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| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? MD, sometimes it matters. Just depends as there are sweet spots in lines that make a ton of sense. Then when you are able to properly mate these, that's when you get a value. I've heard plenty of one driver systems over the years. That was the... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? MD, sometimes it matters. Just depends as there are sweet spots in lines that make a ton of sense. Then when you are able to properly mate these, that's when you get a value. I've heard plenty of one driver systems over the years. That was the... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Darn I'm sorry Matt. Hope it gets resolved quickly. getting my Rhea phono back Saturday. Bought it from a guy who does a lot of stuff on this board and I got it dead out of the box. Said it was new tubes direct from Aesthetix. Turned out to be... | |
| Devore or Harbeths to replace my ESL63s? Glad you are happy. If you have a chance, check out the Vandersteen Treo or Quatro's. I have the Treo's now and am selling them to get the Quatro's as I want that powered, room tunable bass, but the Treo's do have a ton of bass for a large room ... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Great answer. I agree with value per dollar, however being audio, the real question becomes which speaker will sound BEST in your system. When I said Vandersteen or other names speakers will keep their value, that doesn't mean they still won't b... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I"ve heard the Codex on a full size high end system and it was on the polite side, but the extremes were there. The room filled up with pressure when it was supposed to and the dynamics were there. I have found the Nighthawks to also be a bit po... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? This seems like a DIY forum. Very few folks here seem to want to build their own or have to buy three amps just to power a two channel system. I'm not putting them down, but just like we've pointe out in other threads the cost of your system goe... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT Ok, in a nut shell the CT is smoother, but still fully retains the Vandersteen's 'suddenness". The staging and imaging are just a tad more accurate. The changes are subtle. I'd say a 10% gain, but when you have such a highly revealing systems, ... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Great answer and what I probably expected. I have a friend who owns Vandersteen 7 mkIIs and has other great gear to go along. He auditioned or was about to, the MBL mono blocks. He was going to get a good deal I'm sure, but I just felt that oth... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT The differences? Let me think for a second. | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Marty, honest question if I may. I was speaking with a friend two weeks ago about an MBL amp. The more we spoke I started to remember an MBL dealer telling me that the MBL's really need their own amplification in order to sound their best. Do y... | |
| Has biwire speaker cabling become "old" ? Yes, Richard has done a great job with that site. I don't know any others who have such a comprehensive Q&A page like that and Richard himself answers the questions.Email, I can't wait to hear the you use in your system. As you know the only... | |
| best bookshelf speakers for < $2000? I have a pair of Paradigms down in the basement. They can be decent with some NAD gear, but to me the Vandersteens up and down the line are special. It's the first order crossover and they are phase correct (the 1's are a bit different, but stil... | |
| Has biwire speaker cabling become "old" ? forget gauge. That doesn't really matter. Geometry and product are more important etc.... Personally I'd try Audioquest or Cardas. Both are nice. AQ is very neutral up and down the range and you need the DBS unit to get the best sound. Type ... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Nola's are very nice speakers. Bass, go check out the Vandersteen line. If you like NOLA, then you will probably like Vandersteen too. Lot's of cross over between the two.Map, just because you can put expensive off the shelf parts together, does... |