Vandersteen Treo CT

I am planning on dropping by sometime in January (weather permitting), and I would be up to meeting you guys.  I need to purchase a new Cartridge from JohnnyR and have it mounted on the Prime 3D arm.

Listening to my Treo CTs with two 2wq subwoofers right now.  Music sounds like music through them.  No electronic artifacts to ruin the illusion of live music that is often present with good recordings.  I've been listening through RV's speakers for the last 30 or so years.  I am so sold on the Vandersteen sound or lack thereof that I ordered mine from John Rutan at Audio Connection never having even heard them!  I pretty much knew what sound to expect from Vandersteen at the Treo CT price point.  They're actually better than I was imagining.

Thanks all.  Johnny R’s comment is promising regarding the Quicksilver. Would love to stop by audioconnection but live in southern Calif. so will have to check out another dealer. I’m not averse to upgrading my amp at some point but prefer not to right away. In reading some of the posts on the Quattro they seem to need quite a detailed set up procedure. Is the set up for the Treos as “complex”? 

No.  The Quatro's set up is more complex because of the built-in powered subwoofers requiring the equalizer controls to be set according to the bass response in the space the Quatro's occupy.

I just went thru both the Treo and and Quattro manuals.
the setup differs only in the setting up of the low frequency equalization/ level set of the built in subwoofer in the Quattro. The Quattro would do better w 22 wpc as they have a built in amp for bass that takes a tremendous load off your main amp HOWEVER!!!!! You must use the Vandersteen hi pass filters between your amp and preamp sections - sometimes impossible with an integrated, sometimes not.
you have at least three fantastic So Cal Vandersteen dealers between San Diego and Santa Monica
from my experience  having bought gear from 2 out of 3 they will all welcome bringing your amp for a demo.
they all display the Treo. two have the 7 so you can hear how close they come.

my Winter place in Carlsbad. Any way I can help you I will


GDNR yes, lucky bastard....