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| Vandersteen Moel 2Ce better than Model 1B used in midsize room I have the newest 2CE, the Signature 3 (they replaced 20 year old 2CE's...I guess you can conclude I like the Vandy sound!).My room is about 12x15 with the speakers on the long wall. I’m about 8 feet from the speakers. They sound excellent. The ne... | |
| A true audiophile can put together a resolving and enjoyable system for under $15k. BOSE? :) | |
| Keith Jarrett on the importance of audio sound quality Thanks for sharing. I need to listen to more by him, but I have the Koln concert and adore it. | |
| DAVE w/ or w/out M Scaler? I'm curious about the Chord Hugo TT2 with and without the Scaler. I've been told it's amazing too. | |
| Is static the culprit? jetterThanks for the suggestion. I don't have my cable box going to the system. I did try the cheater plug (didn't work), and every other idea and permutation. I'll keep troubleshooting it. | |
| The best speakers over 50K tomic601 You have Treo CTs AND Sevens! Good God, man. I'm dying for Treos and you went to heaven with Sevens. Congrats. ;) | |
| Is static the culprit? I have an Odyssey Khartago++ (upgraded version) and realized after some time with it that I had a low level buzz/hum coming from both speakers, a grounding issue I was told. I didn't realize it was abnormal I guess. My previous amp, a McCormack DN... | |
| Which integrated amplifier . mcmvmx -So sorry that you are not winning the fight against that damn cancer. Godspeed.If your daughter isn't a hi-fi nut, the simplest system possible might be best. Maybe you can find a good dealer to trade in your current system for something... | |
| Speakers which always sound good LARSEN! Either the 6, the 8, or best, the 9 (the 8 sounds as good, I’m told, but the 9 is prettier). They put up a wall of sound that is unique, can go against the wall (preferred), and are very much like live music. In a living room, they fill th... | |
| McCormack DNA with Schiit Preamp? Do you want a preamp or passive line stage? I ran a Reference Line Preeminence One passive linestage for years with my DNA-1, and it was great. Straight wire, no gain. I didn’t need a phono stage and used the DAC in my old CD player. I decided I w... | |
| KEF LS50 - Question Taking a page out of B&W's book, KEF's PR team is now much larger than their design team. The rest is... history.I wondered about that. | |
| McCormack Amps No Longer Manufactured? The McCormack brand was sold by Steve to Conrad-Johnson long ago. Steve has continued to build and rebuild his own gear including upgrades to his amps (DNA-1, 0.5 etc) under the name SMc Audio (https://smcaudio.com/ ) and he builds a world class p... | |
| Help! Choosing a Roon core/streamer/server! (Roon vs Innuos vs Wyred4Sound) Ripping on a Roon Core/Nucleus is simple.Thanks! | |
| Thoughts on a system upgrade. Good thread. MY first observation, as a Vandersteen owner for over 20 years:I religiously follow Richard V’s speaker placement instructions that came with the speakers in the owner’s manual. They have never let me down. FWIW.My next step is room t... | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg cymbop270 posts09-10-2020 Al is one of the finest human beings who's ever logged onto the internet. I think there's no better word to describe him than *gracious.* The man is possessed of grace. In this increasingly divisive world, people ... |