Peter C Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 It took over twenty years of steadily moving up the line of Vandersteen's, and now I've managed to score a nice set of used 7 Mk 2's, powered by my M5-HPA's. In a word, the sound is sublime. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 😉 Congratulations - You are enjoying the music and the journey !,,,,, The 7 has an amazing purity and very low distortion….. love your room……. best to you Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Edwards Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Beautiful set up Peter! I'm sure it sounds incredible. Play on Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Fantastic Peter, looks great, and congrats 🎉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Nice set up. Love that. Congrats and happy you are here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Looks sweet. I am jealous. BTW, what is the object in the center? Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, GdnrBob said: Looks sweet. I am jealous. BTW, what is the object in the center? Bob It’s a wooden sculpture made by my dad who’s an artist. It hides the wires in back of my AQ 5000. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 OOH, that is pretty cool. I saw a power cord coming from the back and thought it might be a preamp or something. The floor reflection made the AQ 5000 look like a piece of equipment. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 12:05 PM, TomicTime said: 😉 Congratulations - You are enjoying the music and the journey !,,,,, The 7 has an amazing purity and very low distortion….. love your room……. best to you Jim Yes, well put. They sound silken and ultra clean and ultra revealing and they sure let me enjoy classical music a lot more. I listen to a lot of massed strings so I’m a glutton for punishment. But now I can tolerate them a whole lot longer without having to take a break! I do suspect that I’m particularly sensitive to the presence region, perhaps more so than others. So much has been written about how spectacular they sound, so I’m trying not repeat anything. So I’ll make this observation - I think I can now more clearly hear how the rest of the system changes as it warms up, such as the turntable bearing grease warming up, which improves micro speed consistency, as well as the cartridge armature warming up. Both changes bring a more relaxed effect to the sound, which is now even more clearly conveyed. I’m also awestruck at how realistic piano now sounds, which is a very tough instrument to reproduce convincingly. As an upgrade compulsive audiophile, I’m a little spooked at the possibility that this is my final set of speakers! Oh wait, there’s the XTRM, but they are safely out of my budget for the foreseeable future, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 11 hours ago, Peter C said: As an upgrade compulsive audiophile, I’m a little spooked at the possibility that this is my final set of speakers! I, too, have the same exact sentiment, albeit with Treo's. 11 hours ago, Peter C said: I’m also awestruck at how realistic piano now sounds, And, female vocals. Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Bob, won’t you be buying my Quatro’s once I upgrade to Kenton’s lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw75 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 2 hours ago, ctsooner said: Nib, won’t you be buying my Quatro’s once I upgrade to Kenton’s lol if not him, certainly me Pete.....!:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Ha! lol. It's probably never going to happen, but man it makes me want them badly. 😉. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 6 hours ago, ctsooner said: Bob, won’t you be buying my Quatro’s once I upgrade to Kenton’s lol? I would if I could fit them in the room. The extra depth makes them a bit of a tight fit with the baby grand behind it. The Treo's seem to be the limit. B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 7 hours ago, ctsooner said: Bob, won’t you be buying my Quatro’s once I upgrade to Kenton’s lol? If not, then…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 19 hours ago, Peter C said: Yes, well put. They sound silken and ultra clean and ultra revealing and they sure let me enjoy classical music a lot more. I listen to a lot of massed strings so I’m a glutton for punishment. But now I can tolerate them a whole lot longer without having to take a break! I do suspect that I’m particularly sensitive to the presence region, perhaps more so than others. So much has been written about how spectacular they sound, so I’m trying not repeat anything. So I’ll make this observation - I think I can now more clearly hear how the rest of the system changes as it warms up, such as the turntable bearing grease warming up, which improves micro speed consistency, as well as the cartridge armature warming up. Both changes bring a more relaxed effect to the sound, which is now even more clearly conveyed. I’m also awestruck at how realistic piano now sounds, which is a very tough instrument to reproduce convincingly. As an upgrade compulsive audiophile, I’m a little spooked at the possibility that this is my final set of speakers! Oh wait, there’s the XTRM, but they are safely out of my budget for the foreseeable future, I am unsurprised, but I would like to see some distortion measurements. The deal with the pistonic drivers, and carbon tweeters is to get rid of breakup modes. Any high frequency distortion and IMD generally is either liked as being ”exciting”, or is tough on the ears… depending on the listener preferences. and… all that “extra stuff” also makes a piano and vocals loose seem less convincing to many. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Watch the laser scan video of the Vandy Balsa / CF cone vs a unnamed but lets just say expensive driver, watch for red and develop your own “ distortion “ measurement…. just keep in mind by definition 100% out of phase = 100% …… distortion…… The 7 are super revealing back to the source….. truth tellers…. there are many audiophiles who don’t want to hear truth. I am fine w flavorizing by picking “ distortion the listener likes “…. but it isn’t moving the ball of accurate sound reproduction…forward… Just my $1.50…. might be more…i NEED bedrock next….. love music best to all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 @Peter Cplease put a picture on the thread for veneer / paint and if you can reference the color. They look great 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 24 minutes ago, TomicTime said: @Peter Cplease put a picture on the thread for veneer / paint and if you can reference the color. They look great 😉 I don’t know the name of the color but they look like metallic brown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Porsche - Macadamia is my wishful guess…man they are cool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Way cool. As Eric Cartman would say, Sweeeet!😉 They look so good, can't they go upstairs? Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, GdnrBob said: Way cool. As Eric Cartman would say, Sweeeet!😉 They look so good, can't they go upstairs? Bob I would love to put them in the living room but she would never accept that. Actually since they look so great, maybe she would! But all the other equipment would need to stay downstairs, ha ha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 That's a stunning color. I think if I got a new pair of Quatro's or dare I say Kento's, I'd go with a pearlescent crimson or maybe a really metallic candy apple red (loved that color since the 70's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 11 hours ago, TomicTime said: Watch the laser scan video of the Vandy Balsa / CF cone vs a unnamed but lets just say expensive driver, watch for red and develop your own “ distortion “ measurement…. just keep in mind by definition 100% out of phase = 100% …… distortion…… … Only for Thiel, Spika, Vandy, Quad, and some other poeple. And everyone else ignores phase. And if the out of phase part is cancelling, then that might show in speaker radiation, and also in amplitude variation… But it seems like there could possibly be lower distortion harmonics… whether it is HD or IMD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I believe distortion, any is pretty agnostic to any of our brands…. your point about many designers / listeners is well taken. on and into…ever deeper into the music…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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