New speakers? No thanks.


Last week while chilling with my wife, listening to music, she turns to me and says,” you haven’t bought any new speakers in years.  You should take our tax return and get some”.  Did the planets just line up?  Or was it the two bottles of wine?   Who cares!?!

Ive been totally satisfied with my speakers,Vandersteen Quatros, but wasn’t gonna waste this opportunity to shop. So I hit up a couple of shops in Seattle.  I listened to the new Tannoy Cheviots and DC10a.  I tried some Devore Gibbons.  Listened to Martin Logan’s, Sonus, Living Voice, and Usher.   

None of these sung to me like my old Vandies. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t close. While they all had their attributes, none checked all the boxes.   I know it’s system and room dependent, but you can get a decent idea in showrooms.   

I think I’ll just save my pennies, and try to get my wife wasted enough someday to get some new Quatro CTs.  
bigboltz

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@tomic601 let’s do it!   I’m a fanboy too!    I don’t know why I was tempted to wander, but I can’t imagine better sound than Vandersteen and AtmaSphere. I’m sure you’ll torture me. 
I was dumb enough to give Uncle Sam an interest free loan.  I withheld a few hundred extra out of each check
I’ve gone from 2ci’s to 2ce sigs, to the sigs  with a 2w sub, then added a second 2w. 

Then upgraded to a pair of 3a sigs, which sounded wonderful with the 2 subs.  Now I have the Quatros in the older cloth version.  

I also have an HT system downstairs with 1c’s and the vsm surrounds.  I guess I’m obsessed.  

I should mention that theyre made in my hometown and my Dad graduated with RV and still runs into him quite often. So there’s a nostalgia factor, to boot.  

I think i was really just looking to try a different flavor while I saved for the CT’s 
@gdnrbob I thought about getting Treo CTs and a couple of subs, just to get into the carbon tweeter.   But I don’t think it will be a whole lot less at the end of the day. So I will likely wait for Quatros CTs
Well I didn’t get new speakers...yet.  But guess who got a new car yesterday?   I’m pretty sure I’ve been hustled.   Nicely played, Dear.