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Vandersteen VLR CT
"Anyone know if there are any changes to the mid/woofer driver in the VLR CT?"I have to wonder if Vandersteen had to in part raise the rent on VLR Wood by changing the tweeter to "CT". Surely they changed the binding posts as well. That is a big p... 
Need speaker suggestion for a larger room!
Close...YG Acoustics Carmel.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis99gej-yg-carmel-reduced-full-range 
Higher Efficiency Speakers
Audiokinesis speakers are terrific and are commonly married to Atma-Sphere. Duke LeJeune has great taste in sound. They are front loaded horn hybrids but strike me as a blend of a wave guide, although I may stating this out of turn. Fatigue free s... 
any speakers using all Scanspeak Classic drivers?
The old YG Anat, although the woofer is partially a revelator is my understanding 
Vandersteen 7 mark ll or big Kef blades
With thirty thousand dollars of distance between (not considering the difference is typical amp pairing) them I have to wonder from a marketing perspective why these two particular models are of interest.  
Nature of the current used speaker market
I remember the used market being a cheap, nominal listing fee and being able to find almost anything one wanted in a short time period. Used market prices were stable. Now is there is next to nothing, and ads are commonly filled with items with fr... 
Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
The TAD ME1 manual suggests closer wall side and front wall placement than KEF suggests for the R1. I heard the ME1 in that suggested spot at a show. The bass was lumpy as expected from that small speaker, but to be fair others in the room express... 
Ordered Magico S5 MK II traded S5 MK I - Thoughts - Feedback - Anyone here them?
Have not heard the five, but the S3mkII is a thing of beauty. I did not understand Magico until I heard it. I have read opinions that the S series can bright, but that was assuredly not my experience.  
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
I do not know the seller, but for my taste I have never seen a better sound-for-dollar deal than this:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis97jgj-analysis-audio-omega-analysis-omega-planarsI have mind just to buy them, even though I have new speake... 
Harbeth 30.1 ? The Ultimate Speaker under $5K ?
They lack the initial impression of what Harbeth and Devore market but the Ryan R630 are the $5k speakers that made me look inward to seriously consider if being more ambitious was really worth the extra expense. They are ridiculously well balance... 
HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ???
Ohala,Excellent observation, however are you buying the equipment for reselling or are you buying it to enjoy it. Good ListeningPeterI am not speculator. I would like to have equipment as a store of value as much as possible so I can have flexibil... 
HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ???
From a buyer's perspective the slow-down has largely selected out smaller, less well marketed companies because the prospect of reselling them is awful. Also the asking price for some models of electronics is incredibly high, higher than what they... 
Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under
If you really do not want subs and your goal is LF extension, the JBLs will not likely work for you. Their efficiency and other things are maintained in part by early bass rolloff. The spec graph is on JBL’s website. I am completely unfamiliar wit... 
Received your Magnepan 30.7’s Yet
The 30.7s will be demoed Friday at Audio Concepts. I hope to make it.  
Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF?
"Wasn't there a company making cabinets out of cast concrete?"Maybe you are thinking of different brand, but early Hales speakers had concrete baffles. Paul Hales switched to MDF because of economy in creation and exporting the heavy speakers. I c...