they were dedicated rooms. the room with the wp 7's was a bigger room. i talked with a few people i knew that attended he2003 and they were impressed with the 5a's at he2003, so the room couldn't be all that bad. btw, i also liked the wp sofia speakers that were in a smaller room that the wp 7's, for half the price.
Vanderteen 5A's versus Wilson WattPuppy 7's
I can't decide between the WattPP 7's and the Vandersteen 5A's.
Both sounded great albeit with different front end digital (Wadia 861 with Vandy's and Mark Levinson 390S with WP7), preamp (ARC II vs Hovland), amps (Quicksilver V4 vs CJ Premier 140). It is impossible to audition these side by side. Both sounded great with their respective electronics. Both had great sound stage and deep extension. The Vandy's had base that was really visceral (too much at times when the sub comes in). The Wilsons had very tight clean bass and amazing clean high freq. I think the midrange was better with the Vandy's but concerned about the boomy low end. I may just not be used to real visceral lower energy. Any comments? From what I have read, the Wilson's are show offs with a more up front and dynamic presentation and the Vandy's closer to live music.
Both sounded great albeit with different front end digital (Wadia 861 with Vandy's and Mark Levinson 390S with WP7), preamp (ARC II vs Hovland), amps (Quicksilver V4 vs CJ Premier 140). It is impossible to audition these side by side. Both sounded great with their respective electronics. Both had great sound stage and deep extension. The Vandy's had base that was really visceral (too much at times when the sub comes in). The Wilsons had very tight clean bass and amazing clean high freq. I think the midrange was better with the Vandy's but concerned about the boomy low end. I may just not be used to real visceral lower energy. Any comments? From what I have read, the Wilson's are show offs with a more up front and dynamic presentation and the Vandy's closer to live music.
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