Any Vandersteen 7 Owners in SFO Bay Area ?

I agree with Randy.  Also, if you go with the Vandersteen's over the Dali, I think you will be VERY happy!  If you can get the Quatro's, get the.  THEN use the other two subs to have an arrayed set up. I spoke with Richard about this and he agrees, but it's not realistic for most folks.  You'd then have 4 subs and if set up properly, you'd get the best of all worlds and would approach the 5's in performance.  You won't have the carbon midrange that is magic and makes the real difference, but you'd be really close and that bass would be approaching the bass of a 50k system.  

Bob, no was going to go to AC on Friday, but didn't make it.  Johnny was out on install.  I will be keeping my internal bi wire run of Castle Rock per Richard.  In the future, if I want to re terminate them and get a second matching 8' pair, I'll do that.  It makes a difference, but I am bound by money and need to still set up my digital system as  you know.

@lxgreen , I bought ctsooner's Treo's and own a pair of 2w subs and am very happy with the result. Johnny R. at audioconnection said using the external subs gets you pretty close to the Vandy 5's. So, I think if you did go with Treo's, you would do pretty well.
As ctsooner pointed out, having a sub array would be plenty sweet. Though, the nice thing about Quatro's would be that you really don't need the external subs.-Especially if your listening room is like mine, too cluttered and with limited space to move things around.
Bob

As you requested, Performance Audio carries Vandersteen speakers:

Performance Audio
2847 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
415 441 6220

How awesome. Guys, I have noticed a trend here.  Richard is growing and growing properly.  He can keep up with increased sales and keep quality, unlike others who have grown in the past.  He's starting to open up more and more stores around the country and hopefully for us, he'll open up more.  I know that the ones he's had, for the most part, have been OUTSTANDING IRT set up and helping customers.  

Great to hear that he has Performance Audio.  Very cool.  Thanks for sharing.

I think we have to accept the reality that international sales are keeping many of the high end manufacturers healthy. I have been told by people in the business that shipping to Asia via container ship is very cheap and cost effective. I know that Aesthetix does business throughout Europe
and elsewhere. The most important factor in international sales is having a very strong distributor who is active and has many contacts in the country. More US manufacturers are deciding to attend high end shows in Europe and Asia (Berlin and Tokyo). I remember a few years ago I wanted to hear a new speaker made by Avalon Acoustics. I could not find a dealer in LA that had that speaker available for audition. I called Avalon and asked where in SO CAL I could hear the speaker. They said forget it because their sales concentration was overseas and they had not shipped that speaker to any of their dealers on the west coast.