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In Reply to: My primary stats are about eight feet out from front wall posted by E-Stat on December 23, 2024 at 15:21:14:
Closer to 20 milliseconds of back-wave delay, and in line with my own findings in "the rule of thirds" for speaker placement.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Lagav 17:49:57 12/19/24 (76)
- Are you using the 4 ohm output. Are you Triode or Ultra linear - Edp 11:31:53 12/30/24 (1)
- RE: Are you using the 4 ohm output. Are you Triode or Ultra linear - Lagav 16:33:56 12/30/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Tom Brennan 09:08:32 12/30/24 (3)
- Actually the speakers have both8 and 10 inch drivers - Edp 11:39:41 12/30/24 (1)
- RE: Actually the speakers have both8 and 10 inch drivers - Tom Brennan 12:17:19 12/30/24 (0)
- A large room with little boundary reinforcement... Speakers too small ? (nt - peppy m. 11:16:27 12/30/24 (0)
- Loudspeaker Sound Characteristics - Inmate51 11:25:23 12/27/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - seancuster71@gmail.com 21:27:17 12/26/24 (3)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Lagav 16:16:11 12/30/24 (1)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - George6 19:59:38 01/05/25 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - hahax@verizon.net 20:46:32 12/27/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - tube Tom 22:57:21 12/25/24 (0)
- You have an excellent amp and speakers - Craiger56 17:29:15 12/22/24 (3)
- RE: You have an excellent amp and speakers - Lagav 16:18:55 12/30/24 (2)
- VTL System Matching guide - Craiger56 15:48:14 01/03/25 (1)
- Nice article - E-Stat 09:20:38 01/04/25 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Daverz 16:09:47 12/22/24 (1)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Lagav 16:08:03 12/30/24 (0)
- RE: "Why do my Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II's sound great with jazz and horrible with orchestral music? " ... - andyr 19:21:18 12/21/24 (8)
- RE: "Why do my Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II's sound great with jazz and horrible with orchestral music? " ... - Mick Wolfe 08:45:32 12/22/24 (7)
- RE: "Why do my Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II's sound great with jazz and horrible with orchestral music? " ... - Sondek 12:31:12 12/22/24 (6)
- RE: "Why do my Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II's sound great with jazz and horrible with orchestral music? " ... - Mick Wolfe 17:20:38 12/22/24 (5)
- Hey guys... - E-Stat 11:58:03 12/24/24 (4)
- RE: Hey guys... - Mick Wolfe 09:39:48 12/27/24 (3)
- Ding, ding, ding...-. - Ozzy 14:56:56 12/28/24 (1)
- Where's the ice cream truck ? (nt - peppy m. 16:47:37 01/01/25 (0)
- Just another - E-Stat 18:41:51 12/27/24 (0)
- Massed upper-register violins - Tom 08:51:49 12/21/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - BCR 01:39:39 12/21/24 (0)
- Welcome aboard! - E-Stat 16:04:29 12/20/24 (2)
- RE: Welcome aboard! - Lagav 16:09:08 12/20/24 (1)
- You're welcome! - E-Stat 16:42:04 12/20/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - pbarach 13:32:47 12/20/24 (0)
- Room size ? - peppy m. 11:59:50 12/20/24 (33)
- RE: Room size ? - dgaapc7 06:04:34 12/23/24 (0)
- RE: Room size ? - Lagav 12:23:06 12/20/24 (31)
- RE: Room size ? - John Elison 14:57:13 12/20/24 (29)
- Which full-size Maggies are you considering ? - peppy m. 21:39:25 12/20/24 (27)
- RE: Which full-size Maggies are you considering ? - John Elison 23:02:31 12/20/24 (26)
- If the 3.7i's are just a bit too big, you might try the new 2.7i. - MWE 13:56:18 12/21/24 (8)
- RE: 2.7i "a little narrower" ? Like, 2" narrower... - peppy m. 06:35:12 12/23/24 (5)
- To me, 1/12 is "a little". ;-) nt. - MWE 17:28:18 12/23/24 (4)
- RE: To me, 1/12 is "a little". ;-) nt. - Inmate51 07:44:01 01/02/25 (1)
- For musical tones, absolutely. nt. - MWE 08:01:26 01/02/25 (0)
- I hear ya'... - peppy m. 17:51:18 12/24/24 (1)
- Fair enough. nt. - MWE 16:07:40 12/26/24 (0)
- RE: If the 3.7i's are just a bit too big, you might try the new 2.7i. - John Elison 18:59:02 12/21/24 (1)
- It doesn't have a true ribbon tweeter. What it does have is... - MWE 20:31:04 12/21/24 (0)
- Ok, I guess the room is bigger than I had thought... - peppy m. 23:28:00 12/20/24 (16)
- Even so, you might be right that the 3.7i is a bit too large... - John Elison 19:02:36 12/21/24 (15)
- Not necessarily - E-Stat 11:14:06 12/22/24 (13)
- That sounds good... - John Elison 12:08:43 12/23/24 (9)
- I like the tilting option of the smaller models... - peppy m. 17:17:25 12/24/24 (0)
- It's all about reducing mass - E-Stat 13:49:35 12/23/24 (7)
- RE: It's all about reducing mass - John Elison 14:58:49 12/23/24 (6)
- Yes, the newer models use foil glued to the mylar instead of wires, called "quasi-ribbon". It's more reliable. - MWE 17:44:40 12/23/24 (3)
- That sounds good to me... - John Elison 18:09:11 12/23/24 (2)
- RE: That sounds good to me... - MWE 06:00:12 12/24/24 (1)
- Thanks for the information! I appreciate it. /nt\ - John Elison 12:06:23 12/24/24 (0)
- Perhaps - E-Stat 15:13:29 12/23/24 (1)
- RE: Perhaps - MWE 17:38:30 12/23/24 (0)
- With the recommended five feet of free space behind them... - peppy m. 05:55:14 12/23/24 (2)
- My primary stats are about eight feet out from front wall - E-Stat 15:21:14 12/23/24 (1)
- That sounds great.... - peppy m. 10:42:48 12/25/24 (0)
- I think you'd be happy with either of the two smaller models... - peppy m. 09:22:19 12/22/24 (0)
- Go... - E-Stat 19:26:39 12/20/24 (0)
- A large room and little boundary reinforcement... - peppy m. 14:46:22 12/20/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - John Elison 01:22:21 12/20/24 (1)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Lagav 11:41:51 12/20/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Sondek 19:20:27 12/19/24 (2)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Lagav 11:35:37 12/20/24 (1)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Sondek 13:00:55 12/20/24 (0)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - niws 19:17:04 12/19/24 (3)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - Lagav 11:37:01 12/20/24 (2)
- RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... - niws 18:51:21 12/20/24 (0)
- Questions... - mlsstl 16:41:02 12/20/24 (0)
Follow Ups
- That sounds great.... - peppy m. 10:42:48 12/25/24 (0)