Quatro Wood CT VS. 5A's

No. I have a relatively small room and acoustic center of the 7 is about 32" from back wall which while it has quite a bit of irregular surface diffusion is still pretty reflective.
I am in the camp that believes the rear firing tweeter could / should be deleted. Intent is in very absorptive rooms a bit of 901 bounce might be needed. ( words from the manual )...i never ran them on the 5a either.
In the right room and situation they must help. richard is a pretty frugal designer and he includes them so he must feel that overall they add value to owners.
Hope this helps
Jim

Tomic is just my favorite salmon fishing plug.....

Russ
Got to thinking so instead of just thinking i did some listening...
Ran 3 songs with and without rear tweeter on. All three w tweeter set at level 4 and contour 4. i did also have a Scotch but that is another story..
Prefer tweeter off. sense of coherence that is Vandersteen hallmark seems a bit off w metal tweeter in mix. image wider but less specific. got sense that Leonard Cohen was a foot off the mic vs. right on it. (old ideas - Going Home)...ditto for Wayfaring Strangers - Motherless Child..lack of image specificity. tweeter in yields a wider image for sure. i can see ( hear) where in certain rooms it could be a plus..
Jim

Thanks Jim I have 1year to upgrade if I want and get 90percent
Back on the Quatros.
Russ

Congrats Russ.
I bought my Unitiserve from Don. I wanted his critical ear and opinions on server SQ. I trust him.
We also have some history as his dad was the long running MacIntosh distributor in Cleveland where my Mac 240 and MX110 Z were purchased.
Don will do great at setup and dial in.
What wood did you get ?
SE or balanced filters ?

Hi Jim thanks again for all your input.

I got the speakers in Mahogany Walnut with Balanced filters to go between my Wadia S7i CDP, and Pass Labs XA100.8 Mono Amps.