Vandersteen speakers

[Gordon]

Are any of you guys using this line? I picked up a pair of inexpensive 2CE this weekend. This is one of the few lines where the tweeter has not irrated my ears! I like the way they are voiced and am wondering about the higher end line.

Gordon

[Still-One]

I have listened to the 5A's a few times and they sound pretty good. The price has gone up on them it seems a lot faster than some of other high end speakers.

[Gordon]

Jim, would you honestly spend money on them?

Gordon

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by Gordon

Jim, would you honestly spend money on them?

Gordon

Gordon

No at their price I think there are too many options. The 5's can be used with lower powered ams since they have built in amps for the bass.

Jim

[Gordon]

I"m going to keep these in the system a few more days. As soon as some wires show up the ML is going back in.

These are not a bad 2k speaker when new and as I said earlier, I do like the voicing. The mids are veiled and not as defined as I like but I'm going to try and listen to the higher end line and see if that issue has been resolved.

I think my son will like these more than his computer speakers he has now!

Gordon

[US Blues]

Gordon- I've had 2ce's for years, I use them with the Vandy 2W subwoofer powered by an MC252. For the dollar there may not be a better speaker around, especially used. Adding the subwoofer opens up the mids and upper bass a lot. Many years ago I sold audio and had the opportunity to meet Richard Vandersteen, nice guy and a music lover as we are. He shared that he designed the 2ce's to be used with the sub and driven by a tube amp, very much after the delicious sound (h/t Alberto).

Enjoy!

[Gregory]

Originally Posted by Gordon

I"m going to keep these in the system a few more days. As soon as some wires show up the ML is going back in.

These are not a bad 2k speaker when new and as I said earlier, I do like the voicing. The mids are veiled and not as defined as I like but I'm going to try and listen to the higher end line and see if that issue has been resolved.

Gordon

Hi Gordon.. my experience with Vandersteen is that after reading much fanfare and positive reviews about the 2C's, I bought a pain in the late 80s. After a week or two I asked the store if I could return them and they said no. There was no trouble selling them in local classifieds and I only took a ~100 dollar hit.

The issues I had were.. 1) there was coloration or cabinet resonance and.. 2) I felt that the wooden dowel cabinet structure was the cause of the coloration. According to Klipsch, the cabinet must be solid with no rattles, vibrations or resonances {paraphrasing}.

-Gregory