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Totem Forest, Devore super8 or Spendor A6
I would also add the Vandersteen 2CE Sig II to your listAt the same price or better made in USA with 4 serious Scan speak drivers, separate tricked out tuned Time correct crossover & multiple enclosures you will be ill if you miss these and ca... 
Krell KAV 300i with vandersteen 3A signature
Pre owned ARC LS3Line stage and an ARC 100.2 D 200 or D 300 Cheers Johnnyr 
Best sounding DAC with a Rega Apollo
I know you may of heard this before But I would get your speakers off the Roller wheels level and spike your speakers first. Something better in a Transport /dac may not register as better with you until this takes place. Your system set up this w... 
Must Hear Speakers in $10K range
Hi Ron hope you are doing well((May consider adding a good quality sub and some good quality NOS tube in my pre, that should really free up my speakers.)) The problem when you add just one sub is that we cant turn it low enough to not murk up our ... 
Rogue tempest magnum
Kenny A pair of Vandersteen 1 CIs series or 2CE Sig2s will work well with your amp and surly worth a listen. They both offer the classic Boxless multi enclosure,phase and time correct design. These designs put the money into the performance and s... 
Vandersteen 5A vs Martin Logan Prodigy
The Cary 805 Ae Monos 8 Ohm taps Kimber Kable Select with the Vandersteen 5As are to die for. We used this combo at one of the stereophile NY shows with 26 folks in the room .After playing Bach toccata in fugue with this combo applause prevailed. ... 
Paradigm S4 Quicksilver amplification
Geko It just occurred to me You amps have non polarized AC plugs which give you a 50 /50 chance of having the amps plugged in correctly You will want to make sure you have both AC plugs in the wall with both polarized correctly. If you look at th... 
Paradigm S4 Quicksilver amplification
Just wanted to keep you informed on the Caps age and so forth these amps are probably fine....A good pre owned late model Quicksilver line stage with fresh tubes would perform as quicksilver Audio intended and that with other great gear can turn y... 
Paradigm S4 Quicksilver amplification
Geko Your Quicksilver 8417 amps are about 24 years old not 15 The advise Frog offered with the Quicksilve pre amp is a good one Quicksilver pre inverts cheers johnnyr 
Must Hear Speakers in $10K range
Latest Vandersteen Quatro II Wood or Cloth Provides you with all 3 of your requests As well as tunable In Room Bass Compensation Cheers Johnnyr 
best subwoofer for stirling LS3/5A
((The best subwoofer for any LS3/5A is none.)) strongly disagree((The tuned-in bass hump is one complicating factor. agree The other is the B110's (or equivalent in newer form) transient speed.)) ((Not even an REL sounds fast enough to keep up.))A... 
best subwoofer for stirling LS3/5A
You would be best with a pair of pre owned Vandersteen 2WQs The adjustable High pass allows for a more precise transition, will also clean up the bass in the LS35A. The pair of 2WQs in the room can be adjusted to preference level, downward firing ... 
Vandersteen 1's and Speaker Cables
((Did the original Model 1's accept small spades ?)) The older 1 series took Bananas. The Newest 1CI takes the smaller spades like the rest of the line. 
Vandersteen 1's and Speaker Cables
A Read the Manual for best grid placement...B Purchase and install the sand fill able Bases available from any Vandersteen dealer or pre owned. C Adjust tilt back it is very important.D After making sure you have both speakers leveled side to side... 
Is there a huge diff, between 2CE Sig II & 3A Sig?
((I think the 2s and 3s may have the very same tweeters and midrange and I would expect very little difference in the range covered by these drivers.)) I strongly disagree The 2CE Sigs are one hell of a speaker and simply outperform any box type s...