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Another Speaker Recommendation Request
Treo wood are IMO stunning....have a look at my condo system pictures in virtual systems.....but hey, to each his own....the old Quattro cloth is a reflection of famous Vandersteen frugality....the pretty cabinet would have displaced powered bass ... 
Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma
@atmasphere I am hoping to build your kit monoblocks someday, perhaps to run the 63@montaldo yes i have tried calling twice today, no answer, no voicemail- it is summer...i sent an email....nice website, boards, etc...certainly looks like expertis... 
Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money
are we helping the OP ? 
Listening to equipment at home before you buy
I have no business relationship w ACknow him by reputation as a3 pair of Vandersteen owner 
Listening to equipment at home before you buy
+1 for John at Audio Connection, he is IMO a zen master and often visits customer homes to wring the last ounce of performance out of a system. He as a Vandersteen dealer is also to be trusted to know what amplifiers to pair with your model 2oh an... 
Another Speaker Recommendation Request
Excellent Vandersteen dealer in North Palm Beach,  
Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money
Audioquest.....RV who invented your model 5 supplies AQ wire with his model 7 power ampsyes there are other fine wires alsoi would take a well executed copper wire over most silver any dayi am getting excellent results using some very affordable K... 
Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe
i was messing w a buddy of mine, there is no such thing as a SOTA Eico amp.....but he has a highly modified one that sounds fantastic w Revel speakers.... 
Recommendations for Ceiling Speakers
i have Totem in our Sunroom, excellent sound and they make inwall subs also....room is canteliver over Puget Sound with 32’ of glass windowed wall, so speakers blocking verbotten by war department....ours run on moderate NAD power w Bluesound sour... 
Another Speaker Recommendation Request
or you could get a pair of Vandersteen Quatro floorstanders with 11 bands of bass EQ and powered bass...... 
Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma
been a very very long time since I have mucked about with ESL-63..we sold them alongside KEF, Acoustat, ADS, Vandersteen, Beveridge, Infiniti, etc....last time I owned a set of Quads was the 57 with a CJ45...lovely....so i bought a pair at auction... 
chinese counterfeitng
@mr_m exactly why we proof test all that sort of stuff before usage and then put a tooling or equipment tag on it with a retest interval....expensive to say the least but as you know and appreciate safety is everything 
Apogee Duetta Signature Series II - Upgrade Recommendations
on the stage the drivers are wounted in a MDF plate and sits inside a rebate in the decorative shell, IF the mdf does hot sit flush it has a gap - typically on a corner - which can buzz ( mechanical ) I seperated the front decorative shell and use... 
chinese counterfeitng
which is one reason why the firm I worked for on the really critical stuff did our own chips w IBM foundry in usa..... 
chinese counterfeitng
@whart there is a city in China w unsavory sectors that specializes in the washing of chips and restencil w aerospace grade part numbers.....faking the provance of the chip is much more difficult and time consuming...so for example in orbit under ...