Thiel CS 2 2 vs. Vandersteen 2CE

Never owened, but have shopped hard and listened a bit to Theil: harder to drive, treble set for 3 meters, rather than 2 meters, (at least, in older Theils) so treble may be rather brighter. Have owned several Vandies, I like the Vandies, but they don't rock quite as well.

Flame on, Vandy fans

The archives might be of help here.

I think the Thiel 3.6 has a better reputation than the 2.2. I'd be willing to bet it would be worth the extra bit of money.

Thank you all. I found the threads Unsound was referring to and they are really helpful. Now I worry that if I did go with Thiels (and was leaning that way) that they'll sound horrible because of something bad upstream (that I might not have realized was bad until I got the things home).

Rtn: I don't have the amp to drive the 3.6, unfortunately (Forte F 55, AB, 100W).

IMHO, the Thiels are more sensitive to upstream components (especially amps), but the Vandy's are more sensitive to room placement and listening position. Your Forte' gear won't sound horrible with Thiels, or Vandys.