Sorry. Missed this post. If you're still about, I will tell you that my musical tastes are more on the lines of acoustic, folk, singer songwriter types. Current speakers are Aerial 7 B's.
Thank you Larry, I think I will miss Kate for a long time!
The rug - oh my, I no longer have it actually. It has gone on to join a new family. I had it for $25 years, one of the first things I bought with my first social work paycheque - $99 from Sears!
Thanks Tzh2ly! Appreciate your comments. We enjoy music around here very much. It started with my dad who always had a little music system for me. I think women do hear differently, we tend to like somewhat leaner bass and I think we hear the high sounds more keenly but so many of us will not take the time to actually listen to the music the way guys do. I feel quite fortunate that I enjoy it and many of my female friends do as well. Of course, many of them think I am nuts to spend big money on this stuff... for me: speakers are a girl's best friend...!
Thanks for your comments! It is a great hobby for sure -and I should move those Classe products out with the smaller Vandersteen's - frankly it's just such a pain to get them out of the tv stand and find all the wiring etc. the little system is easier - next video stand will be on casters! I'm currently trying to help a coworker come up with a small system ( integrated amp and floor standing speakers). It can be tough to come up with much in the affordable range to listen to in Richmond area. What are the good shops in Norfolk? Cathy
Yes, well sometimes furniture and walls are a pain! the good part of what we have put together is that, in the next house, if there is just one large listening/living room, at least all these vandersteens will be snyergistic!. But then I'll need a center speaker and a sound surround processor.....ah it never ends. For now, we are very lucky to have two very nice systems to chose from.
I think my quandry in beginning all this, that is, starting an improved secondary system, was because of the location of things. I really like the sound of the Vandys and the Classe - used to have Totem Model 1's....liked them too but wanted more bass and the 2ce's delivered that. Those speakers being too large for the other room is what led to finding a larger speaker system and components to replace the existing Onkyo receiver and cd player andParadigm Titans and Theta Pro Progency. Finding the Vandy 1c's used here, helped to flesh out that system very nicely and I find that it is a very great little system that, thanks to the squeezebox, is quite entertaining and fun. It just strikes me that the 2ce's and Classe are perhaps a bit wasted on the plasma -= albeit, they sound great in there. I do find the comments made interesting in terms of doing some work to the room and may take that one in the future. sooooooo basically my once dormant audiophilia nervosa is back! Thanks for all suggestions and thoughts folks!
Thanks for your comments Douglas! The speakers are actually biwired with Straight Wire and the interconnects are balanced. My dealer made comments about revitalizing the system more due to its being a bit older. When I got the new NAD 545 Bee cd player and 362 integrated amp for our secondary system I remarked on how it had a lot of musicality and energy and really sounded almost as good as the Classe pieces and I was surprised by this as they are at a much lower price point. He felt new cabling might bring the Classe up to date if you will. I'm not sure what to think about that. I do enjoy the system, the unfortunate part is we use it mostly for watching tv and movies as we prefer the living room for reading and listening to music. Hence the search for a modest system that would do what we wanted...I wonder sometimes if I should switch out the Classe in this system for the Nad in the secondary rig, but it is hard to unhook everything the way it is set up and I feel like the 2ce's will benefit more from the Classe than the 1C's would.
