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| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options The VTL EL-34 has a remote and used is right in your price range, sweet sonics and great California company. Rogue, Quicksilver are also excellent | |
| New speakers and guidance Congrats on your retirement and the good sense to celebrate it with something you love and can enjoy every day if you so choose ! I did something similar and upgraded to monoblocks when I retired - no regrets! The Herron is a solid value and while... | |
| Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase I have a flyrod and just in case 20 yards of gillnetbut IF I were you I would take @nrenter up on his offer ASAP !!!!! | |
| What's a better choice? Manley Steelhead Phono or Audio Research Reference 2SE Phono? Agree with system synergy - either way get them under top grade HRS isolation | |
| Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed IF you want to get it up and running with the ARCAM 429 amp the input impedence is claimed to be 10 K Ohm | |
| Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed Yes your zone 2 approach will work.download and read the 5a manualyou must know the input impedence of the power amp you use for zone 2that power amp must have rca inputs.consult table on M5 filters to set dip switches inside each M5 | |
| Speakers that are a great value! Vandersteen beating inflation since 1977but seriously with > 200k pair of 2’s sold, run that down a 90% improvement curve and see what you get....Amazing you can get Treo CT for $8,500model ones are just $1,400. I sold One B retailfor $660 Pair... | |
| Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed Looked at your 386 page ARCAM manual, argh..there is a software implemented filter ( section E-26 ) however no slope is specified and you must have 6db per octave to get the magnificent 5a subwoofer to work properly.So I would NOT recommend that a... | |
| Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed I can’t get your ARCAM manual to download but you MIGHT be able to implement the 6db per octave high pass filter with software inside the ARCAM and therefore use the the 2x130wpc internal ARCAM power amp. Goof up and turn off that high pass by acc... | |
| Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed Yes !!! The arcam serving as a preamp with the high pass into a power amp will work!! | |
| Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed Please confirm your gear part numbers, McIntosh makes an MA252 which does not have pre out / power amp in. To use this you would need to modify it and imo done properly will sound great w 5a. 100 wpc is probably the minimum. | |
| Vandersteen 5a - Setup help needed First download and read the 5a manual !you must use a high pass 6db per octave filter between your preamp and power amp and to properly configure the filter you must know the input impedence of your power amp OR be able to use a voltmeter while pl... | |
| Anyone live near FONTHILL, ONTARIO, CANADA? Buy it and have uber driver pickup and deliver to shipper | |
| CJ Preamp Teflon Recap I would be inclined to repair power supply only and flip it and go with modern CJ | |
| Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase The Codex is a proven DAC w Vandersteen as is the Aesthetix Pandora |