House Call

A few weeks ago I posted about my visit with the Audio Doctor. I found speakers that I really liked. I did some more listening and returned to the shop last Sunday. We were driving up to NYC from Philly, and Dave kindly opened his shop on Sunday evening. I listened to the speakers I liked (Vivid 1.5) and other speakers, even big heavy ones that were out of my price range and Dave had to lug around (no wonder his back hurts).
I decided that the Vivids were best for me (I ended up adding a JL subwoofer).
Yesterday, Dave drove up to my house in Ct., getting stuck in GW bridge traffic. We spent hours setting everything up.
He custom made new speaker cables for me (he was aghast at what I was using).
Both the Vivids and the sub were demos, so not a real high profit sale for him.
I just wanted to give another shout out to him and his service, prices and his shop which has an incredible selection or equipment. I am not a troll, toady or paid spokesperson etc. but again really felt that I needed to give a shout out.

If you have read so far, I will say that these are amazing speakers. Vivid 1.5. Their speed and clarity just floors me. When I first started looking, I was intent on a pair of PSB T3 which were well reviewed and I had found a pair of demos (elsewhere). These are much better. I compared them to the PSBs, Martin Logan 11, Kef 1, Persona monitors, Janszens with the air option and Focal 1028 among others. The Martin Logan were the closest, but room matching was a concern. The PSBs did not do female vocals to my liking.

I just got up this morning and I am drinking my coffee enjoying the music.

As yesterday was my birthday, I got a nice birthday present with excellent delivery service.