Vandersteen 5a carbon vs 5a

The upgrade path is marginally workable with freight both ways, new drivers, crossovers, and the hand tuning each speaker gets in the anechoic chamber - extended to original owners only for a good reason.
good as the scanspeak drivers are, the cost to handbuild the carbon fiber and or CF/balsa drivers is high. satellite grade CF and 3 axis machines balsa are not free.
call it confirmation bias IF you like but the fancy German laser shows the balsa / CF drivers as pistonic and in phase in some cases an order of magnitude better than other top rated mid ranges.
only your ears and budget can discern value....

enjoy the music :-)

Thanks for the replies. Would like to hear more from anyone heard both and feel the 5a carbon is worth the extra in terms of sound.

Any comparison to the Quatro Wood CT?

There is so much talk about Vandersteen 5 ct ,5a, and Quattro ct I can’t believe there are not more options!

more options for ya:

Treo CT with sub 3 = approx $11,500

Treo CT with 2 X sub 3 = $ 14,500

Treo CT $8,500

VLR Signature $3,250 + Soundanchors

VLR Signature + Sub 3 $ 6,250

VLR Signature + 2 x sub 3

regular VLR $1350 ......

3a signature.......

the list goes on !!!!!