Vandersteen 2CE Signature Speakers

Accused Vandersteen fanboy and advocate weighing in, I own and enjoy 3 different pairs
but i also own and enjoy planars and horns...
The demo you got included some great gear
always have to wonder on setup but let’s assume any competent Vandersteen owner read the awesome instructions and followed them - so we could fault the recording- but assuming you brought or listened to references you know well ?
so I like the not your cup of tea approach...
have fun
enjoy the search and the music !!!!!!!!

Never an accused fanboy but one the less. Believe me ( where have I heard that before?) Steens can and DO large scale classical. I owned and lived with a pair for 10 years, the last 4 in an impossible room/situation as three subsequent speakers confirmed. This speaker plays it all as all great designs must.There are other issues, time for an expert to chime in, Johnny R maybe?

I have the 2CE sigII. I had auditioned about 11 brands and various models and liked the sound of the Vandersteen and Magnepan the best. As with many audio components, one has a great amount of choices in speaker brands and models. No need to settle, if one has the patience to keep listening and auditioning the many offerings. Keep looking until you find what suits you. The arguments about which speaker is best are comical. The overwhelming variety and many choices of speakers benefit the audio consumer. I have never been a fan of measurements and the scientific end. My ears are my tools and I can listen to many, many speakers to decide what sounds good to ME.

No surprise that you liked Maggies and Vandersteen's since both sound like point source speakers and have some other similarities in sound quality. I have many friends who own both, but they are still very different tonality wise I feel.  Great advice on using your OWN ears and not a friends, ours or a salesperson.  

As for scaling, the Vandy line scales as good as any other speaker line I've heard.  I also have a shop owner put their top amps on any speaker I listen to.  

I was listening to classical music yesterday and it filled the room.  Not once did I feel it wasn't giving me a huge sound stage etc...  Tonally, it sounded awesome.  Loved what I was hearing, but I should as I purchased it all lol.....

And which Vandersteen did you listen to?