Vandersteen 5A to Carbons??

Hello Ctsooner. Thanks for the info on Audioconnection. I live in Wisconsin, hence my lack of knowledge where Audioconnection is. I never was a Vandersteen enthusiast before, but have listened to their latest speakers recently at several dealerships and came away impressed. I pulled the trigger and purchased a pair of Treos with the carbon tweeter. They replace a pair of B&W 802D's. I have to wait awhile for them because as they are being made, I also have to wait for the Vandersteens to come back from vacation to finish my pair. Can't wait. A salesman at my dealer said he has a pair of Treo Ct's, along with a pair of the Vandersteen subs. He said, in his opinion, that this combo out performed the Quatro Ct Wood. Can't personally verify this as I haven't listened to that combination. But this was his opinion. I do agree that the carbon tweeter is a large step up from the standard ceramic tweet for the same reasons you expressed. All in all, good design.

Wife is from Wisc and heading out there today. Great state. Glad you got the Treo CT's..You will love them. I'm surprised he thinks the added subs are better, but I can understand that as you can position them anywhere. I was told by a few folks who should know that the Quatro CT's would still be better than adding the subs to the Treo's. Every system and room will be different. Bottom line is that you will be very very happy and that's all that counts. Where is your dealer from? Hope they are close and can set them up for you. Once you get them dialed in, your head should spin. The better my system gets, the better the speakers sound. I'm in amazement what that Ayre AX5/20 did. Please keep us in formed as you go through delivery, set up and break in.

Richard Vandersteen told me to supplement my 5A's with subs...2 or3

Interesting.

Stringreen, I, like you, love my 5As, and, unlike you, have not been tempted to either upgrade or move up the line to 7s. I suspect there will be a difference if i were to upgrade (for more than $10,000), but, even though I could easily afford the cost, I have no desire to do this. I simply am very pleased with my stereo system, more than I have ever been in my (62.5 years of) life. Our systems are quite different, and no doubt they sound slightly different (I say slightly intentionally since I feel/believe that the loudspeaker transducer influences what we hear far more than any other component upstream of the deliver of the sound/music/magic), but different is not bad, its just different. Like froggy (not sure who will get that analogy, perhaps no one). There is always an upgrade path, always. For me, its irrelevant. I have arrived at where I wanted to go, and now enjoy music at home, and in person, far more than I ever did in years past.'

Regards-

Richard

ps-before you moved west you agreed to allow me to hear your set-up, I didn't, but am grateful for your hospitality.