Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs


Warning, I own and love Vandersteen Quatro's.  I did find this video highly informative.  He discusses subs in general and how HE decides to implement them wiht not just his speakers, but any.  He talks about freeing the main amp from 100hz down to allow your amp to sound better.  It also takes on the signature of your amp, which I first hand have heard many times.  Hope you enjoy as much as I did.  

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I'm getting mine for a dance (j/k) lol...

That arm is so special. Have heard it a few times and wow is it good.  Let me know if you start a thread.
Thanks for the reference to that interview - hadn't seen it before.

RV worked out his theory on a model you rarely hear about, in the 1980s - the Vandersteen 4 and later 4A (which as a significant improvement over the 4).  Didn't make many - something like a couple of hundred pair, I think, and they now come up for sale at ridiculously low prices because no one knows what they are and they were never reviewed.

I liked my 4As so much I still have them after a quarter century, albeit in my 3rd system, because I just couldn't bring myself the sell them.  If you ever see any for sale, give them serious consideration as they still provide a bigger slice of audio reality than many much more current speakers.

Like his current models, they have an on board sub (a push/pull pair) with a high quality cap to roll off the bass to the other drivers, and  the sub bass requires separate power amp(s)

I heard those 4's many times.  I forgot they were powered subs.  They were a big ass speaker for sure.