Last I heard Neil has a pair ( 2 actually stacked )
of Vandy Coax on his board…. Hmmmmmm
carry on
Considering Vandersteen Treo
My profile is out of date, but my current speakers are QLN 3's, which I very much enjoy. The soundstage is wonderful, and they play nice in my smallish room at 12.5x11. However, they seem to lack some fullness, and not just in the bass category, I can't quite put my finger on what is missing.
To date I have demo'ed Spendor D series, Wilson Sabrina, Audiovector R3 Arrete, Sonus Faber Olympica Nova II and the Vandersteen Treo. Each of them had their merits, but the Treo was the standout among these choices.
Along with good sound, my requirements, and concerns, surround:
- How well they play in smaller rooms without overpowering the room.
- How well they play at lower listening levels, 65-75 dB. I am not a believer that this is entirely a function of speaker sensitivity. Some speakers 'wake up' at certain levels, and can be quite dull at low volume.
- Soundstage, and the ability to disappear. I like a broad soundstage and phase aligned speakers. All of the speakers did pretty well in this category, but the Treo's were better, presumable due to their phase aligned design.
- One concern and actually an annoyance with the Treo's is the speaker connections. I have significant investment in time and money finding speaker cables and I would not be able to use them on the antiquated screw terminal connections forced on owners of these speakers. Anyway...
Just tossing this out there to solicit opinions from those who have heard or own Treo's or QLN's. Let me know your thoughts.
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@patrickdowns I have been in Mark’s rooms at AXPONA, I awarded them my personal best of show a couple years ago. They really know how to put a system together and make it work in the room. I am curious to hear the new 3’s, I am not convinced it will be revelatory, but I could be wrong. @tomic601 Dang, TAD is something I really want to hear. People rave about them, I want to know why. |
@jafant The Audionet gear is fantastic. I first heard their gear in GTT Audio’s AXPONA room, it really made an impression. The sound is just real. I can’t afford their newest offerings, but keep eying the monoblocks that come up for sale, though I doubt it would be a worthwhile upgrade for my listening habits. |
@patrickdowns I meant to respond on your earlier post. I had read that the Treo’s must be biwired, and this adds to my trepidation. First, my amp only has a single pair of outputs for each channel, so a shotgun cable would be my best option, or two cables, one banana and one spades. Secondly, the completely new cables I have to buy must have small spades to fit the only speaker still requiring these outdated connections. Okay, the speaker connection thing really wrankles me. |
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