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magnepan
Magnepan is alive and well!!! just spoke to Eric a few moments ago. The Website is undergoing an upgrade that will be straightened out in a week or 2 Wonderful things brewing at Magnepan and our new 20.7Xs are sounding amazing   Best JohnnyR M... 
ARC REF6 and B@W DB2
What Curtis is saying is to find a sub that hooks up High Level or Speaker level  dumping down the Tube preamp output impedance with a sub is a fool's errand and affects your great midrange Many good subs can go speaker-level high out l Rel Van... 
VANDERSTEEN dealer in Tacoma WA has reopened under new ownership
Victor, Great to hear you are relaunching Curtis Havens's legendary store. Keep in touch, and reach out anytime!!! Also, ask Tomic to pop in he is a genius and would both benefit sonically and therapeutically  Best JohynnyR Audio Connection V... 
ads 1290L w/upgraded capacitors on internal crossovers/ new woofers 2009 vs vandersteen 5
Greetings, I have sold both The ADS is a good Box design from the 1986 era and for its time was a decent speaker if driven properly . Driving this whole speaker with a 300 B amp will be somewhat of a challenge. The Vandersteen 5 is a totally di... 
What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first?
We have installed many of the Vandersteen Quatro CTs. These speakers can be installed a foot out from the wall Phase and Time Correct maintain natural spatial information when it's in the recording has a great built-in analog adjustable  Sealed No... 
Vandersteen & Denon AVR-X4700H
Vince You can simply have the Vandersteen hi pass installed inside the Ayre  this lowers your speaker's modulation distortion and removes the Ayres heavy lifting in the bass then we install the Vandersteen Sub 3s to perform custom in-room compen... 
Active ATC vs Spendor / Pass Labs
Greetings, Yes the ARC pre amps are superb as a way more affordable pairing. we are running Swiss Made Merason Frerot Dac a Rotel S14 as the Pre amp to the ATC SCM 40 As from a musical standpoint I would not want to change a thing Jethro Tull Aqua... 
Replacing current sub with another
What Everyone here is forgetting or misinformed about is  The Vandersteen Sub 3 and 2WQ unloads the heaving lifting of the main amp while lowering the modulation distortion of the main speakers dramatically improving the clarity and transparency... 
KEF Reference 1 or LS60
Call Ayre and see what they recommend  the Ayre is wonderful gear and definitely deserves  a speaker that has masterful timing at all frequencies  Many folks that own Ayre gear have discovered Vandersteen  both together are exquisite  Johnny ... 
Will there be a dramatic difference?
How are your subs hooked up High Level into subs? RCA out into Subs? did you check the 180 switches on the subs Type of subs very cryptic explanation take your time Best JohnnyR    
Nestorovic Labs
Blow the dust off with an Air compressor remove all tubes and clean the sockets make sure you reinstall the tubes all in the same place you found them.  Make sure you Variac the amps up or find a tech that can do this to avoid any issues  Best ... 
Speaker recommendations wanted for Quicksilver M135 amplifiers
Great amps great output transformers proacs work really well Vandersteen bass room tunable powered series with self contained bass amps are really special. it’s rare these amps come up. you are now capable to assemble a system that most cou... 
Anyone care to share their opinion of the Vandersteen 2ce sig mkII?
I would make sure you use Audioquest bi wire same gauge on top and bottom  make sure your wires are not dissimilar that would be a sorry mistake as the mid crossover is at 600 hz and needs identical conductors  please confirm it’s the same. J... 
Speaker Pairing for Sugden A21SE
Make sure you listen to the Proac speakers.    
Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k
Think about this. If timing truly maters then why do so many designers think like this who cant resists the temptation to use a heavy slow hi mass metal driver which offers a lotta wow wheres the sub? bass at 90 hz with nobody s home in the mid ...