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In Reply to: Yep... posted by JoeLip on December 4, 2005 at 21:44:11:
Hi Joe,Yup - I agree - I just find myself leaving the CeeDee player off most of the time. I CAN get into it - it sounds very good but - it ain't analog.
As for selecting gear in a salon - I can't remember the last time I was in one where the sound wasn't raucous. Just terrible.
There is (was?) a local dealer who sold the Maggies and I brought home a pair of the 1.6s sure that I would love 'em. Had original Vandie 2-Cs at the time. Damned if I could get 'em to work in my room. Tried them every which way. In one position everything but the bass was good - in another, ONLY the bass was good.
So - I settled on my current 2-CE Signatures which, believe it or not, share a lot of the planar characteristics. No mistake though, they are just as placement sensitive as the Maggies.
Your system looks great BTW and I am NOT dissing Maggies. I've heard them sound great on many occasions. Just not in my room. Drove the wife nuts moving them around.
Best,
Dave
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Follow Ups:
Hi Dave,Yeah, I drove myself nuts for a LONG while myself, too. My issue was way too much sound coming from the left channel. I was going nuts trying to figure it out. I think in the end it was problems resulting from my biwiring with the Audioquest Midnights. I remember reading in the Mapleshade catalog that biwiring causes more issues than it solves. That really struck me because of course they manufacture and sell their own wires. I tried it and was very pleased with the results. Goes against the audiophile mantra that biwiring is THE way to go. Mr. Sprey knows his stuff, IMO.
Hey, believe me; I like the Vandy sound, too. I'm using my 2Ci's in my home theatre setup and every once in a while I haul 'em down into the basement just for the fun of it. 16 years later they sound great, and look like the day I brought 'em home. Wow, talk about a great value! Haven't heard the 2Ce Sigs but have no doubt they make beautiful music Richard van der Steen seems to be another one of those with the magic touch.
Cheers, Joe
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