Vandersteen 5a or Krell Lat-1's

Vandersteen.

Off the cuff, Vandersteen, if it were me.

But these are two different beasts. Either might work best depending on the romm and other factors, like mainly your own personal tastes and preferences.

This is what really matters.

Vandersteen, Vandersteen, Vandersteen

You allready bought the LATs and now you are interested in Vandys?

Play the LATS live with them and then if you are unhappy you can move to something else.

The Lat is a far superior product to the Vandys in terms of construction and build quality. The LATS have great dynamics, however, they do not have very deep bass, their soundstage is good but not great.

The LATS are very good at realistic volume, great dynamics, good low level detail. They are not bright.



Used with a good subwoofer and the right components they can sound quite good.

The LAT series of speakers are one of the most under-rated components in hifi history. They are really good, although expensive and not easy to match.
They sound great with Pass electronics or the cj premier 350 using and ACT2 preamplifier.
The LAT1 sounds almost electrostatic, but you should position it to get some bass reinforcement from the room.