tompoodie
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| The best speaker you ever heard? Vandersteen 5a, with the usual Ayre or Aesthetix or ARC gear (all three were available). Quad 988 side by side ever so slightly veiled in comparison. I will audition 57's soon. Vandys had great imaging, soundstage, and very importantly, suspension... | |
| Need Help, choosing a CDP 1000-1500 range I have personally found that using and OPPO 980 or 981 as a transport and a Channel Islands DAC sounds superior to CD players costing significantly more. You have very little to lose to try...the OPPOs, are now used,although there may be some new ... | |
| quad 57 vs vandersteen for low volume listening Thank you kindly for your input, Essentialaudio. I am looking forward to the Quads Unlimited 57 audition soon. I will bring my trusty radio shack dB meter to help, and a notebook. When I actually write down impressions, I realize being an audio eq... | |
| quad 57 vs vandersteen for low volume listening Hello essentialaudio: your point is well taken. The room is elongated, 15 x25'. Amplification will be tailored to the speaker. For Vandy, it would be used aesthetix (io + atlas). For Quad, IO preamp, and EAR 861 integrated amp (preamp section can ... | |
| quad 57 vs vandersteen for low volume listening If thats the case, I would go with the Vandersteen. The 988 is up the with the best, but I did prefer the imaging and soundstage of the Vandy. I will post my impression of the Wayne Picquet quad 57 after the audition.Thanks, Philjolet, for your in... | |
| vpi super SSM rim drive vs grand prix monaco Many thanks for the thoughtful responses. I have read than Ginko and SSM is not a good match. I appreciate the info that setup and break in are essential for the SSM rim drive. The butcher block idea kind of jives with the VPI philosophy of functi... | |
| who needs a cd player anymore I do, for now! I just got my 1st DAC (CI Audio VDA2)and am thrilled at how it has rejuvenated my enthusiasm for my CD collection. So much so, that I am curious what 24bit/192Mhz music from a music server would sound like. Anyone out there know? Ca... |