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In Reply to: Easy...Vandesteen 1C's posted by DAA on June 22, 2003 at 18:42:08:
Hi-Thanks for writing, but for some reason the Vandersteens at all price points never struck me as the bargains their adherents claim they are.
Only once, at the NYC Show in perhaps 1996, driven by Melos tubes, did they really lose the sense of the music being trapped inside a box for me.
NOW, before anyone goes ballistic, count to ten, and reflect back upon all the times AA posters have complained to the high heavens that everything gets a good review from Stereophile writers.
Ya can't have it both ways.
Cordially,
Follow Ups:
aye aye aye...heresy!! well, to each their own...for what it's worth i've yet to hear a more musical, well rounded sub-$1000 speaker...including the MMG's...at least in my room/system...tried MANY prior to my vandies...good luck!
haven't liked any Vandy's I ever heard, at least not enough to purchase, polite but ultimately uninvolving. Haven't heard the big boys with active sub built in but did just buy his V2W sub and am impressed how seemlessly it integrates with my Aerials. More musical than chest thumping.
good points-Now what are the chances of the bottleneck foreplay making it? thanks-
There is some chance but I do not view it as a priority. This is because I try to position my coverage for people who are not equipment hobbyists but rather, baffled music lovers.Space limitations have meant that although my column was monthly for a while, it got cut back to every other month. So I have to decide what items will make the most difference to the greatest number of people. Obviously, the MMG,which was already on my list, is near the top. And to partner with that I'd like an integrated amp under $500. And I will look into tubes, but I think that kits may have to wait. It may depend upon whether my daughter wants to add soldering to her skill set.
Cordially,
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