Vandersteen Dream Come True

[superchad]

My dad has the Quatro wood signature Vandersteens but yuo cant go wron in any part of Richards lineup..........congrats!

[conchyjoe7]

Superchad has brought up a point, and a fact that has actually been right in front of me/us for decades, yet I failed through a lack of critical thinking to become consciously aware of it. The fact is that Richard Vandersteen's products represent the pinnacle of performance in their price range in EVERY SINGLE MODEL HE MAKES. I really don't know of many others that can make that claim much less make it a fact.

Thanks Chad for finally getting my head into it's thinking mode and as I said; finally getting me seeing something that has been in front of me/us the whole time.

Oh, and thanks to Mr. Vandersteen for all of his hard work and research that has resulted in such high quality products for such a long period of time. Consistency of excellence is so hard to come by today and I'm sure it's also advantageous when one wants to acquire one's own jet...

Cheers,
Konky.

[superchad]

FWIW my father has toyed with upgrade to 5A but is so happy with Quatro woods he cant justify the $8000 upcharge. When he traded in his Legacy Focus 20/20 and had them boxed up the dealer gave him 1C speakers to hold him over, now they are certainly budget compared to the $6000 Legacy but my dad really liked what they had to offer above the hotter Legacy sound reinforcing my point of Vandersteens across the board appeal.

[tc-60guy]

Vandersteens do get respect. Any speaker company which has stayed in buisness since 1977 gets props in my book. The trouble with Vandersteens for the more tweako of our brethren is that they sound decent with any reasonable placement, seem relatively impervious to cable swaps and present a reasonable load for any competent amplifer. Although possesing "Plain Jane" looks, there is something about Vandersteens which compels you to sit back and just listen to music for hours. My Spica tc-60, SVS sub combo do much the same!

[superchad]

Sometimes I liken Vandersteen speakers as a "Grown ups speaker" because time and time again they have customers who have evolved into them from countless other speakers that always leave them on the upgrade treadmill. while they ofcourse are not for everyone and I dont own them (my dad does) I stand by my self created modo. Yup they are almost all boring and plain looking and have been for over 30yrs and that speaks volumes about how good they are if your willing to listen to truth.

[Maceo23]

I suppose "Grown Up Speaker" is a good way to describe them. Its not a title with very much cache, but I suppose its a good thing, because I finally feel like I don't need to always be pinning for the latest and greatest. They just do everything so well. Now if a can fall into a great deal on electronics, I'll be set. Until then My Onkyo will have to suffice.

Ah, still have to try a Vandersteen. No pictures for us that haven't really seen them?

2lazy2google :P

[Otto]

Here are some older pics of my setup (not the greatest, but they're here...). These are the 3A Signatures, and the center is the VCC-5.

[JCD]

Nice looking room!! I hate you!!

JCD

[salvasol]

JCD wrote:

Nice looking room!! I hate you!!

JCD

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