hifiman5
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| How often is your system "good"? No doubt the quality of the power we receive from the local utility company varies. I do not find that the quality of my sound varies anymore. For me, the magic bullet is the power regenerator that all of my components receive juice from save my... | |
| How does high-pass filter requirement affect system decisions? Agreeing with bdp24 above. ARC, Ayre and McCormack are three brands that have often been associated with Vandersteens over time. And yes, many Vandy dealers carry one of those brands. I'm still struck by my interaction with Vandersteen 1ci and ... | |
| WHAT'S UP WITH MARANTZ? I agree that different finishes/chassis colors should be made available when practical. When buying upscale components such as the Marantz Reference series, the classic champagne gold should be available. I would opt for that distinctive finish ... | |
| Optimal Vandersteen 2Wq settings If you decide that 100kohms sounds best, let me know as I have a pair of 100kohms X-2 crossovers. | |
| Recommend a SS amp for my new Vandersteen Quatro CT Congrats. on your Quatro CTs!! You have many smiles in store. One caution...be patient about break-in. The CT tweeters take considerable time to fully form. Your patience will be rewarded.As far as amplifiers go, I am using an SMc Audio Revisi... | |
| Optimal Vandersteen 2Wq settings I am using a pair of 2wq subs. with my Vandersteen Treo CT speakers. With an amplifier impedance of 104kohms, you should set the crossover dip switches to 50kohms. The 2wq manual says to set your crossover one setting BELOW the actual amp impeda... | |
| Marantz and Stereophile? @sjtmI a word, verisimilitude! Imagine you end listening sessions with a big smile on your face. | |
| Marantz and Stereophile? @sjtmCongratulations! I'm right there with you on Marantz. Amazing build quality and audio performance for the price! Would enjoy hearing what sonic areas you find to be improved and in what way. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Using your logic, the quality of circuit components should make no difference to the resulting sound. In other words if the quality of the interconnects between components should make no difference to well designed gear then the V-Cap in my line ... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? @nonoise Mentioning "your specific solution involves what is coming out of your outlet" is a good reminder that the AC coming into one rural home, may not be of the same quality of the AC supplying an urban dwelling. Different dwellings have diffe... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Hey folks...too much angst here. If you're into this hobby and you don't feel you will appreciate the difference an upgraded cable will make to the sound of your system, then be happy with the generic cables included with your equipment. If, on ... | |
| Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C @rsv4Good point and factually correct. Bill Low of AQ has stated in print that the "idea" for DBS biasing was inspired to RV's battery bias used in the Vandersteen M5-HP crossover.I don't think their relationship invalidates the synergy between A... | |
| Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C My 30 years of Vandys verifies what you said about biwiring. Vandersteen's MUST be biwired if you want the best from them. Richard Vandersteen has been insistent about it for as long as I've owned his speakers (30 years). I see no sense in argu... | |
| Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C You might check out Audioquest clearance cables available at 50% off at MusicDirect.https://www.musicdirect.com/Search?category=Equipment&specials=Closeout&sort=popularity%7CDESC&page=1&c1=tab-products&c2=grid | |
| Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C I've had no experience with Mogami cables. I can, through my own experience, heartily recommend dbs-enabled Audioquest cables. It's a question of which models to consider. My decisions were made based on purity of conductors and quality of diel... |