hifiron
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| VPI Scout or GEM Dandy PolyTable Ok, so regarding the bouncy floor... what about throwing something like a Mapleshade or Ginkgo Cloud platform under the Thorens? | |
| VPI Scout or GEM Dandy PolyTable @raymonda No VTA Adjustment.Forget, also have done a Cardas cable upgrade to the tonearm cable.I’ll take a look at tonearm options.@mb1audio02 just a vapor barrier and earth. I am on 2x14 floor joists every 12’ | |
| VPI Scout or GEM Dandy PolyTable @raymonda I am running my TD-150 with a Rega RB-202 tonearm, Ortofon 2M bronze cart, and a custom walnut plinth/armboard.I removed the speed selection knob and replaced the speed control with a Music Hall Cruise Control.Upgrades are in pretty good... | |
| VPI Scout or GEM Dandy PolyTable @raymonda thanks for the insight... you might be on to something. I really do love my TD-150. It is completely refurbished, and has a custom walnut plinth to match my amp/phono pre.The biggest frustration I have is not with the table but with the ... | |
| VPI Scout or GEM Dandy PolyTable Any reason to not look at the Scout Jr. As an option? | |
| Help Choosing Speakers @kalali you're 10000% correct. Which is exactly on-point to what I found.@figulager So far the Spatials don't fit my listening style or room. In my larger living room they sounded much less fatiguing but still had the same "front row" listening ex... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers Yeah, in this price range, for a large space, the Spatial M4 is hard to beat. The Vandy 1Ci is much more suited for the smaller room in terms of enjoyable non-fatiguing highs.A radial design might be the perfect sweet spot because of its crossover... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers Spent a bit of time with the Spatials. The highs are not mellowing out as much as I would like right now. Very forward, still sounds great, just not sure its something I want to commit to yet. I have tried it with Tube and SS amps, the Tube amp is... | |
| Vandersteen 1Ci, Tekton Lore Reference, or Fritzspeaks Grove for a small room In that list, I would HIGHLY recommend the Vandersteen 1Ci's. They are formidable speakers. I would also take the time to talk with Clayton at Spatial regarding his M4 Turbo S. They will be a better match for the acoustics in your small room. I ha... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers @wester17 Nelson Pass's Adcom GFA-555 is great indeed. I am a convert to tubes, and while the Ayre AX7 I am testing sounds great, I want to get a tube amp with some more power.I have had a conversation with Steve over at Decware and I am leaning t... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers @gdnrbob yes, definitely worth a listen. It is worth mentioning they're very sensitive to listening position. For example, 1' from the wall and they sound flat. 1.5' and they have such an amazing soundstage that I would put up against speakers muc... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers Thanks for the response @nakamaye ! I am going to be doing some research on amps this evening for sure.@martykl -- yep, and I have opted to keep the Spatials and look for a new amp. They are just incredible and worth focusing on replacing the am... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers @nakamaye and @wester17 what amps are you using to power the Spatials?Thanks,Ron | |
| Help Choosing Speakers @audiotroy thanks for the feedback, I agree, same with the Vandersteen 2Ce, too big for the room.Also after talking with Clayton, he really outlined that the room nodes wouldn’t let a speaker play much below 40 Hz anyway.I have just unboxed the Sp... | |
| Shopping for new speakers You are in a similar position as I am.I built my current speakers, single driver Mark Audio A12P cabinets. They are a bit shout-y and I have out-grown them. It was time to step into the big leagues.I am auditioning the Vandersteen 1Ci and Spatial ... |