Buoy's blissful 2 ChannelNice system. I actually have some Vandersteen Quatros on the way. What other amps and preamps did you audition besides the Audio Research and Aesthetix and what did you think of them? posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaThe Quatros should be here on Wednesday. In the meantime, I've decided to seriously reconsider my system cables. Since no one seems to have done a shootout between Kubala-Sosna Emotion, Pranawire N... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaI would love to....if I had them yet. Haha. They are on the way from CA. They should be here within a week. I am pretty excited. They came with a single ended crossover, but I am switching to a bal... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaThe Quatros are relatively new speakers from Vandersteen. They were designed to take the place of the older 5s. However, they have a much smaller profile. People I've talked to say that the Quatros... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaSystem edited: Well, I have totally changed around my system and have gone from home theater to a purely 2 channel setup. I've upgraded my Vandersteen 2Ce Signature Speakers to Vandersteen Quatros,... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaNotice how Bcos doesn't post his system? It's because he changes his equipment about every 3 weeks trying to catch up to the sound mine has. Haha. Just kidding. Bcos is my old college roomie and hi... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaI know that I need to get a dedicated preamp and upgrade my speakers to realize the true potential of my other equipment. I have considered an Ayre and BAT to compliment my Ayre V-5Xe. On the other... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaSystem edited: I sold my Arcam AV8 pre/pro and bought an Anthem Statement D-1. I will post more comment when the D-1 gets here. My main reason for selling is so I can run an XLR connection to my Ay... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaI am constantly reconsidering my system and am currently thinking about going to a totally 2 channel system which would include upgraded speakers and a dedicated preamp with better interconnects an... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaWell, I can sum up the difference in a single word...HUGE. This upgrade has made the biggest change in my system in quite some time. Everything is more clear, the background is more black, the soun... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaI just bought a Modwright Platinum Truth Modded Player (sony 999es) and will replace my Arcam DV 88. I am hoping for a large improvement, but will post more after I've gotten a chance to listen posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaBefore dropping a lot of cash, I would try to demo the Ayre K-5Xe. See if you can borrow one from a local dealer. I know the Halo has balanced connections, but I do not know if it is a fully balana... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaTboooe. I think you are referring to the K-5Xe preamp. The V series is for the amps I believe. It would also help if I knew what your other components were. I can tell you this though. I used to ha... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaDoes anyone have any thoughts as to what I should upgrade next? Since I am in school and about to move I'd like to hold off on the room treatments and I don't have the cash to upgrade to the Vander... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaSystem edited: I recently updated the power cords to my amp and cd player. I am now using a Synergistic Research Reference Master coupler X2 on the Arcam DV88 and a Master Coupler X2 on the amp. Bo... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaWell, I added in my new pieces (Synergistic Research Resolution Reference X2 speaker wire, Ayre V-5Xe, and Arcam AV8) and the improvement was pretty drastic over my old pieces. (alpha core MI2 spea... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaWell, I added in my new pieces (synergistic speaker wire, Ayre V-5Xe, and Arcam AV8) and the improvement was pretty drastic over my old pieces. (alpha core MI2 speaker wire, Ayre V-3, and Krell Sho... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaI thought the Magnepan with the Ayre was outstanding. I heard it off of a Sony SCD-1 and was blown away. The 3.6Rs were a bit out of my price range at the time so I decided to pass. I just got an A... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaI would love to know how much difference it would make to upgrade my SignalCable power cords to something like Synergistic Research AC Master Active. Has anyone had any experience with this kind of... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaIt's interesting that you made the comment about the 2Ce Signatures. Until recently, I had an Ayre V-3 pushing the 2Ce Sigs. I found a good deal on a V-5xe so I bought it. I also just purchased som... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / KubalaAnyone have any suggestions on what steps I might take to better my system? posted almost 20 years ago | View comment |