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Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / Kubala

Front with Vandersteen Quatros	Back with Auralex	Front from different angle
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Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / Kubala

  Ayre Acoustics V-5Xe
  Audio Research Ref 3
  Vandersteen Quatro
  Modwright Platinum Truth Sony 9100
  Pranawire Nataraja
  Pranawire Nataraja
  Pranawire Realization Kensho
  Kubala-Sosna Emotion
  Kubala-Sosna Emotion
  Kubala-Sosna Emotion
  Kubala-Sosna Emotion
  Running Springs Audio Haley
  Auralex Room Treatment Tweak
  Shakti Stones

Vandersteen / Ayre / Pranawire / Kubala
At 28 years old, I have been into home audio for about 11 years now. This system is my work in progress and I have a long way to go before I reach my goal. I listen to about 30% home theater and 70% music. The better my system gets, the more I seem to listen to music. I feel that the Ayre / Vandersteen / Pranawire / Kubala-Sosna combo is a good one. Eventually, I would like to phase out the Kubala-Sosna and go all Pranawire.

Most people have never heard of Pranawire, however, after trying the top-of-the-line offerings from over 30 cable manufacturers, I believe that Pranawire is of the best out there regardless of cost.

Future upgrade list....
1. New Fujtisu 50 inch plasma tv
2. ARC Ref 110, 220, or Ayre MX-R monoblock amps
4. Salamander triple 20 equipment rack
5. Additional room treatments
6. New speakers (maybe Vandersteen 5As)
7. Surround sound components

Kmiller5 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-27-05

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12-30-05 Anyone have any suggestions on what steps i might take to be ... Kmiller5

01-01-06 I'm surprised to read that you're driving vandy 2ce with ayr ... quest@

01-02-06 It's interesting that you made the comment about the 2ce sig ... Kmiller5

01-02-06 Very nice system. i've been wondering what kind of system yo ... Sgr

01-06-06 I would love to know how much difference it would make to up ... Kmiller5

01-06-06 Kmiller5: i too love your system. what did you think about ... Mre2007

01-06-06 I thought the magnepan with the ayre was outstanding. i hea ... Kmiller5

01-18-06 Well, i added in my new pieces (synergistic speaker wire, ay ... Kmiller5

01-18-06 Well, i added in my new pieces (synergistic research resolut ... Kmiller5

02-01-06 Kmiller5: i am considering the ayre v-5xe preamp. can you t ... Tboooe

02-01-06 Most excellent to meet other vandersteen and thiel owners. ... Stevecham

02-04-06 System edited: i recently updated the power cords to my amp ... Kmiller5

02-08-06 Does anyone have any thoughts as to what i should upgrade ne ... Kmiller5

02-08-06 Tboooe. i think you are referring to the k-5xe preamp. the ... Kmiller5

02-08-06 Kmiller5: thank you for the response. yes, i was referrrin ... Tboooe

02-08-06 Before dropping a lot of cash, i would try to demo the ayre ... Kmiller5

02-09-06 Kmiller5, thank you very much for the response. i am actual ... Tboooe

02-15-06 I just bought a modwright platinum truth modded player (sony ... Kmiller5

02-18-06 Well, i can sum up the difference in a single word...huge. ... Kmiller5

03-06-06 I am constantly reconsidering my system and am currently thi ... Kmiller5

03-23-06 System edited: i sold my arcam av8 pre/pro and bought an ant ... Kmiller5

03-28-06 Given that you now have a good cd player with the modwright, ... Babybear

03-28-06 I know that i need to get a dedicated preamp and upgrade my ... Kmiller5

03-28-06 The upgrade from the 2ce's to the quattro will be bigger and ... Babybear

03-31-06 Get a new tv. Bcos17

03-31-06 Notice how bcos doesn't post his system? it's because he ch ... Kmiller5

04-02-06 So, saw that your in a transition period with you system, he ... Mre2007

04-09-06 System edited: well, i have totally changed around my system ... Kmiller5

04-10-06 Are the quatros new speaker system from vandy? i hadn't hear ... Sgr

04-11-06 The quatros are relatively new speakers from vandersteen. t ... Kmiller5

04-11-06 Can you give us a pic showing the speakers? Themadmilkman

04-11-06 I would love to....if i had them yet. haha. they are on the ... Kmiller5

04-16-06 The quatros should be here on wednesday. in the meantime, i ... Kmiller5

04-21-06 Hey, i'm updating my system to be a mini version of yours ;) ... Mre2007

04-21-06 I actually had a v-3 with a k-3x a few years back and was ru ... Kmiller5

04-21-06 Last night i spent about 3 hours doing different compination ... Kmiller5

04-21-06 Something about the internal amp in the quattros has always ... Mre2007

04-21-06 The internal amp only drives the subwoofer. the rest of the ... Kmiller5

04-23-06 System edited: the last week has been very interesting. i r ... Kmiller5

04-28-06 I am extremely pleased with the vandersteen quatros. they a ... Kmiller5

04-28-06 System edited: unfortunately, my system will be out of commi ... Kmiller5

06-24-06 System edited: i recently added a pranawire realization kens ... Kmiller5

07-02-06 System edited: i am up in chicago now in a room that is 14'x ... Kmiller5

07-11-06 System edited: i got a good deal on some 2x4 foot auralex pa ... Kmiller5

07-25-06 The auralex really cleaned up a great deal of the echo in th ... Kmiller5

07-29-06 How have you liked your prana wire? do you find it musical; ... Hifimaniac

07-30-06 The pranawire is great. it provides a much greater sense of ... Kmiller5

07-30-06 System edited: here are some new pics. my speakers are havi ... Kmiller5

09-29-06 System edited: i've noticed that i am getting a some harsh s ... Kmiller5

10-12-06 System edited: i got a chance to change my system configurat ... Kmiller5

11-03-06 System edited: i recently purchased some used shakti stones ... Kmiller5

06-08-07 System edited: i switched out the synergistic research resol ... Kmiller5

07-18-07 System edited: so i am selling the ayre k-5xe and replacing ... Kmiller5

07-25-07 The audio research ref 3 is a big step up from the k-5xe in ... Kmiller5

07-25-07 Kmiller, i have the ref 3 as well and love it. some people ... Tboooe

08-14-07 System edited: i replaced the modwright 999es with the modwr ... Kmiller5

09-20-07 The 9100 was not the problem. i was still using the stock p ... Kmiller5