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Granite Bases for Vandersteen speakers
Confirm with quick call Vandy bases built up w 11 pc Granite and proprietary adhesive.  
Room Acoustics With Vaulted Ceiling
Back to the OP, some of the best rooms in have been in ( recording and playback ) feature vaulted ceilings. Tell us more about surfaces, materials and furnishings before we launch into the treatment war... 
Room Acoustics With Vaulted Ceiling
Actually for those of us who can do math, the vault is a free swarm of sorts Eric, but you already knew that. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Not that we are competitive or anything.... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
My 3 LP Wildflowers showed up 2 late to listen last eve - salivating.... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Yes the Fairport and RT and Sandy D fans are legion here on this thread... Forheringay 2 !!!! 
Granite Bases for Vandersteen speakers
Tom - You and JohnnyR could test the theory w pair of VLR signature on a couple of the HRS isolation bases w springs.... have fun, experimenting:-)  
Granite Bases for Vandersteen speakers
Constrained layer damping between layers of granite = yes. Note your Quattro cabinet with a cabinet is constructed this way already.springs, springs, springs wrong answer for a hyper coherent, time aligned, phase correct Vandersteen. Pretty much e... 
Granite Bases for Vandersteen speakers
thanks Tom....I am pondering them for the 7’s. Helmut Brinkmann of turntable fame was the first to try granite under his 7’s at the Munich show I believe. Most Brinkmann components come w granite bases. 
Budget Tube Preamp ($2000)
Ayre if you want SS, a nice used ARC might also fit your budget.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Talking Heads - 77 
Adding a sub woofer?
And REL is hardly a Fad only ego would sputter so.... 
Adding a sub woofer?
Pick your so called expert carefully, there is a massive difference between line and speaker level as the latter passes the sonic signature aka transfer function to both the sub and main speakers which results in better more coherent sound. Those ... 
Phonostage recommendations under $3K
Keith is a super guy and certainly provides high value. I enjoy my 2A with Lyra feeding it. I didn’t run a super wide range of NOS thru it but generally it does not reward NOS. It does reward isolation and damping, power cord investment, IC’s and ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
War Dept. Noticed the JT - Flag album art, wants to hear it !!!!!