gdnrbob
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| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? The Vandy 2's have been around since the '80's, with the CE Sig.II the current iteration.That they have been selling for so long should give you a hint about their capabilities, as well as why there are so many for sale.And, used 2ce Sig II's go f... | |
| Balanced cables true balanced mainly seem to belong to the marketing gimmicks... @elizabeth ,I disagree. From what Ralph/atmasphere has written, it is clear that a true balanced circuit-while not saying it sounds better, provides the means to transfer a signa... | |
| Balanced cables @elizabeth, again.Given the posts by Almarg and Atmasphere, do you consider your equipment to be fully balanced?B | |
| Balanced cables @elizabeth,Though I respect Kimber, I would have a hard time justifying $3K for interconnects. Do you notice such a significant difference in sound reproduction?And, I only say this as a question.Bob | |
| Subwoofer bass issue Are you using a turntable, CD or Streaming?If the former, perhaps you have a bad pressing.B | |
| Balanced cables At least for me, Atmasphere, and Almarg have given all the information needed regarding balanced interconnects.I think nrenter summed it up nicely, too.So, would I buy an expensive XLR cable?Probably not.B | |
| Vandersteen 2C pairing @mixn4him Those 1's with a pair of Vandy subs are a killer combo.B | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @jcazador,Nice post. I hope it is true.To All,I subscribe to Spotify and despite its' lack of high fidelity streaming, it has one of the most complete and easily accessible catalogs (unlike Tidal).I only mention this as I have discovered a huge ca... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @geoffkait,Okay, let's not get sidetracked...B | |
| Balanced cables @2channel,+1Bob | |
| Synergy I forgot what your other components are. Can you list them?B | |
| Phasing @erik_squires ,I forgot about the battery trick, nice post.B | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @schubert ,And, he was a total deadbeat... | |
| Phasing Try wiring out of phase and see what happens. Though they might be wired wrong internally, it would be rare-unless these are used speakers.And, yes speakers do need to get broken in. It might just be the case, here. Can you talk to the dealer? Or,... | |
| Adding storage to digital player I have always been skeptical of 'cloud'storage. If they go out of business, get sold,or you forget pay the fee, your data might be lost. Storage is cheap, so just keep backups and try to store one offsite.Since I like to have music throughout the ... |