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Quatro Wood best feet
zee that is the one! 9v battery required 
Vandersteen 3A (no signature) vs ADS 1230
 @stereo5 still a current model in the 3a-signature with tweeter and midrange from the vaunted 5a. the Treo is more refined, especially the CT but the 3 plays considerably lower without a port but with an active rear facing acoustic coupler.a coup... 
Speakers near fireplace
keep the built ins....give me a room with lots of natural odd surface diffration any day over the typical audiophile dedicated space with a forest of monoblocks on the floor right in front of the ( never used turntable)...but......this room scream... 
Quatro Wood best feet
Zeeyes you need the RS Analog , the Vandertones are calibrated to thatit should be $30-$40 on ebay 
Quatro Wood best feet
@zensview you can download Vandertones at Vandersteen websiteburn a CD or play thru streameruse cautioni also assume you have the Radio Shack Analog SPL meter ?what amp are you using ?need to verify input impedance to properly set the M5-HP crossover 
Quatro Wood setup help
 @ctsooner myrtlewood 
How about a list of speakers that are time and phase coherent? Thiels and what else?
a minimum phase filter by definition does not muck up phasethe big steep brickwall “ measure “ filters, which look better on paper DOfor what i consider a phd in minimum phase error recording, visit the Ayre website and download the piano recordin... 
Vandersteen 3A (no signature) vs ADS 1230
long ago....in a galaxy far away....I managed a store that carried and sold both ADS and Vandersteen....and lots of other fun stuff....not exactly an apples and salmon comparison....but they are very different..and goodmusic ?how loud?room size an... 
Speakers near fireplace
Glad to hear my sound has been killed !skin it and bbq is next !resonant frequency of the flu looks like a 20’ transmission line, terminated with a squirrel proof shakti stick topper !Seriously, re ran my numbers last eve because I moved the 7’sre... 
Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
There is also a fantastic small company in Escondido that makes acoustic curtains Acoustic Curtains, inc 
Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
Try GIK acoustics also !!!! 
Speakers near fireplace
IF you do go equal length, do not create an inductor ( coil ) with the short side wire.....a large diameter coil Ok, loop back and forth is better !  
Speakers near fireplace
bearskin rug and SQ be darned!!!!!!just kidding..two out of three pairs of Vandersteens we own flank fireplaces. The 7 and before that 5a were for years powered by an Ayre amp off to the side. On unequal wire length for a time and phase accurate s... 
Quatro Wood best feet
I steered you wrongservice via Factory, parts via your dealersorry about that!jim 
Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
But thanks for the memory and  unusual for me I have the model 7’s and amps cranking up Cowboy Song at 100 dB peaks....with a nice glass of Rye......