hifiman5
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| 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... | |
| Speaker Cable Burn in Companies @aniwolfe Well played. | |
| Is this a disgrace to the Industry ? +1 @kapa11 If you love vinyl you would want to hear it played on your table with tonearm and cartridge of choice, yes? Agree with martykl that it is a lifestyle product not one to be fancied by vinylphiles. | |
| Speaker Cable Burn in Companies How about getting in a Purist Audio Design System Enhancer disc to not only burn in the speaker cables but damage.your system to boot. One hour playing that disc is designed to yield 5 hours of music playing burn-in.Gotta pay Benjie 1st!! | |
| Problem with CD Baby cds Do you know if they are production CDs or was the music burned on to the surface? I ask this because some players are not as friendly to burned CDs. |