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| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? pistonic drivers down in cost so more Vandersteen models can incorporate them Would be fantastic if he can get a pistonic midrange into a sub $5K price point! | |
| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? I use the MXR's with the Treo's. I remember speaking to Michael at Ayre (customer service at the time) and discovered he used Ayre's top amp with Vandersteen 3A Sigs (I think it was the MX-R but maybe V-1?).RV used MX-Rs with his 7s until he cam... | |
| Vandersteen 7 mark ll or big Kef blades I have not heard the Blade but the Vandersteen 7 is one of the best speakers I've ever heard, along with the Vivid Giya and TAD Ref One. At this price point, airline tickets to hear for yourself seem like chump change! | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? @rexp Intel NUC 7i3BNH (Roon Optimized Core Kit) > Cardas USB > Ayre QB-9 DSD | |
| Thiel Owners My configuration is almost certainly a one-off. It’s a beta test mule of sorts and I will end with up with *every* passive part replaced from terminal posts to driver hookup wire. I suspect Tom will make a few different choices for the kits, proba... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se @holco I now have Cardas hookup wire plus double binding posts in one channel. Some of the job was challenging but everything seems good in the final result. Going to let it cook for a few days before I compare to the other channel in mono. | |
| Thiel Owners Cool, jafant! By extrapolation, Tom Thiel’s 2.4 upgrade widens the gap for *that* sonic parameter. I now have Cardas input/output wire plus double binding posts in one channel. Letting it cook for a few days before I compare to the other channel w... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? Yes, audioconnection wrote “carbon” but I’m 100% certain RV is not able to put a carbon driver in a $2700 2Ce. I know he wants to make that technological more affordable but I haven’t heard even a rumor that the carbon drivers will make it into th... | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? Fwiw, I prefer 24 bit files via my Ayre QB-9 to my vinyl rig (Kenwood 500 with Benz Micro and Ayre PX-5 phono). | |
| Thiel Owners @ronkent I am in Utah, been many years since I visited NC. Unlikely we can hear each other’s systems.@jafant so, you directly compared the 2.4 and 3.7 and found the 2.4 to have superior microdynamics? | |
| Thiel Owners But a subtle difference between the 2 and 3 is that the smaller woofer and midrange of the 2 gives it an advantage in delicacy; since smaller drivers weigh less and move less air, they are slightly more nimble. That’s an interesting point, Tom... | |
| Qobuz. I haven't yet directly compared SQ of Tidal MQA against 24 bit Qobuz but I did prefer 24 bit files on my drive to Tidal MQA using Roon to do the first unfold. I am quite certain I do not want, much less need, MQA. Pretty sure I will cancel Tidal a... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? No carbon drivers in the 2! Altho’ a previous iteration of the 5 midrange in now in the 2. | |
| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? Despite being 'long in the tooth', Vandy's have always outperformed the competitors both in sound and price. Indeed. The Vandy 2 is an easy recommendation at its price point, even double its price point. As for "long in the tooth", that overlook... | |
| Thiel Owners how do Thiels sound compared to Vandersteens? I have heard Thiel 1.6, 2.4, 2.4SE, 3.7, and 7.2; Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II, 3A Sig, Treo, Quatro, and 7 (the 7 is a true top shelf speaker and it *should* be with that price tag). I have lived with Thi... |