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The deal fell through. Somebody jumped on them first. Oh well. Thanks guys!

Hi folks. I came across a good deal and am tempted to grab these. They would be efficient enough for SET amps and tall/thin speakers tend to image very well. I'm not familiar with these new tweeters, but am hoping that they aren't too in your face. My basic worry is three woofers per speaker in my 12'x10' room may be overwhelming. I value your opinions so fire away! Thanks.

I responded to that ad but there are no numbers or tags on the speakers. B&W wouldn't do that. He is down to $70.00 on them.

I guess if a big name company like Naim can do it; they can too. Anyway to make more money. Still can't complain at the price of this unit.

Uses the Tripath chip. http://www.stereomojo.com/Virtue%20One%20Amplifier%20review/VirtueOneAmplfierreview.htm

Small world, bro. When I was there he just moved from somewhere, he led me to believe it was from a bigger place in Phoenix but it could have been Tempe. His new place is pretty small and packed. I listened to a Leben amp (EL84 I believe) and I think Proac speakers, but I could be wrong. Sounded real nice. Dan was extremeny acommodating knowing that I was from out of town and just joy riding. He's got some good stories about the old days let me tell ya'. Sold a few thousand tubes to Eva Ann Manley after meeting her in a bar, stuff like that. A memorable visit for sure. I kept looking for something I could use so I could at least do some business; cables, tubes, something, but left with only a few CDs. He had a bigger place in Tempe close to ASU. I've known Dan for years. He worked for Macintosh at some point. Evanna Manley use to come in town quite often. Did he tell you how Evanna designed the Stingray amp on a napkin at a bar?

I have "Kind Of Blue" in SACD and if anything it's a bit more analog sounding. Just like redbook cd's; SACD has good and bad recordings and many listeners were put off by spending more money for an unimproved recording. The newer redbook players these days are so good that I'm content listening to them. Let us know how the OPPO sounds.

Arizona HiFi @ http://www.tubeaudio.com/ Dan Mazza is the owner, great guy with a nice shop. 10 W Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85013 (602) 264-4434 (264-HIFI) The WASP setup is Wilson Audio Setup Procedure. An audio friend of mine recently got Wilson Watt / Puppy 8 and said they came in and did that when they set up his speakers. They ended up maybe 1' between the wall and the back of the speaker, which probably put the speaker faces 3' or so into what was probably a 18' deep room. So not 1/3 for sure. I really wanted to pull the speakers into the room because I thought the soundstage was shallow/compressed against the wall. But they did sound mighty fine. LOL! I knew you were going to say Dan Mazza! That's where I learned to sit against the back wall and pull the speakers into the room. I purchased my first tube amp there back when they opened in Tempe; AZ.

You really need fully horn loaded (Khorn, La Scala, Belle) if you want that small an amp to work. Also depends on the synergy between the speaker/crossover and the amp. My crossovers are constant impedance, which tube amps really like. My LaScalas have their best imaging when I have them about four feet from the back wall, too. Width of the sound stage is no different, but the depth is better. I just can do it right now due to other room layout considerations. Glad you got it worked out. Let us know how it goes with your journey for a larger amp.Bruce That's what I figured after I became more familiar with SET and horns. The Quartets are not quite efficient enough and I'm sure the x-overs aren't helping. Who built your x-overs? I bet those La Scalas sound beautiful.

The way this was explained to me by the owner of the shop I mentioned is that the signifigance of the 4' is that it is 1/3 into the room. He said something about wavelengths, room nodes...I wasn't really paying attention because I didn't think it made sense since it went against what I believed (specifically to put your head right against the back wall). I later found that this is the Audio Physics method: http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/faq/audiophysic.html Good luck finding an amp. Way too many options. What's your budget? btw: That shop is in Phoenix area - Near you? What is the name of the shop? I'm in Glendale just outside of Phoenix to the north. I remember reading the Audio Physics setup years ago. There was another setup procedure called WASP I believe. I can't remember who wrote it but you basically walked around the room clapping and talking while someone sat and listened in the listening position. That always worked for me as well and the speakers were always out into the room. http://www.tnt-audio.com/casse/waspe.html

New development. At the advise of one member; I pulled the speakers 4ft into the room with my seat against the back wall. What a revelation! This is basically how my room has been set up with most every system in there. It works even with the passive radiator. Bass has slam now and is more even across the lower octaves. I can easily live with this positioning. I just need to tweak the toe in and I should be good. I have found that my wimpy 3 watts/channel amp is under powered. Time for a larger tube amp. This has been one learning experience but I have everyone here to thank for their help.

Wht are some Fortes plywood? On the Klipsch site they are listed as so. Just curious.

I'm a new Quartet owner and as I get them positioned; I'm really liking them. I have a question for all the Quartet owners....Are your pair made of particle board like mine? I was surprised to see this as they are from the Heritage line known for plywood construction.

Thanks for your help! Could you run my current measurements through and see what you get on your software? Center of woofer to front wall is 25". Center to side walls is 30". My ears are 27" from back wall. Thanks!

I might have to check into that. Nothing like good customer support. Thanks!