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Set-Up Advice for Vandersteen 1Cs

I'm beginning to piece together a system and having previously owned a pair of Vendersteen 1Bs back in the late 90's before I sold all my equipment I purchased a pair used 1Cs for $299 and $80 shipping... hopefully this was a good price.

I have a small apartment and these will be in the living room with the TV and I would like the sound from my TV, Cable, Apple TV or Roku 3, Blu-Ray, a DAC connected to my ipad/iphone/macbook pro, and eventually a turntable to be able to play through this system. I plan I have zero interest in a surround sound system, so multichannel is not a concern.

My understanding is that I should probably get an HDMI switch with audio out since things like the Apple TV and Roku 3 don't have audio out and I'll want the audio from those to play through the system. This area is new to me so any advice here would be greatly appreciated.

To complicate things I would LIKE to have a tube amp if possible. I am willing to go solid state, but I would much much prefer tube.

My budget is somewhere in the $500-$750 range. I am planning on buying used equipment to get the most bang for my buck. Something with a phono input would be best, but obviously I can't have everything.

I've been completely out of the loop and this was totally a spur of the moment purchase for me but I don't have a tremendous amount of time or disposable income so I'm looking to greater minds than my own for assistance.
greatwhitebat
greatwhitebat OP
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So you're in Indy? I live in Brownsburg.
Howdy neighbor!

I live in Dayton Ohio, but I used to live in Indy. I wouldn't mind driving there to pick something up, so I was browsing in that area, and always expand my searches there since it's not a bad drive and I have friends there.

Howdy nonetheless.
greatwhitebat OP
35 posts
 
I've come to the conclusion that something like a Peachtree Decco65/Nova125, NAD D 3020, or Teac A-H01 would probably be the best solution for me at this point in time. I'll only need to add a phono stage for a turntable.

In the future I would like to get something like a Primaluna Prologue One or Four, Jolida JD502CRC, or Dynaco ST-70. Those will require an external DAC, phono stage, and depending on the choice a preamp. I like this solution better, but the cost is prohibitive at the moment.
ctsooner
2,104 posts
 
I have a great sounding NAD 326BEE that I"m willing to part with since I got my Ayre integrated. I used it with my Proac Super Towers for a year and it sounded pretty good. not in the same class as Ayre, but for what it cost it was great. Let me know if you have interest. Rogue is something to look at as it mates really well with Vandy's too.
greatwhitebat OP
35 posts
 
Well... at the moment I'm not so sure I'll be getting the Vandersteens at all. The seller still hasn't shipped a week later and has been rather flippant and not terribly responsive. That isn't instilling me with a lot of confidence as to the condition or quality of the speakers even if they do arrive.
ctsooner
2,104 posts
 
If you are still in the market, I have 2 pairs of Proacs that are for sale, lol. The monitors are currently at Audio Connection where they'll ship out off and you can do a cc if you want. Just let me know. Both sets are in teak.
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