different speakers

Alons have great midrange, is it a problem with placement?

the alons should rival the mids of the legendary dahlquist 10....with the bass as the icing on the cake.. something is amiss....chadnliz may have hit on it. they also love power.

go to the montana audio web site and look at there speakers and then find somewhere to hear them you will be very impressed

I used to sell Alon speakers and owned Alon IV's. I have also been a Vandersteen dealer for nearly 15 years. The Alon speakers are fun and exiting with their dipole midrange. They throw an artificially big and deep soundstage and have big bass. On the negative side, there high frequencies are a bit sandy and grainy sounding and the midrange can sometimes bite or honk. All of the Alon models tended to suffer from these same colorations. Your choice of partnering electronics and wire can tame these to an extent but never eliminate them.

The Alon's are not as neutral or accurate as the Vandersteen's. If the Vandersteen's are lacking bass then something is wrong. What is your amplifier? How far from the back wall are your speakers placed? Are these just 3A's or the Signature version?

On the negative side, there high frequencies are a bit sandy and grainy sounding and the midrange can sometimes bite or honk. All of the Alon models tended to suffer from these same colorations. Your choice of partnering electronics and wire can tame these to an extent but never eliminate them.

The Alon's are not as neutral or accurate as the Vandersteen's. If the Vandersteen's are lacking bass then something is wrong.

Without criticizing the Alon's, what Davemitchell wrote is why my post (top of this thread) voted in favor of Vandy's. I will always favor a speaker that allows me to listen comfortably long term and to a wide variety of music.

Anything less means I don't get to enjoy my entire music library and frankly that's the only reason to own a system in the first place.