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- From: ctlant@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (CHRISTIAN LANT)
- Subject: Amps for Vandersteen 3 (was: Amps for Vandersteen 2Ce)
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- Date: 23 Dec 1992 14:34 EST
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- In article <92357.151839YKWON@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>, Youngjoon Kwon
- (415)926-2761 <YKWON@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> writes...
- >
- >In article <540@bit.UUCP>, grego@bit.UUCP (Greg Sanguinetti) says:
- >>>
- >>the 2Ce. I have Adcoms for my Maggies and that is a good match but I
- >>would not recommend the Adcoms for the Vandersteens. The low end works
- >>but the high end does not.
- >>
- >
- >In "Audible Difference", a high-end shop in Palo Alto,
- >I used to have a good impression on the sytem they set up which consists
- >of ADCOM 535 amp (60w/ch) and 575 CD player driving Vandersteen 1B.
- >I though it sounding pretty good...
- >
- >As a potential buyer of ADCOM's, B&K's, or Acurus's and possibly Vandy's,
- >I would be very interested what other pepole think, although the
- >final decision should be on my listening.
- >-Youngjoon
-
- Just thought I'd broaden the scope of this thread. I have a pair of
- Vandersteen 3 speakers driven by a Bryston 11B preamp and a Bryston 4B
- power amp interconnected with Straightwire (Laserlink?), and bi-wired
- with Apature flat cable. The CD player is a mid-fi Denon DCD-1420.
-
- I auditioned the Vandy 3's, as well as the 2Ce's, with both an Adcom 555-II
- and the Bryston amplifiers. Although I must admit I wasn't as well-tuned
- to the amps as the speakers, I felt that the Bryston did a better job
- driving both models of speakers throughout the dynamic range of the disc
- I listened to (Beethoven's 5th Symphony by the Cleveland Orchestra, on
- Telarc). I recall that the Adcom did an admirable job, especially for the
- price, but the Bryston drove the speakers more effortlessly in the loud
- passages. I haven't heard it, but the Bryston 3B should be a good lower
- cost alternative to the 4B, with similar sonic characteristics.
-
- The 2Ce's themselves have a similar sound to the 3's, but the 3's go
- further on the quality (ie. they have similar designs, but the 3's use
- better components). This leads to lower distortion in the midrange,
- among other (in)tangible improvements. The 3's also delve a little deeper
- into the bass, but this isn't their greatest advantage (which is their
- overall beautiful sound - clear, crisp, very good imaging, basically flat,
- and very involving).
-
- I'm very happy with this combination, however, I'm still dying to hear the
- Vandersteen's driven by a tube amp!
-
- On a final note (is that a pun?), I've seen absolutely *no* discussion on
- Vandersteen 3 speakers over this newsgroup. Has anybody auditioned or
- purchased them? I'm very interested in other opinions on these speakers
- (hopefully good one's) since I'm a happy owner myself. Does anybody have
- any knowledge about the design, drivers, etc.? Do speak out...
-
- Happy Holidays,
-
- Chris Lant - ctlant@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov
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