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Review: Wilson Audio Grand Slamm Speaker
LLoydCongrats!!!! That's a lot of speaker/sound!!!! Good job with your purchase!! Your review was an enjoyable read and you nailed it with:"To me, the Wilson X-1,Grand Slamm is the reference to my ears."Enjoy!!!  
Sound diffusion panels--do they reduce brightness?
Before you do anything try toeing the speakers in so they are firing at a point in front of your head, say 2', this will reduce side wall reflections and give you a good idea if the speakers are positioned well. You may find you need to be closer ... 
Eggleston Andra III
Giving up on the Thiel 3.7 already? What happened? 
Spade to banana connectors, do they exist???
I've used these and they work great as long as you tighten them well. http://www.thecablepro.com/spade-to-banana-adaptor-audioquest.html 
Have you ever got emotionally attached
I still have a pair of Sonab 116's from the late 70's, so unique and so good at the time I haven't wanted to get rid of them. I want to rebuild them but I'm starting to think it's not going to happen so.........!!!! 
Does the wilson sophia 1 sound good only with perf
Agree with Goatwuss and Jdolin. Who set them up? Where are they, dedicated room or...........? Could you describe your room, rack placement and speaker placement #'s.I owned Sophia 1's for two years and sold them to move within the Wilson line. 
koetsu rosewood signature vs. Blue urushi
Andromedaaudio.Go to needledoctor > phono cartridges > Koetsu > Urushi Sky Blue You'll find the specs there!!! 
No More TT Feedback
Thanks for the thread it motivated me to remove my CDP from the rack with my TT allowing me to fill the rack's tubes with cat litter/pea gravel mix (will replace with Micro Bearings or sand blasting shot). This removed some vibrations especially i... 
Wilson Sophia 2 vs. Watt/Puppy 7
I also think the Sophia 2 would be the choice for now. I upgraded to the Sophia 1 then upgraded my amps twice, pre-amp three times, CDP twice, turntable once and cartridge twice before reaching a place where I thought the 1's "needed/had" to be re... 
koetsu rosewood signature vs. Blue urushi
Thanks for the follow up!!! What are your thoughts on the amounts of information delivered by the Vermillion @ .2mV verses the Blue @ .4mV ? 
Filling hollow tubes of my component racks
Well it only took one year for me to be ready to move the CD player off the central rack and onto an adjacent rack and fill the tubes to the top!!! This cleaned up the sound from the TT especially the very low end.Stanwal I will get some Micro Bea... 
Vandersteen 2wq x-over help
The M5-HP sounds better than the X-2 if your willing to spend $500 used -$900 + new for a pair (do you have two subs?) I may be wrong but I think it's a personal room related preference for what works/sounds best in your system/room. My guess 75Hz... 
How to shop for speakers?
Of the speakers you've mentioned I think the Sophia 3 is the only one that can do what you want. I think the 2275 could drive them, check first, and they would work very well with the 501. I owned the Sophia 1 and I thought it played well at low v... 
Which attributes do you value most?
1) resolution2) harmonic content3) tonal balance4) coherence5) accuracy6) prat7) dynamics 8) frequency extension9) scale10) sound staging 
Vandersteen 2wq x-over help
Mikes How low does the speaker you pairing the sub with go?