Just got ruined by a pair of Treo CTs

Bstat...like any respectable audio crack dealer, “ the first hit is free “

i think i might be gaining a unique non dealer perspective on the breadth of the Vandersteen line owning and listening to three pairs from 1ci to Treo CT to 7 mk2

and as a previous 3a-sig and 5a owner the Treo and up are a departure keeping the famous seamless coherence but removing a layer of grunge and cabinet distortion that when you hear it is difficult to comprehend...it is a clear water like purity and I can say the Treo CT are killers....

i think I have assembled a frugal ( well all things relative..ha ) system of Delos, Basis 1400 Rega OEM 300 into Musical Surroundings wpc which runs Treo just fine....

sure I could hook up an Ayre, etc..and improve things but I am staying up past my bedtime listening to everything from Tidal to Funny Girl soundtrack on ancient vinyl......

now back to Ones.....what a freaking incredible value....people whine about how expensive this hobby can be, at $1,300 they and many other made in USA speakers to wit Magnepan offer a real high end taste and incredible musicality...

bstat good on ya brother

musical surroundings phenomena II into a NAIM Atom streamer / amp....40 WPC class A/B

The ones are up to 1300?  I bought my 2Ci brand new for retail at 1195 plus an extra 50 for the Vanderstands.  That was in 1992.

@stereo5 

doubt that high end loudspeakers are in inflation basket of goods but $1 in 1992 is $1.79 in 2018
.... looks like the Frugal Dutchman of Hanford has been doing pretty good....

your 2ci would be $2140 no stands and hopefully we might agree that the upgrades to current status 2 are worth the premium above inflation... ?

i sold a ton of 1b in 1985 for $660 a pair, pretty sure if I ran those numbers he has beat inflation by a bunch

just my $.02 in 2018 money...

Yup
$660 in 1985 = $1,540 today
no stands in 1985
stands are about $150 additional today

here is my take of a killer system:

Mofi Table
Ortofon bronze
Quicksilver, Belles, or Rogue Integrated
Steen 1ci

decent wires
add a BlueSound or Aries Mini...

holy cow