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Vandersteen 5A

I moved my 5A's here to Arizona from New Jersey about 6 months ago. I got my soundroom furnished with drapes, plants, etc, and had my local Vandy dealer come over to voice the speakers to my room. For those of you who don't know, these speakers have their own amp in each speaker that exclusively drives the woofer, ... the speaker is adjustable throughout the bass range with a number of pots on this 400 watt mono amp...the rest of the speaker is driven by my own (Ayre) amp. Anyway, after setting the left speaker to +/- 3 db in the room, he started voicing the right speaker only to discover that the amp was not working. In less than a minute, the amp was out of the speaker, and is now on its way to Vandersteen for a look-see. I was amazed that the amp wasn't working, since the sound is so good..depth, air, power, delicacy...singer suspended in space between the speakers in 3 dimensions...great. Now that I know the woofer is gone, I can hear that the very low information is not there on the right side...but no one suspects that there is a problem by listening. I'll post the results when the amp comes back.
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mrmitch
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Sounds like your Vandies are really singing at last, have fun listening to them! Have been considering the Quatros lately. And I've been to Scottsdale and surrounding areas three times in the last ten years, am seriously considering making the move from NJ to there(realy liked Anthem, which is north of Phoenix). Let me know how you like living in the the area, as it's much different living there than just spending 10 days on vacation there.--Mrmitch
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stringreen OP
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Mrmitch..Other then marrying my wife, this is the best thing I've done recently. Becoming a full time Arizonian, you see how nice the people are, how well the local government works...how "right" everything is. I know Anthem...if you can,also look into North Scottsdale/Cave Creek area. I saw Tom Cruise in his yellow Lambo in the supermarket recently. I saw someone as I was driving down Scottsdale Rd, who pulled up beside me in an Aston Martin. Entering the parking lot at a local restaurant for breakfast, I parked next to a red Farrari....kool
mrmitch
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Sounds like you're rapidly making the transition to becoming a Zonie! We've loved the resort hotels when we've stayed in your neck of the woods like the Fairmont Princess, The Biltmore, and the Hyatt Gainey Ranch. Probably will be out in the spring to look around again. I enjoyed listening at a dealer to Vandy 3A Sigs as they were powered there by the same amplifier I have at home (Belles 350A), but definitely interested in the Quatro. I know some dont like Vandersteen as they complain about not enough detail or too much warmth, but since my components dont tend to the warm side, I dont foresee that as a problem. Good luck to you and your wife in your new life!--Mrmitch
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stringreen OP
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Another really nice hotel is The Boulders. It is much more in the desert...great golf, horseback riding, shooting, etc. If you decide to come out here, let me know, we'll touch base...I want you to hear my system.
mrmitch
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Thanks so much for you gracious invite. I'll let you know well in advance if we come out this spring. It would be a treat to hear your system!! I've seen the Boulders' site on the net, we almost went there the last time instead of the Biltmore so we might try there or the Phoenician this time around. Again, hoping you and your wife are having the time of your lives there in Arizona!--Mrmitch
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