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| Solid core Versus Stranded Speaker cables In the end, as with all things audio, trust your ears! If you are a cable skeptic, borrow several designs that lie within your wire budget, from The Cable Company library and hear what you hear. Act on what your ears tell you to be the truth, no... | |
| Looking for IC and speaker cable suggestion One of the reasons I have Audioquest Colorado interconnects for my SACD player is the Teflon Tube dielectric. It appears as an open teflon tube with the conductor inside surrounded by the air contained within the tube. The other great thing abou... | |
| Cable Controversy The Cable Company is a great resource if you want to borrow a variety of cable types from their lending library to see what clicks with your particular system. | |
| Solid core Versus Stranded Speaker cables nutty,Probably the best example of that was the near insistence of Wilson Audio dealers to mate Wilsons with Transparent Cables. That assertion was supported by the professional press as well.In my case, as a long-term Vandersteen speaker owner ... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT The one thing I can say with confidence...I have NEVER heard a properly set up pair of Vandersteens sound anything other than musical. If you are into this endeavor for the music, pick the Vandys you can afford, set them up with care and enjoy th... | |
| Looking for IC and speaker cable suggestion Go for cables with the purest conductors(fewest grain boundaries in the metal) and a conductor dielectric that stays out of the way of the conductor. Air is the best dielectric. | |
| Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K stevecham is on to something. If I had not sat with John Rutan at Audio Connection in Verona, NJ and listened to the Vandy 1s there, as a 30 year owner of larger Vandys, I would never have believed the musical truth the model 1 can reveal. It wa... | |
| Solid core Versus Stranded Speaker cables Perhaps another way of looking at the cable issue is not only the stranded vs. solid core subject, but the purity of the conductors being used. As I upgraded power cords, and interconnects in my system, I moved toward purer conductors with as muc... | |
| Subwoofer hunt If you are looking for musical truth, the Vandersteen approach of connecting the subwoofer with the assistance of a high pass filter directly to your amplifier's output, is a fine way to go. By feeding the subwoofers with the amplifier's signal ma... | |
| When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade? I am 3 weeks into listening/breaking in my new Vandersteen Treo CTs. I traded in my Vandy model 3s which I owned for 22 years. The musical truth the Treos reveal was beyond my imagining. Richard Vandersteen does it again! | |
| First "audiophile" system, now what? Suggestions for best "bang for the buck" upgrade? Etwilley,Loved reading your post above. You're right. The vast majority of us who care enough about audiophilia have walked the same road that you are now on. You did the research, you took that absorbing path leading to a purchase. As good as... | |
| First "audiophile" system, now what? Suggestions for best "bang for the buck" upgrade? Lots of experienced advice here. I don't know where you live, but if you are in a metropolitan area where AC quality is questionable, then a cost-effective power filter/conditioner might make the greatest difference . In the end, the sound our s... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade I just came upon this excellent thread today. Love the passion for the hobby that I've been reading here. I am 10 days into owning my new Treo CTs. I have played music and the Purist Audio Design System Enhancer disc to break in the drivers and... | |
| Vandersteen Treo in 24ftx22ft i.e 528sqft room? Lucky you ctsooner! The Treo CTs are Quatro CTs minus the subwoofer element. I went with the Treo CTs because I already have two 2wq subs. If I remember correctly from reading one of your posts, you work with John R. on your purchases. The Tre... | |
| Vandersteen Treo in 24ftx22ft i.e 528sqft room? Just a bit over a week with my Treo CTs. I have been with Vandersteen for about 30 years. I started off with the original 2C, eventually graduating to the Model 3, upgraded to 3A and later to Signature status. The Treo CTs are unmistakably membe... |