hifiman5
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| Tube rolling in the Candela After trying various new production and NOS varieties, I've found cryogenically treated Gold Lions from Cryoset to work extremely well. They are very even in frequency response and last what seems like forever. | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT @ctsooner Don't know about the high rez. I am a silver disc and licorice pizza user. | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT @nycjlee Rather than listing numerous discs, the one that will get the job done in every way of appreciating break-in and is just great, fun jazz is Clark Terry's "Portraits" on Chesky. It may be the best overall recording I own as the music is... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT @nycjlee I got my Treo CT on June 30. They take quite a while to break-in, especially the carbon tweeter. I used well recorded jazz cymbals to assess the tweeter break-in. Once they are ready to go, you can just sit back and enjoy! Just finis... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT Congrats. on finally scoring the Quatros! That dark brown metallic finish sounds real rich. Can't wait to hear your reaction to them once broken in and ready to ride. | |
| Solid core Versus Stranded Speaker cables stringreen - I have Treo CTs with two 2wq subs. Bet your 5A’s are sweet. You certainly tried some high-priced spreads from the AQ stable. Glad to hear you found cables you like (ClearDay) I have never heard a system wired with ClearDay. Good to kn... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Many of us have participated in various similar threads to this one. The cable conundrum is an ongoing source of subject matter.If you have listened through your system with a variety of cables and not heard a difference, then unless you have an ... | |
| What commerical audio system tweaks provide sound quality improvement?? Rather than tweaking I prefer "tuning with tweaks" but I know what you mean. Selecting components that play well together with the speakers that make music for youGood quality cables to allow those components to"sing"Clean AC Fine tuning with fo... | |
| Help with speakers issues part III That has always been my experience with any speakers I have experienced. I've never heard speakers image well with a major obstruction between them.Maggies may not be the best choice for the music you favor. I like them with chamber, small acous... | |
| Finally absolutely satisfied with my system Time to sit back and focus on the music. Enjoy! | |
| Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C @mechans If you take two cables with the identical design including the same dielectric, and listen to one cable with high purity copper and another with high purity silver, then your assertion is very often valid. Silver cable with a poor qualit... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? @zephyr24069 Thanks! I must say, the Treo CTs and the Modwright CD player have been game changers. The Vandies take quite a while to sound their best, the reward is that their best is incredibly good, perhaps astonishing at the price. The in... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Well, this has become quite the thread! After reading all of the posts and participating in this topic, it seems it all comes down to what YOU hear. It doesn't matter if I can or can't hear the differences between simple inexpensive designs or t... | |
| WORST Experience Ever in Dealing With Woodbridge Stereo NJ It's interesting to see the wide array of experiences we have had with UPS and FedEx. I would like to understand what accounts for the predominantly negative experiences of some versus the overall positive experiences of others. Geography comes ... | |
| Vandersteen tilt question Do the measurements as per the manual but also allow for some "wiggle room" based on your listening preferences. In my personal listening experiences and those of others with whom I've corresponded, the consensus is that tilting back just a sligh... |