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Conflicting Mcintosh info
how does it sound ? 
Ayre Codex
rather long FB exchange w Charlie..i asked when R series DAC ? His reply was improvements to Codex will yield a killer 5 series DAC...inferred that it might already be better than Q series..my read of it anyway.. 
Vandersteen 4
my black Friday wanderings at stereo stores...found a pair of rebuilt model 4 at Hawthornes in Seattle....under a grand...they are big and heavy..i did not listen to them..what a blast from past that place is.. 
Incredible review of Vandersteen 7 mkII in...
moved all the various Wall-Wart powered digital stuff : airport , network switch, RAID drive for server and server over to dedicated Furman power conditioner...pre and dac on a dedicated circuit, amp another, subs on another, digital on another...... 
What's a contender to an Audio Reference 5 SE?
Bo1972we are in golden age of quality and choice..never have we had such great selection of caps, res, transformers, wire, etc in components and a wide variety of price points. REF 5 SE blows away my SP-6 of old..you might be right about the kids ... 
Vandersteen 5Aa Carbon--any 5a owner's opinions?
good points..sounds like YOU are getting incredible performance out of your system..which is WHY we do this.my room is HIGHLY irregular with 3 large and unequal openings, sloped ceiling in two directions peak 20' with a lot of natural diffusion. t... 
Quatro Wood CT VS. 5A's
keep the Vettemy 5 a in rosewood were Randys personal pair from his home.He does get excellent sound and knows his stuff. I always stop by there in my travels..but I am overdue for a visit... 
Vandersteen 5Aa Carbon--any 5a owner's opinions?
overly flat at least w just eleven bands of EQ under 120 HZ sounds dull and lifeless....so says the manual, Richard and for grins I tried it w 5 a..true enuf dialing it in the last .5 DB was lackluster....no real urge to mess w 7. ' s yet..enjoyin... 
Quatro Wood CT VS. 5A's
on the question of tweeters from a how are they made point of questioning just call Richard - he answers the phone....Cant say I have heard all three side by side in same room w same front end. The 5 a Carbons currently for sale on Agon seem like ... 
Vandersteen 4
neat to see somebody pushing to keep this speaker on an improvement path. Richard answers the phone.I had 3 a sig but in a smaller room. Big SS mac poweramp had viselike grip on low end.have you tried soundanchors on your 4's ?probably need to mod... 
What vintage speaker might you use today
Bozak - dad had half concert grands..had to sit on floor for image..Dayton WrightTympaniESLearly TheilFreid yes Bud..i still have the Mac MX 110 Z and a 240 but driving a pair in Linn Sarahshould have kept the ESL..omg what a sweet midrange... 
Best near wall high end speaker
Larson..another vote for. Heard a pair a model from top of range in Healdsburg ( so i may have also had some wine). Pretty stunning sound for boxes right on the wall.More engaging than the Blades they had ten feet into the room. 
Vandersteen Quatro CT
a bit off topic but I have found it hard to beat Unitiserve w Pardo linear PS but Aurender is on my short list as I am TIRED, very TIRED at lack of NAIM support and server has been in for service twice in 4 years..A trip to Canada for a comms boar... 
Vandersteen Quatro CT
any updates ? CT 
Got to open up my system today. Vandy Treo's
Got back from a Hotel California trip so cranked up some Etta James on the Hi-Fi...7's singing.....at 24 on the ARC VC...( about 80 dbc in room w audiotools)The Blat of the horns is great...only 200 ish hours on them..still way inside breakin..CT ...