Help, My Vandies Sizzle


Hello All, first time posting here, but have enjoyed reading all the posts for several years.
Recently purchased a pair of used Vandersteen 2Cs listed here on A-gon from a great dealer in Hollywood, Florida.
They replaced a pair of Monitor Audio Silver RX8s a few months ago.
 Dedicated listening room with a dedicated 20A circuit, 14x14x8, wood floors over concrete slab, alcoves and bi-fold closet doors allow for some respite from the dreaded "square-room bass boom", heavy area rug covers most of the wood floor, a couple of upholstered cloth recliners, and artificial trees on sidewalls at first reflection points and at front wall between speakers.
Speakers are positioned 7 feet apart, no toe-in, 2 feet from front wall, 3.5 feet from sidewalls, listening chair is 10 feet from speakers. (All measurements measured from tweeters).
Gear is Oppo 103, Krell s300i (integrated). Cables are Anticables.                                                                                   
The problem is a slightly bright sound on most discs, with a definitely hot treble on some, bordering on un-listenable.
Using the mid and treble controls, have tried reducing them by 3 dB. That helped some.
Otherwise, love, love, love these 2Cs.
Not interested in getting back into vinyl.
Will consider any and all suggestions and thank you all in advance for so much good information.

Tom
tomcarr
which NAD do you have ?
a thought...
sell the Krell and trade the old Vandys in on the best new pair of 2 's
Richard is a tireless continuous improvement freak ! I heard a pair of his latest 2 signature at Stereo Unlimited in San Diego and was shocked at how fantastic they are...on a small Rouge integrated..
You get real trickle down engineering and a consistant design philosophy across the line.
I will admit my bias...listening to my 3 rd pair of Vandersteens as I write this...
the dedicated line is cool ! thanks for sharing your outcome.
Try to get all your wallwart switcher supply stuff on another dedicated line...that will also shock you....


Hello Tomic601,
Thanks for the thoughtful suggestions.
I am delighted how much better things sound, even more so since tweaking tilt-back, and postions of speakers and listening seat.
I am keeping an open mind concerning new 2s and swapping the Krell.
Unfortunately at this time, my wallet doesn't open as wide as my mind...

Tom
Hello all,

Spoke with John Rutan (Audio Connections) who offered excellent set-up advice, (I'm almost there, but as we know, every inch counts), plus some pearls based on his obviously extensive knowledge of Vandersteens and audio in general.
Wow, true professional.
Suggested I don't even consider changing any gear until after the setup is dialed in perfectly, then graciously gave me half an hour of solid information about recording techniques, variables beyond our control and the fact that a lot of recordings simply don't sound very good.
Like others have already said, I can't recommend him highly enough...

Peaceful listening,
Tom

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