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Old 12-31-2017, 12:35 AM
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A potentially useful tip for fellow Vandersteen owners - I installed IsoAcoustics Gaia 1 feet on my Quatro Wood CTs. They make a difference in sound. I highly recommend them. Front to back soundstaging is the most discernable improvement. The sound becomes a bit more organic. It's easier to discern individual instruments/vocalists. Lower bass note tonality is improved.

One thing to bear in mind is that some Vandersteen models such as mine have three speaker spikes, so rather than dividing the total weight of each speaker by 4 feet, you have to divide by 3 which means a higher weight load. So while Gaia II (speaker weight 120 lbs.) would have been theoretically sufficient for mine, the fact that three feet instead of four have to share the load meant I had to go with the twice as expensive Gaia I (weight limit 220 lbs.). The price is well worth it at $1200 for two boxes (8 feet, 6 of which are used).
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Primary System (Always in flux):
Analog Source: Rega RP10
Phono Preamp: Bryston BP2/PS3
Digital Software: Roon, Tidal Streaming
Digital Music Server: Melco N1A/2
Digital Sources: Totaldac d1-twelve SE MkII (factory upgraded from MKI) with "live power" 4 output power supply, Oppo UDP-205
Preamplifier: Rogue Audio RP-9 (factory upgraded from RP-7)
Amplifier: Vandersteen M5-HPA
Speakers: Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT w/IsoAcoustics Gaia 1 feet
Cabling: WW Platinum Starlight 7 digital wires, Totaldac Gigafilter USB filter, AQ Sky XLR, AQ Fire RCA
Speaker Cables: AudioQuest Oak spades ---> bi-wire spades
Power Cables: Esprit PC (for DAC), 2 WW Platinum Electra PC (Preamp/Phono Preamp), AQ NRG10 (Melco N1A/2), AQ Blizzard (Quatro Wood CT built-in subs)
Power Conditioning: 2 AQ Niagara 1000, 3 Oyaide R1 outlets
Sound Treatments: 23 ASC Tube Traps and 10 Panels

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