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Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase

Good evening fellow enthusiasts. Looking for advice after just making a stupid purchasing error. I usually do good research before making any transaction but I fell in love hard and got burned.

Just paid for some used Vandersteen Quatro for a "decent" price but failed to notice the purchase dis not include the crossovers. I live in the boonies so dont have a dealer handy to maybe just make my gear work without the crossovers, and it seems now the cost of new ones are a staggering $1295.00. This was for sure not in my budget as I am needing a couple of other pieces to complete this puzzle. Worse yet...once I take delivery of the Quatros...I wont have a way to even give them the once over sound wise to make sure they sound fine. 

Any advice? I am bummed beyond all get out at this moment. 
troutki50
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tomic601
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“ I would never use any quality cap as a high-pass that is not biased! There is a reason coupling caps have gone bye bye unless they are biased in the circuit (typical of tube circuits).

 A coupling cap at line level never sees more voltage than the signal provides so the cap never forms properly in order to become transparent. The required high-pass is 100Hz. “

Richard Vandersteen 

 



ebm
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Dump out of those turkeys soon.
troutki50 OP
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Yes, I got the cloth pair. The seller has been kind and he threw in some other stuff to help me offset the issue. It wasn't clearly stated but its more on me for my lack of due diligence. Its gonna be all good. Juat excited now.

I just went ahead and ordered a new pair of crossovers. I didn't want to wait for a used pair and didn't want to riak a failed DIY project. I have heard Quatros before and I think the 150s will be a good match.
troutki50 OP
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That was enlightening ebm...
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tomstruck
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I have Quatro woods with Aesthetix Atlas it has internal high pass and it works great but the M5-HP sound even better I had a Rogue Cronus before the Aesthetix powering my Quatros the guy at Rogue put in high pass filters in it for me that might be a possibility for you  I would call John you need the high pass filters you will damage the speakers without them and you can download vandertones  watch the video if you don't have DB meter turn all eleven pots to twelve o'clock will get you by but once you get them dailed in you're going to love them

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