samhar

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"Frightening" or "Relaxing" sound quality?
Shadorn LOL--- --- --- --- !!!!!! Too good!!! 
You know you're an audiophile if--
$50 for oil!!! That's a quad of BDR #3 cones!!!! 
You know you're an audiophile if--
-- your system has reaches a place where you can stop tweaking with new parts and you become depressed. 
Benefit of Tube Dampers/Coolers on 6H30?
Anything new or old to share about the CDP's? 
Quicksilver monoblock amp stands.
I used VTI 404-1 4" high amp stands from racksandstands.com, they also offer a 7" and 9" high stand. Make sure you isolate the shelf from the frame well and/or the piece from the shelf, makes a big sonic difference. Many prefer Target stands. 
Availability protocol?
It's a pain when most items have been sold but aren't listed as such for a month. Bottom line It's dishonest not to pay the fee!!! If you feel the fee is robbery sell somewhere else. I happen to like what AgoN has made available to me and so far ... 
What power cable better for a cd player
I found the VD P/C's to be "aggressive" for my system(taste) so I tried Purist. I'm getting all the benefits, bigger sound stage and more dynamics without the forwardness. These two are good representative of two different philosophies in sound. 
Vandy 2ce sig versus 3a
I'd take the 2ce Sigs the 3a is "darker" sounding. 
Crackling coming from Right Speaker - Help
To follow Shadorne's lead applied to the tubes. Check the tubes the same way move from side to side one tube at a time to find which tube is noisy or to eliminate them as a problem. 
Crackling coming from Right Speaker - Help
Noisy (bad) tube or tubes. 
Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables?
I'd asks what they're hearing and why they think other cables would be their solution. 
All vandersteen users ?
Everyone says make sure your amp(s) is(are) compatible. The two speakers seem to be opposites! The GV have loads of inner detail and are bass shy, the Quatro has mucho bass but not the inner detail of the GV. Personally if I had to choose I'd take... 
All vandersteen users ?
Go to the Vandersteen website then to the Quarto wood page and view the Qutro's and ARC VS-55 at a show!!! My Vandersteen dealer drove his home set of 5A's with VS-55 mono blocks. The Quatro and 5A's have their own internal bass amps driving the w... 
All vandersteen users ?
The Quatro VK-55 mono blocks would be a fantastic combo!!! If you can do this do it and forget playing around, you would have to add a pair of 2Wq sub and all the associated equipment to come close. I had 3A Sig's, a pair of 2Wq's, M5-HP filters e... 
Simple TT isolation.....nice sounding result
I don't think it's psychological, the better the isolation the "cleaner" the sound becomes. The more "hash" you remove the bigger the improvement to leading edge detail throughout the scale making the sound "richer" and more enjoyable!!! BTW thank...