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Help with deciding on a small power conditioner
ps audio ultiamte outlet is the best I can think of. 
Want to replace Vandersteen 1C's with better spk
Well vandersteen are some of the best bang for buck so you are going to be hard pressed to find anything better. Maybe you could tell me what limitations you are hitting. You could add a 2wq, 2w to help with bass this will allow more power to the ... 
sign.vandersteen with solid state w/without subs
Sounds like the crossovers might be cutting the bass out a bit much. Changeing the crossovers to a lower value will send more bass to the speakers, your mid bass... THere is also a adjustment on the back of the speaker for bass you could try knock... 
2ce signature vandersteen with what amp?
I perfer tubes especally if you have the sub since you won't have the issuse of not enought power with tubes. YOu will naturally be byamping the bass off of solid state and the mids and highs off the tubes. That is what I did when I had them. I su... 
Room Treatments: Paneling and Varnish
I would jsut use a minwax type stain on it a nutral color or whaetever you perfer this would add moisture to the wood and prevent stuff from soaking in that would normally stain with out going to a varnish coating. If you have to do a varnish stai... 
vandersteen 2ce signatures
I had the 2ce and had the same issues added the sub that took care of the bass. I also would up using quicksilver v4 plenty of power and changing the tubes with kt90 that brought a much crisper sound. Also would up changing the tubes in my cary 30... 
Power relays to turn on amps
I use a power director 4.7 it will remote 4 sets of outlets and also provides surege protecton Love the thing. Also provides filtering and surge protection. I also have 2 relays I had built up If you are intrested you can have them for cheap I no ... 
Vandersteen 2Ce Signature vs 3A
Bang for buck the vandies are the best if you like the sound it is very smooth, detailed and refined. Theil is also good but more $$$ for a similar sound. You just need to listen and see what you like the best. But to get the sound of the 3's you ... 
Vandersteen 5A's in Home Theater
The VSM are the bset souround I have ever herd the speaker images so well in my room it blew away any dipole and is much clearer. I have 4 vsm sourounds, 5a, big center which is worm and wonderful the best part of the ht system and the sub. The su... 
Tuner fading out how to fix.
i=It was in sterio, i checked multipath and the meter read 0 on the tuner. It is a whip and direction did change in the house I had it laying accross a window so it was horozintal and outside it is on the roof virtical off about 40' of rg6 coax. 
Source of woofer buzz?
sounds like it could be a ground loop I would try lifting the ground on the sub with a cheeter plug and or grounding the sub to the preamp/amp. Maybe try a different cable also. I don't think the driver is the issue. 
Any woodworkers wanna offer some advice?
Most people use maple because it tends to absorbe vibration a bit more than some woods, has a tight grain and is a harder wood what you want for a rack. Stay away from pine it is ok but a bit soft I think unless you want to use alot of wood, if yo... 
Vandersteen 5A's in Home Theater
Yup use them in a HT set up. They do awesome... I do have the v2w but I am unimpressed with it might be to accurate and fast for a HT sub so I also send the sub to the speakers since they have 2 12" subs in them anyhow so I don't really think you ... 
Help with new IPOD
Get started by using itunes you need it to sinc the ipod to the pc anyhow. There is other software out there I like better but you need to pay for it itunes is simple and free. you can also use it to RIP or copy your current cd onto the ipod. 
Vandersteen 2Ce Signature vs 3A
Yes and Yes, I had the 2ce and loved them I wound up getting a 2wq which helped the bass alot. The bass wasn't quite tight enought for me, not the fault of the speaker I just have a hard room and still better han 90% of the stuff out there in that...