gdnrbob
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| The $3,600 gamble As a Vandy and Zu owner, I can attest to the virtues of both speakers.I also have a pair of Omen bookshelf speakers, but coupled with a pair of Hsu subs for my office system. My main system has the Vandy 3a sigs with 2w subs. I can honestly say th... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers +1 Bassdude2 | |
| Jumper Cables - use the stock or should they be upgraded ? I sort of agree with czarivey. There is a lot of snake oil in the cabling business, in my opinion. Though you have a pair of Cardas, I wouldn't be slavish and get a matching pair, especially if the cost was not affordable.There are many other cabl... | |
| Components I would have died for when I was a wee pup I started a little later, like the mid '80's.So, more like a Rega Planar with a SME 3, a pair of Vandy 2's, I forget what I wanted for amp and pre- but the preamp was tubed. A pair of DQ-10's also made me drool. I ended up with a BIC Soundspan 600... | |
| Best car audio, Burmester? highly disapointed I share your pain gago, I bought a '16 TTS with B&O sound, and it is the most disappointing sound system I have ever heard. My previous '11TTS had Bose which I found to be quite satisfactory. ' What a waste of money and the name'. You are sp... | |
| Shopping for new speakers If you like B&W, you would probably like Vandersteen's, and your amps would certainly be able to drive a pair of 3a sigs which are well below $3K used. | |
| List of albums that will still be popular 50 years from now... +1 mofimadness, those were some good albums.I find the saddest part of music today is the loss of the album structure. I can only hope future generations will rediscover how we used to listen to music. | |
| Help Choosing Speakers As been stated before, a McCormack amp would be a great synergistic and cost effective way to get more power. I have a DNA-1 with updates and it mates great with my 3a sig's.If you really want to go cheap (price-wise), a used Adcom 555 would give ... | |
| New Mag-Lev Turntable I been following this for a while. I might consider buying one solely for a collector's item. Does anyone know how good the tone arm and cartridge are. My biggest concern is what happens if it needs servicing and the company is not around anymore? | |
| Room treatment-I was afraid of this +1 for nonoise.Going from such a large room to a smaller room is sure to give you problems you never imagined.IMHO, I think you are now listening to the speakers directly, rather than having sound reflected (-which I love, Dr. Bose was on to somet... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers Since you need an efficient speaker, I would also remind you about the Zu speakers. I own a pair of Union and a pair of Omen Bookshelf speakers. Both are quite capable-a little different from the Vandy's, but very listenable( I bought them to see ... | |
| Looking for seperates under $5k~ Okay, I'll bite.First,I assume you are buying used.As a 'bang for buck' guy, I recommend a McCormack amp and Preamp.A DNA-.5 and a RLD pre could be had for a little over $1K and upgraded by SMc for under your $5K total. | |
| Help Choosing Speakers As a Vandy owner, I think if you are considering the Vandy 1's or 2's, you should get at least one or better yet, a pair of 2w subs. Since the Vandy sub crossover (M5-HP) will filter out low frequencies, you probably wouldn't have to get a more po... | |
| How does high-pass filter requirement affect system decisions? I would contact Mr. Vandersteen and ask for his opinion. There's nothing better than from the 'horse's mouth. | |
| WiFi System Upgrades A +1 to Williewonka, I love my Bifrost multibit. Though I am using the USB, I have to say I have no complaints. When things slow down, I will also try to compare with Spdif. |