... | |
| best bookshelf speakers for < $2000? I'm sure I'll get roasted, but nearly any top designer will tell you the same. It's impossible to properly mate satellite speaker with a sub if they don't overlap by at least one full octave. That's one reason I won't have non full range speaker... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I think that with all the new digital being brought out in the past six months going into this summer, it will be changing the landscape. I've yet to hear the Aethetix Romulus Eclipse but was told that it's a KILLER. Was told by a major manufactu... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Got a full day of listening to the Vandersteen 7 mkII's on Saturday. Unreal how great this speaker is. AMG TT with new ARC ref pre and Vandersteen's liquid cooled amps. They come with the AQ WEL cables attached to them. The system was just ama... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive Watts, everything is involved. All the the topics we covered so far are a huge part of it. Yes, market price matters, however what Richard said about going from 600k to 100k is a huge determinant. If a manufacturer wants to do R&D that they... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive true, it depends on the speaker and it's design. I asked Richard Vandersteen about this yesterday and he said that another reason a speaker can go from 600k to 100k is the amount sold. If you have a speaker that you design and you will only be a... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade Interesting. I honestly don't do much orchestral, but it does have very low bass. I listen to much more rock and heavy metal and have found the bass to be satisfying overall, but i do want the Quatro to get better and more bass. I heard the Qua... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade What you are hearing is more bass with lesser quality through the 3's. Those are a great choice in the lower price range however the Treo,s do everything else much better. Just ask Richard and he'll tell you the same thing. The Treo's sound great ... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade I was doing a search on Treo's as I have finally put them up for sale (now will have the money to get Quatro's). I reread the whole thread and it is very interesting.The OP wanted to know what the Treo's sound like. I've now lived with them for ... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Why do folks get upset about what other people decide to spend on anything? I never understood that and no I can't afford a pair or Vandersteen 5CT's or higher. No I can't afford that awesome sounding amp he makes to go with them either. That sa... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive I think most would agree that you can get some great sound for under say 5k or 10k, but you can get better to much better sound if you can afford to. Bass....clean and true is what costs the most. Once you start adding built in subs and carbon fi... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive You should be biased or it's time for a new pair of speakers, lol. Once you get to a certain price point, there is not diminishing return. It become all about what someone is willing and can pay. This is why the companies can do so much R&D... | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one Yes, I forgot to put that in, sorry. I have a great digital/analog volume control on my current DAC,however I don't use it. I personally have done a fair amount of A/B with this route and have found that if you have a great preamp, the sound is ... | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one The price will be 8,950 list. |