"Did I miss anyone mentioning a Vandy? Their model 2Ce is a keeper "
Yeah - my main system speakers have been Vandersteen 4As for many years. He only built a couple of hundred of them whenever he could spare the time from production of the more popular and less expensive models, so there aren't many out there.
I saw a pair on Ebay awhile ago for $1,000 which is a screaming bargain in terms of how much speaker you get. The downside is that they are meant to be biamped and triwired and you need a separate crossover (or to roll off the bass using the same high quality caps they use for the 2W subs) nd a way of adjusting bass volume. But it is worth it.
They were his best until he started in on the more modern high end stuff with the 5s.
Yeah - my main system speakers have been Vandersteen 4As for many years. He only built a couple of hundred of them whenever he could spare the time from production of the more popular and less expensive models, so there aren't many out there.
I saw a pair on Ebay awhile ago for $1,000 which is a screaming bargain in terms of how much speaker you get. The downside is that they are meant to be biamped and triwired and you need a separate crossover (or to roll off the bass using the same high quality caps they use for the 2W subs) nd a way of adjusting bass volume. But it is worth it.
They were his best until he started in on the more modern high end stuff with the 5s.