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Jan 08, 2003	Thinking about purchasing vandersteen 5's what's a I have had my eyes open for a used pair of Vandy Model 5's for more than 18 months, and only seen one pair for sale here on Audiogon. The seller (in New Mexico, as I recall) was having a hard time finding a buyer, and he had reduced his price to $...
Jan 08, 2003	Need sound pro advice for Adcom gold series system I owned Adcom preamps, CD players, and amps for a number of years, and used it with several incarnations of Vandersteen speakers (2Ci, then 2Ce, and eventually 3A's). I found Adcom equipment to work very well with Vandersteen speakers. I have also...
Jan 07, 2003	Is an eight sided oval room acoustically correct? Interesting question. My initial reaction is that this shape might work well, since I have heard audio systems in dome homes (circular in structure) that sounded very good. There is still a chance you could some standing waves, however, since ther...
Jan 07, 2003	Where are you? Do you know what your FM is doing? Seattle: If I were being really generous, I'd say there is one jazz station (KPLU) and one classical station (KING-FM) in the greater Seattle area with decent to good FM reception. Both stations, however, program middle-of-the-road material.There ...
Jan 07, 2003	would this Deter you from buying used gear???? You raise a very interesting point. In the past, I have usually engraved my Washington state driver's license number on all of my valuable equipment, be it audio or other stuff. However, since the last major upgrade of my audio/HT system, I have N...
Jan 06, 2003	Reasonably prices wires/intrconnects No comprehensive list of inexpensive interconnects and speaker cable is complete without inclusion of the Kimber PBJ interconnect and Kimber 4PR or 4VS speaker cable. The other option you might consider is the HomeGrownAudio Super Silver interconn...
Jan 05, 2003	Does Vandersteen VCC support biwire/biamping No, the VCC-1 and VCC-5 center channel speakers do not offer biwiring. Both are equipped with a single set of speaker cable binding posts. Note that the VCC-5 is a tri-axial design, rather than co-axial like the VCC-1.
Jan 05, 2003	I am trying to learn about Krix speakers for HI-Fi I own a pair of Krix Equinox speakers that I use in my office system (not at the moment, however, as I am unemployed). I have been very pleased with their sound, as well as the cabinet and general build quality, which is excellent for a $600 pair ...
Jan 05, 2003	3B SST or 4B SST for N804s? Unless you tend to listen at rather high, sustained volume levels, the 3B-SST should be very satisfactory for your needs. As a practical matter, the difference in power output between the 3B-SST (150 wpc) and the 4B-SST (300 wpc) is about 3db, whi...
Jan 05, 2003	Willing to be proved wrong. Your old Stanton cartridge, while good in its day, is probably due for replacement since it is very likely that the rubber components in the cantilever suspension are deteriorated due to age. It's possible that you can find someone that can rebuil...
Jan 05, 2003	Front and rear amps I agree with KF about the rear amps -- they are not nearly as critical as the amp driving your front speakers. It is not necessary to buy a new 5-channel HT amp unless you have a desire for a serious upgrade. If you use your 2-channel amp for the ...
Jan 04, 2003	Newbie Question - What is "Overhang" Yes, the Rega RB300 is a pivoted tonearm (as are all of the Rega tonearms). Linear tracking tonearms are very distinctive: they have a base which extends across the back of the turntable, and the cartridge is mounted to an arm that tracks perpendi...
Jan 03, 2003	Newbie Question - What is "Overhang" Overhang is a term used to describe the incorrect tracking path of the stylus for cartridges mounted in a pivoted tonearm. Overhang is not a problem with linear tracking arms, which track in a straight line directly across the record (the same pat...
Jan 03, 2003	Philosphies on subwoofers: as I see it. The Vandersteen 2Wq sub has a crossover system that is designed to make the transition from main speakers to sub at 80 Hz. The crossover that is inserted between the preamp and power amp rolls off the frequencies below 80 Hz that are going to the ...
Jan 03, 2003	How can I get my new receiver to decode the AC-3 s The previous two posts have correctly identified the problem as being the RF modulator. If your receiver does not have an RF-modulator input jack for laser disk players (and most new units these days won't, since laser disks are "old technology"),...