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| is ayre qb-9 dac better than cx7e mp? Having lived with the QB-9 for a couple of months now, I still think it has pretty similar SQ on redbook material. However, I have a couple of hi-rez downloads now (most notably, Ani DiFranco's Reprieve) that make my system sound better than it ev... | |
| Best Speakers for around $2000 Vandersteen 2Ce Signature II: gets you a fat helping of what high-end has to offer at a (relatively) affordable price. "looking for good soundstaging "Does that as well as any speaker I've heard regardless of price. Compared to the very best I've ... | |
| New Speakers for $2000 "Vandersteel Model 2s - They sound very nice but the Stereophile review seem to jump straight through the fact that their sound stage isn't top-notch"Huh? Which review is that? To my ears, the 2Ce Sig IIs can throw as good a soundstage as any spea... | |
| is ayre qb-9 dac better than cx7e mp? To my ears, in my system, the CX-7eMP and QB-9 are pretty close overall. The QB-9 sounds a bit more open and immediate but also a bit smoothed over, perhaps a hair less dynamic. I'd call it a draw, overall. It's impossible, however, to farily comp... | |
| Speakers for Ayre ax-7e -- Vadersteen, Linn, PSB My room is 18 x 19' with a vaulted ceiling that goes to 14'. There is tile on 1/3 of the floor space and a brick wall on one side with the wood stove. I've put throw rugs in a few spots including under the Sig IIs and a couple on the side wall. My... | |
| Speakers for Ayre ax-7e -- Vadersteen, Linn, PSB I use the Sig IIs with my AX-7. Ayre and Vandersteen really sound great together. Highly recommended; you can do better but not for anything close to that price! I used to have Thiel 1.6s which were a bit more transparent than the Sig IIs but over... | |
| Best Speaker under $3K - New or Used "about the 2CE Sig. II, I didn't find the clarity and imaging I heard from typical British speakers"My Sig IIs were somewhat veiled in the midrange at first (much like what Art Dudley wrote about in Stereophile). Break-in, set-up, and (especially)... | |
| Do Thiel Audio CS3.7 Rock? I finally heard a pair of 3.7s at RMAF last month, driven by Rowland electronics. They sounded excellent to me. Although I recognize the pitfalls of hearing an unfamiliar speaker driven by unfamilair electronics in a hotel room, I would rate them ... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Sig II New vs. the older 2CE SigII I, too, am curious to know how the latest iteration compares to my Sig IIs purchased shortly after the Art Dudley review in 2007. I *really* like my Sig IIs, well driven by my Ayre AX-7. But being an audiophile, I'm neurotic and desire the latest,... | |
| Best Speakers at RMAF 2011...? I was most impressed with the Vandersteen Sevens. I'd put them in the top 3 speakers I heard, the others being TAD Ref 1 and Avalon Ascent. I also quite liked the Thiel 3.7In the underwhelming department, I was disappointed with the Revel Studio 2... | |
| Best Speakers at RMAF 2011...? @audioconnection: I had heard that the midrange driver on the 2 is now the same as the 5 but this is the first I've heard that the tweeter is also the same. So, does this mean the 2,3, Treo, Quatro, and 5 all share the same tweeter and midrange? | |
| Vandersteen Treo at RMAF I heard the Treos at RMAF and thought they sounded good but am hesitant to say anything else based on a brief audition in an unfamiliar room with unfamiliar electronics. I will say that, IMO, they might be the best looking Vandersteen yet, certain... | |
| anyone listen to the new Ayre V5 or V6 It is too bad that you had two failures but it sounds like Ayre has been taking care of you. Ayre has a great reputation for customer service and it appears that this is another example. | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Sig II New vs. the older 2CE SigII I haven't but where did you hear about the new midrange driver? My only substantial complaint about my 2 Sig IIs was a slightly veiled quality in the midrange, which was all but completely cured after I upgraded my speaker cables. | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? Various Vandersteen models can be found in this price range, new and used, and they sound as good as anything I've heard for |