gdnrbob
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| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Ah nuts!I was just about to get a pair. Now, I have to decide if I need to spend $3K.Bob | |
| insurance and shipping with UPS I concur with Hifiman5,File a suit in small claims court. If they don't show up, you will win. If they do show up, present your evidence. I am not a lawyer, but I think you have sufficient claim.B | |
| Bluesound Node2 with outboard DAC I visited Audioconnection last year and Johnny was demoing the Bluesound Node/Vault for another customer. He played the onboard Bluesound DAC and then switched to an Ayre Codex. The difference was noticable-for the positive.So, Yes, using an exter... | |
| Dolby-free early stereo recordings sound best. I recall a story a few years back that more than a few film composers found Dolby to be one of the worst thing to happen to film scores.As I have posted on other threads, MQA is probably a similar variant.B | |
| Would you buy a Dahlquit-10 if one was available for purchase near you I would get them if they were in reasonable shape and priced correctly.B | |
| Vandersteen M5-HPB high pass filter Though I am not an admin, I think not.You can post a WTB on USAM. It is free and tends to get responses.FWIW, just keep waiting. The Vandy crossover come up for sale regularly.You can use Hifi Shark to keep an eye out for new posts, too.Bob | |
| want to ditch my Brooklyn to streamer..thoughts? @kalali, very interesting post.One thing I noticed on the Node (first version- I don't know if the Node 2 is different), is that it only runs on the 2.5ghz band. I went with a Netgear wireless converter to get it to 5ghz. The 5ghz band is almost e... | |
| Apollo R + Codex v. different CDP or Ayre QX Whoo, that is a great move!Do I dare move up to a EX-8? Heck, I still need to find a KX-R....Such are the trials of this 'hobby'Bob | |
| Another Bi-wiring question: Amp related As Stringreen suggested, I would call Mr. V and get his take on this. Trust me, you will get a call back the next day. Just have all your information/questions ready, as he can be a bit abrupt.Bob | |
| Seeking informed recommendations for power cables and interconnects As a fellow Vandy owner, I think AQ is the best choice for speaker wire.I use the GO-4 double shotgunned to the speaker.I suggest PM-ing John Rutan (audioconnection). He sells Vandersteen and AQ. and knows just about everything stereo. He can give... | |
| want to ditch my Brooklyn to streamer..thoughts? @bondmanp ,I tend to use Spotify as it has a super classical catalog and is much more complete than Tidal.Spotify has a nice little tab called Discovery which offer music based on what you have been playing. I find tons of new material using this.... | |
| Dahlquist DQ10 You really lucked out on those speakers!I wish I had more room, I'd get a pair myself.Bob | |
| Core Power Technologies I, too, tried to contact Mark, but got only a recorded message, and no response to my query.Oh well, so much for working with small manufacturers.Lesson learned.B | |
| Dahlquist DQ10 Good move, I hope you enjoy them.Bob | |
| Dahlquist DQ10 There is a repair/upgrade available:http://www.regnar.com/They also sell refurbed speakers, too. (none available at the moment).If they sound okay, I would get them. I remember them when the first came out and still remember how good they sounded.bob |