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| What has your audiophile experience taught you about yourself? As soon as I think I have this audiophile phenomenon figured out, a new revelation tells me how wrong I am. This hobby can be humbling. Perhaps a good thing... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @mr_m great post above. I also have Treo CT. I have two 2wq subwoofers and agree completely with what you said referencing dynamic life and the opening up of the soundstage with the quality deep bass from the subs. Interestingly if you read the ... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @nrenter You may have! As I type this I am listening to Bobby Battle's "The Offering" on Mapleshade and I want to go upstairs to watch a particular show on TV but I keep finding excuses to stay and listen a little longer. That may be one of the... | |
| Soundtracks that you listen all the way through and it's all great. Game of Thrones - I have seasons 2 and 4Elizabeth: The Golden AgeConan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer both re-recordings conducted by Nic RaineThe PatriotGladiatorGlory | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade I have had a pair of Treo CT for two months. I have been listening to Vandersteens for the last 30 years, starting with the original 2C, then model 3 to 3A to Signature. The Treo CT is the same as the Quatro CT Wood minus the built in subwoofer ... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade If you are into the "hifi" end of things and prefer the excitement of a speaker that flaps your pant legs then you will probably be attracted to studio monitor types or speakers that command your attention by asserting themselves at you. Vanderst... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @carmenc @ctsooner Wow this sounds like a win win for both of you. Agree with ctsooner about the ceramic coating. As I understand it, Richard employed the ceramic coating to greatly reduce the ringing. I have not had the good fortune to hear... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @carmenc Speakers can be tough decisions as there are countless well and less well known brands out there. Vandersteens never disappoint musically. Even the modest Model 1s are amazing. I strongly encourage you to go with the Treo CT. I will s... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade When I was debating my Treo CT purchase reading the "Ask Richard" section on the Vandersteen site helped a lot. Richard's comments about the 3A Signature vs. Treo are pretty consistent. Finally received my 5 year warranty certificate in the mail... | |
| What does "voiced" mean to you? Don’t know about voicing a table I’ll leave that to the designers out there. But tweaking a table setup can be quite the thing. | |
| Looking for IC and speaker cable suggestion @audioconnection The shocker for me with Audioquest dbs was when I bought 12 new batteries for my pair of Colorado interconnects. Good lord!!! That gave me the full dbs effect. The sound opened up immediately. The soundscape had greater heigh... | |
| What does "voiced" mean to you? As others have said "voicing" applies to the sound the equipment designer is going for. What we as system owners do is choose to purchase components whose voicing in concert with our other components gives our system the sound that is most musica... | |
| RHB Designs Rhumba 1.1 preamp @sbank The last time I was to Bob's he was working on the rollout of his own preamps. I couldn't agree with you more regarding your assessment of Bob. Really good guy who as you say is in it fir the right reasons. He knows good sound and how t... | |
| How did you choose your equipment? @williewonka I am jealous! Way to go Toronto. As a recently retired audiophile I would love to have all of those stereo shops to visit. Living in the Amish country of southcental PA I don't expect an audiophile Renaissance to occur here anyti... | |
| How did you choose your equipment? @williewonka "Visiting your local audio retailer: Honestly, how many of us do this anymore" How great would it be if there actually were brick and mortar stores around. It used to be fun to just drop by a local audio salon and browse with eyes ... |