tomcarr
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| 2.0 Stereo speakers on a $2000 budget? Hello nadamp,I own a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 8s, and a pair of Vandersteen 2Cs. Based on your room size and your statement you like some of your music pretty loud, I would suggest the Silver 8s. They will play louder than the 2Cs.Notice I did... | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle Hello all,Spoke with John Rutan (Audio Connections) who offered excellent set-up advice, (I'm almost there, but as we know, every inch counts), plus some pearls based on his obviously extensive knowledge of Vandersteens and audio in general.Wow, t... | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle Hello Tomic601,Thanks for the thoughtful suggestions.I am delighted how much better things sound, even more so since tweaking tilt-back, and postions of speakers and listening seat.I am keeping an open mind concerning new 2s and swapping the Krell... | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle @gdnrbob, Thank you very much!@mb1audio02, Wow! Thank you very much! | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle PPS,Oops, guess I should have said 9% class D, 1% unlistenable Tom | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle PS,To be more specific regarding my music choices, I listen to Rock, Old Country, Pop, Bluegrass, Blues, Jazz, Classical.I rank according to sound quality (recording quality, not music quality).I possess roughly 10% class A SQ, 30% class B SQ, 50%... | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle Hello all, got the dedicated circuit done this morning, connected up, plugged in, turned on and...no drama, no surprises, except within seconds, from being unplugged since yesterday, everything stone cold, the first sounds were...absolutely wonder... | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle Thank you, jafant, for the welcome!Several have mentioned clean power. I optimistically listed a dedicated 20A line in my first post. Actually, that is supposed to happen tomorrow when a friend, who is a licensed electrician, makes the final conne... | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle So many excellent suggestions, thank you one and all for sharing your experience and knowledge. I will post further with results as time and money permit.Tom | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle Thanks so much for all the input. These 2s were built in 1979-80, according to Richard Vandersteen. They have the 6-inch stands which are not adjustable.All drivers are working correctly. For 99% of my albums, I love the sound though it is slightl... |