wberdan
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| Amplifier for Vandersteen 5A' s ? Quicksilver V4, Atma-Sphere MA-1 mkII.3, Theta Enterprise...Those are the only mono's in that price range that pop into my head right now.Will | |
| Vandersteen Upgrade Path I think your most cost effective upgrade would be 2ce Signatures. Will | |
| monoblock hook-up very dumb question, sorry Pretty sure they are be class A/B. Will | |
| Questions about biamping You need to find out how much gain each amplifier has, because I think this will make one amplifier louder than the other if you hook it up to the same preamp. The safest bet would be to use the same amplifier for top and bottom. Will | |
| Vandersteen 2Ce with Jolida 302B? The 3A Signatures also have a midrange driver with the back magnet set up like a soda can. This produces a midrange that reveals more low level detail than the 2Ce Signatures, because the back wave from the speaker cone is not directly reflecting ... | |
| Strange Grounding Problem? I had an unusual grounding problem in my system recently too- I solved it by running a ground wire from the bottom of the chassis on the amp to the preamp chassis... I don't know if this may work in your case or not. Will | |
| speaker cable length question I have a different feeling- I prefer longer interconnects and shorter speaker cable. I have tried speaker cables of different lengths in the past from 24' to 8' to 5' to 3' to 2'- and I can say without a doubt that the shorter cables sounded bette... | |
| Turntables better than a Wadia 861SE w/ Statement I own an 861, and my Linn LP12 sounds a lot better than the Wadia in every way except background noise. The Wadia has less hash in the background, but musically- there is no contest. The LP12 is close in price to the 861se. I will upgrade my 861 t... | |
| Passive biamplification questions You should contact the manufacturer to see if there are any potential problems with bi-amping. Some amplifiers go into oscillation with some speakers in biamp mode. Will | |
| Calling on Vandersteen 5a owners I own(ed) both the 5 and the 5A. The upgrade from 5 to 5A, in my system, provided a serious increase in low level detail and even clearer sound through the midrange. The bass improved as well, but I found the other improvements more important for ... | |
| Spike or decouple ? Theoretically I think spikes are the best for speakers,rigid coupling so the drivers can operate securely... decouple everything else. Will | |
| A blood oath among Audiogonistas amen Will | |
| Notice how many SACD collections for sale? I have no use for SACD until the players outperform the LP playback I have now. I hope SACD stays alive and improvesWill | |
| Klipschorn: Still relevant?? Even though the LaScalas use the same drivers they sound totally different from the KHorns- At least they did in my system at the time. I always felt the Khorns sounded a little brighter and better. Could just be me though.Will | |
| Any Rhea owners using tube rings/dampers? I use Hal-O's on my Aesthetix IO and noticed a worthwhile improvement, I would imagine the Rhea would benefit as well. I feel they are worth the money. Will |