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| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? Back in the days of yore everybody used lamp cord - and nobody complained! Back in the days of yore, people played 78-rpm records on their Victrolas and nobody complained! I traded mine in for an 8-track for my Edsel! 😁 | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? gdnrbob Hey Bob! Congrats on the Treo CTs! I emailed the guy about them and he said he thought he had a buyer. A few years ago I missed out on a mint, 1 year old pair on consignment at Johnny R’s Audio Connection. They were boxed and ready to sh... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? soix I hope you have access to resources to help you (in addition to your stereo) so if things progress and make it even harder on you that you have help. I pray it doesn’t come to that for you, but I know how hard it can be and God Bless for wh... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? tomic601 / jim the VLR - Signature which incorporates the carbon tweeter. They are designed for near wall, stand mount and pair extremely well w Vandy subs 3 I have read about these, and they deserve a listen. I don’t have a place for a 2nd (o... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? yogiboy Spendor was founded in the late 1960s by Spencer and Dorothy Hughes – the ‘Spen’ and ‘Dor’ in the name. Spencer applied the knowledge and expertise he’d gained as an engineer in the BBC’s sound engineering department to create his first ... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? emrofsemanon both DEMAND a larger than average listening room with plenty of breathing space around the speakers to where they are no closer than 3 feet from the rear wall and at least twice that from side walls. put them in any room smaller tha... | |
| What should be mandatory in every professional published review- soix, You may have misunderstood me. The issue I have is with publications who don’t pay what I would consider a proper rate for reviews, and instead take advantage of the willingness of reviewers to do the work for a low pay scale with some prom... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? tomic601 / JIM, what a lovely civil and helping thread…warms my heart….maybe just maybe there are great caring humans here after all…. I had the EXACT same thought as I re-read the replies. I do hope to see you in CA, and hope you get togeth... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? zimick I ended up buying a pair of the Harbeth SLH 5 Anniversary about two years ago. I've listened to the Harbeth 30 and 40 at Gig Harbor (WA) Audio (a fine store to visit)... sweet speakers! That "BBC sound" is special. It is interesting tha... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? skucie Moving from the 2CE Sig 3 to the Treo CT is a huge leap. Probably bigger than you realize. I'm sure you would be absolutely thrilled with the Treo CT. That carbon tweeter is really something, but you might also consider the non CT Quat... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? islandmandan Dan, I’m 75 years old, taking care of my Dementia addled wife (still a lovely person, though), I’ve had a stroke a couple of years ago, my right side of my body is numb, but I can still walk, talk, and look the same, but its cut my ... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? Greetings, Dan! I’m in Port Angeles. I thought when we moved here we would spend a lot more time going to Seattle but we really don’t (but should more). I do trek down to Tacoma to the local closest friendly Vandersteen dealer. P | |
| What should be mandatory in every professional published review- Hi soix Most publications/sites pay reviewers next to nothing for the many, many hours of work it takes to write a review from unboxing to finish I take issue with these terms of work, but I suppose it’s the reality in magazine/publication eco... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? A review of the previous generation Vandersteen Treo, by John Atkinson. He loved them, so I wish he would review the newest CT. Treo review from 2013 --> Hi jc4659 Actually, I have been keeping my eyes out for used Quatro CTs and Treo CTs (the... | |
| For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like? I appreciate the replies! Some brands are familiar to me and I’ve even heard some of those. Others I would have to look up and read about. Since I am somewhat lazy, the thought of driving near and far, or even very far, to audition some of the mor... |