Bart - nice speakers! I believe Vivid's products are where B&W should have taken their 800 series after they launched Nautilus. Of course the Nautilus designer works for Vivid, so my statement is pretty obvious in many ways.
Vivid is on my list of companies that to me represent unique and creative approaches to solving engineering challenges. Vivid (reducing cabinet resonance), Vandersteen (time coherence), Zu (sonic coherence), Magnepan (sonic coherence/tonal consistency), and KEF (time coherence via Uni-Q) are the speaker companies that have my highest respect. Their products are reasonable in cost for the high performance and unique character they offer.
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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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