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Thiel 3.6's vs. Vandersteen 3 sigs

Looking to upgrade. Currently have Vandersteen 2ce's which sound great, but have slight bass. So, I had to get a Velodyne FSR 12 to compensate, but this is not a really good match, I know. Anyway, I miss the bass that my old Thiel 03a's had by themselves. I'm guessing that Thiel 3.6's may cover all bases well. I'm not familiar with the VD 3 sigs, just hoping that they would cover the low frequencies better. Of course, the other option in to get the Vandersteen sub and keep the 2ce's. By the way, the speakers are powered by a Moscode 600 with a Rogue Audio 66 Magnum preamp. Any suggestions?
bdunne
pepperdog
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Apparently I hit a "raw chord" with Chadnliz (how cute) about Vandersteens..and even though I mis-spelled sophisticated in my post, I stand by my judgement of Vandertsteen speakers...of which I've owned a few pairs.
Chadnliz has graced us with his keen observations and steadfast personal defense of a speaker company whose products he doesn't actually own.
After seeing the list of components (actually consumer grade HT gear) he does enjoy, it's apparent why he makes the comments he does.
Perhaps Audio Review would be a better "forum" for his opinions.
BTW-Pepper is my dog, is liz yours?
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
are you responding to something said 4 years ago?
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stringreen
6,468 posts
 
My perspective is that both Vandersteen and Thiel make musical sounding speakers..they both need good electronics to make them sound their best....they both reveal faults preceeding them. My question is why your sub doesn't mate well with your Vendersteens. What do you hear that annoys your?
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pubul57
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That is a good question (even though this is an old thread, the comparison might be perrenial)Stringreen. When I had a pair of 2Wq with 3A Sig - I could hardly tell the subwoofers were there, which is the sign of could matching between subwoofers and mains. Not sure I would use anything but VS subs if I owend VS speakers, no good reason to do otherwise IMHO.
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