Vandersteen Quatro

the wood is killer but would not pay the difference would put the money in speaker and eye candy or put the difference in the cd player . prefer tube pre and i think the vandys like tubes.....i know i own cary tubes into my 2ce sign. and they love tubes....especially with the solid state on the subs.....

The wood extension on the top was added for those who like the look, not because it improves the sound. It might help with the WAF... Personally, I like it without.

The wood option is around 2k(I think). A friend just got a deal on the wood option. I suggest that you become friends with your dealer to get a break.

The standard version of the Quatro sells for $6995 not including the required high-pass filters, which are $595 (for RCA version) or $795 (for XLR version). The Wood Quatros are $10,700 not including the filters.

They are sonically the same. The Wood model is just a more attractive looking speaker.

The Quatro Woods are not sonically the same. They are, in fact, built differently inside. The Quatro Wood has a different base enclosure and the 5A tweeter housing. They also have the 5A crossover. Richard Vandersteen says that they are more sonically clear from top to bottom than the Quatros. The differences were nessessary due to the fact that a rigid cabinet, if left uncorrected or compensated for, can cause "smearing". Therefore, these speakers resemble 5A Sig. in many more ways that the Quatros do alone.