Dimensional Purity Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) These speakers are much more beautiful in person. Pictures do not do them justice. Gary from Audiophile Zone set up my new Kentos! Great guy did a great job. Very personal attention and the expertise showed. I got the Walnut veneers as they always go well in a room. Beautiful wood with a very nice finish. I upgraded from the Quatro cloth speakers. They are so nice and they performed better and better with each upgrade, but I will be selling them. Edited February 14 by Dimensional Purity 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Fantastic. Enjoy! Could we see the rest of your rig? Thanks for sharing, Cody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimensional Purity Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Hi. Thanks for your reply. See my system overall view. The Kentos have good company. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratocaster Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Beautiful speakers @Dimensional Purity .. Love that finish..Enjoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimensional Purity Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Yes Vandersteen does a top grade finish on these Kentos. They have a satin finish on the walnut veneer. Well done. Thanks for your comments 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAGNI Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Congratulations! Beautiful — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Beeyouteeful! I like the tall columns in the corner, too.-Are they sound absorber/diffusers? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Fantastic !,,,,, enjoy the music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad O Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Dimensional Purity, I like that name. It sounds familiar. Congrats on the new KĒNTO Carbons! The system looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedSky Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Stunning Kentos! Hearty congratulations and cheers to many hours of dimensional purity in listening! Frank Edited February 15 by DividedSky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruskie Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Very nice. I remember the Vandersteen product sheets back in the 80s that had "dimensional purity". printed on them. Many moons ago...... Bruce Edited February 16 by Bruskie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimensional Purity Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Yes, my user name is in fact from the 2C brochure that I received when I bought them in the mid 80's. Such an apt description for the Vandersteen sound really. Happy you noticed the name. I hope it is appropriate on the forum to let Vandy lovers that I have posted my Quatros up for sale on usaudiomart (for pick up only). Please let me know if I should delete this part of my post. And thanks to all who replied to my post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimensional Purity Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Hey GdnrBob, The columns that you mentioned are my home made bass traps. I found a simple design and they do a fine job. Have some in the back corners and some side smaller traps on on the side walls. If you are handy, they are fairly easy to make and the parts are few. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruskie Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 @Dimensional Purity I'm not sure about announcing your listing but you can PM @ctsooner for clarification. He is a moderator. Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 @Dimensional Purity I know it’s hard to quantify, but can you say the upgrade from the Quattro to the Kento is a full step/two steps? More? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimensional Purity Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 It is difficult to quantify, but I have done some big upgrades with all kinds of components since I got my 2Cs mid 1980's. First of all though, I have not found an upgrade that was many times more expensive than what I was upgrading from that was comparable. In this case, the Kentos are drastically more expensive than the original Quatros I have. Even the current Quatro would probably not come close to the fidelity of the Kento. The Kento is in another league. That being said, if could not afford the Kentos, i would truly still be happy with the Quatros they replaced. is moving up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 congrats on the Kento's. Awesome speakers for sure. Look great and sound better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Describe the magic carbon fiber - balsa midrange is pure water…. drink it…and it’s difficult to go back… Congrats ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghamilton Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedSky Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 11 hours ago, TomicTime said: Describe the magic carbon fiber - balsa midrange is pure water…. drink it…and it’s difficult to go back… Congrats ! Boy do I feel this comment @TomicTime So many times on the best recordings I have exclaimed aloud to nobody... "it's like flowing water." Shaking my head at the crystal clear purity and very thankful for the carbon/balsa sandwich. At those times I am in turn thankful that a (great) deal on non-CT quatros fell through. As I recall, I emailed RV with a question and expressing disappointment that the deal collapsed and he said to me something along the lines of - don't sweat it, you want Quatro CT's anyway. 🤩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Vandersteen Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/18/2024 at 4:17 PM, Bruskie said: @Dimensional Purity I'm not sure about announcing your listing but you can PM @ctsooner for clarification. He is a moderator. Bruce If all else fails one could click on the RED band and read the rules at the top of the main page! RV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghamilton Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Would a 30 watt class A amp work for the Kento,s mid tweeter section? It's a Luxman L-595ASE. https://www.luxman.com/product/detail.php?id=38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Vandersteen Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 No, not enough power as peak voltage swing is always in the midrange. Peak current is in the bass so in reality the same amount power is required in the midrange (voltage) and bass (current). The old tail about not needing as much power for the highs is only partly true. Because the huge current swings of the bass notes aren't causing the power supplies to collapse it appears to not take as large an amp, but 30 watts is not enough even with the advantage of not having to provide the current for the bass. RV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I’m not a loud listener….i had a loaner ARC REF75 se on my 7’s while the Ayre was away getting the Twenty upgrade…. i think it was undergunned…. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghamilton Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 What about the Luxman L-509z? https://www.luxman.com/product/detail.php?id=45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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