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Vandersteen fans..need your input (TREO CT)

Hey Guys, I love my TREO CTs, but I feel like they don’t really start to shine until I crank up the volume to 85dBs or higher. I feel like the details are missing at lower volumes. I know I have a lot of acoustic issues in my space, but generally speaking, at what volumes do you guys listen to your system. Just to give you an idea of my system, I’m using an Ayre AX-5/20 integrated, Aurender N100H streamer, Denafrips Terminator DAC (also an Ayre Codex DAC), AQ Earth XLR cables and AQ GO4 double run bi-wire speaker cables. Any of you guys do low volume listening...like the when your family is a sleep. Any general tips to improve the low volume listening experience? I suspect I would benefit the most getting room treatments but it’s not an option for me at the moment sharing the living room.  Thanks in advance.
Also, check out this link on youtube, it’s rare to see TREO CTs in videos on the web.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zKxBalxq1c
nycjlee
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audionoobie
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@2psyop Nope, you may be on to something there. I’m a drummer of almost 40 years. I did not always wear hearing protection in my youth. The last hearing test I had, about 20 years ago, showed loss of hearing in high frequencies.

--Joe

cedargrover
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I think our hearing is less sensitive to high frequencies at low volumes.  Have you tried playing around with toe in? 
tomcarr
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Excellent posts already, here's my 2 cents:
You won't get the level of SQ that's possible with your system until you have a dedicated listening room, dedicated AC line, and room treatments.
My Oppo/Krell/Vandy 2Cs went from pretty good to wonderful in my dedicated room after I did room treatments.
The room is 50% of the sound you will hear (or not hear).

Tom
tomcarr
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PS 

Your system is awesome, it deserves the proper room and setup to really shine. Do whatever it takes, you won't regret it.

Tom
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oharchie
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I have a vastly different system than yours (but with Vandersteen 2c’s). I was having a lot of gain issues in my room (too loud too fast) and there was an inability to play well at moderate or low levels.

I added power treatment and upgraded my AC. It plays extremely well at low levels now and the gain is more manageable. That wasn't what I was expecting from addressing my AC issues but it was a very welcome effect.

Just my ¢.02
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