mikej
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| Rumor - Vandersteen 5 Upgrade Price Increase Not sure if any changes are forthcoming...but the price is definitely going up. I just heard that any upgrades under the current price need to be AT Vandersteen by the end of the year.As for pricing, this will be the first major price adjustment i... | |
| Best 10K Speaker Vandersteen Quatros. You'll be stunned... | |
| Upgrading - Pls Suggest Speakers to Review You owe yourself a listen to the Vandersteen line. I suggest you find someone with a stable 5A room to go listen to. You'll probably like them quite a bit given your remarks above.Good luck! | |
| Speaker upgrade????? Get a new pair of 2Ce Signatures and you'll be very happy. It's big upgrade from your older models. | |
| Amps for Vandersteen 3A Signature SS or Tube? There are other threads on this...to sum up though, the best I've heard on the 3A Signatures are the BEL 1001 Mk Vs and the Quicksilver V-4 Monoblocks. | |
| Best Speaker For 14' Separation & Placed Near Wall Hi Tekhifi, good luck. It's not an easy room by any means. | |
| Best Speaker For 14' Separation & Placed Near Wall Tough problem...You'll have major bass problems and imaging will be off potentially given your description. The only think I can think of would be a pair of Vandersteen Quatros or Model 5/5as. The main reason is that you'll need the bass sculpting... | |
| Vandersteen Upgrade Path You haven't made any specific requirements in your request so I'll try and cover the general stuff. If you're looking for improved sonics with a small budget outlay get the 2Ce Signatures as Will suggests. This speaker is MUCH better than you prob... | |
| Pre-Amp Reliability -- 4th time mine has conked Hi, sorry to hear about your continued problems. I've owned the PSE preamp and had no problems with it at all. You have a great system. I've heard almost identical ones and I understand why you keep it despite your problems. So, _IF_ you decide to... | |
| Is my system bottlenecked? I suggest a pair of new speakers. If size isn't a major concern a pair of Vandersteen 2Ces would be perfect with your current system. Later you could add a matching center, etc. as you like.Enjoy! | |
| Any reliability horror stories out there? Hi Rob, I agree. Generally our gear is pretty reliable. As for my friend with the ARC gear he has been happy with the Ref 2 preamp and Ref 300 amps that he's been using since the explosions.Cheers, Mike | |
| Amplifier for Vandersteen 5A' s ? The top two choices have to be a pair of Quicksilver V-4 Monoblocks or a stereo/mono pair of BEL 1001 Mk Vs. The BELs will outperform the V-4s. Try them and see! | |
| Calling on Vandersteen 5a owners Hi, I spoke to Richard Vandersteen yesterday about the Quatros. He will be showing them in wood at the next show and they are orderable. The price in wood comes to $10,700. They replace the old Model 5s. Good luck with your decisions! | |
| What Is Best Speaker for $8000 - $10,000, used ? Vandersteen Model 5s. Without a doubt! | |
| Quicksilver V4 w/ Vandersteen 5 A Hi Fjn04, I've been able to do several comparisons with V4s on Model 5s. I can always set up another on 5As, but the outcome will be the same. For RELIABLE tube amps, I can only recommend the Quicksilver. For better sound than the V-4s you should ... |