Connecting Vandersteen 2Wq

The wire supplied with the Vandersteen is Audioquest I believe. I've tried different wire but to be honest, it didn't make much of a difference (as in I couldn't tell anything).
Vandersteen recommends using the same wire that goes to your speakers but this could get expensive for something I really doubt will make that much of a difference.
I made mine as short as possible and let it go at that.
I think the filters you use at the amp makes a lot more of a difference. The boxes supplied with the 2Wq aren't real good. I also didn't think the x-2's were much better. You can make filters fairly easily and I would recommend you experiment with that before changing the wire. I'm now using the model 5 battery biased filters which have made the most differnce of anything. They are like not being there.

The wire supplied with the Vandersteen is Audioquest I believe. I've tried different wire but to be honest, it didn't make much of a difference (as in I couldn't tell anything).
Vandersteen recommends using the same wire that goes to your speakers but this could get expensive for something I really doubt will make that much of a difference.
I made mine as short as possible and let it go at that.
I think the filters you use at the amp makes a lot more of a difference. The boxes supplied with the 2Wq aren't real good. I also didn't think the x-2's were much better. You can make filters fairly easily and I would recommend you experiment with that before changing the wire. I'm now using the model 5 battery biased filters which have made the most difference of anything. They are like not being there.

Sorry for the multiple posts. I had a little trouble with the submit button! It wouldn't submit but I guess it actually did!

Thanks for the response. I'm not surprised to hear that the wire is Audioquest since Vandersteen uses that for the Model 5 crossover pigtails. Guess I should have put two and two together! I've read quite a few posts on the crossovers and will try to make my own. I would love to use the Model 5 crossovers as I did borrow a set from the dealer, but I think I can get pretty close for a lot less money. Plus I've got single ended interconnect right now, but I hope to upgrade to balanced (by getting a new preamp) in the near future. No sense in buying the Model 5 in single ended then having to replace with balanced.

I have a pair of Vandy 2Wq subs in my current system, and I replaced the Vandersteen-supplied speaker cable with Kimber 8TC. There was some improvement in the bass, although the difference was subtle.

If you decide to keep the Vandy-supplied speaker cable, I suggest that you trim the length so it is no longer than necessary. I think the Vandy cable is supplied as a 20-foot length, which may be considerably longer than you need (shorter is always better with speaker cable -- unlike some things...).