Vandersteen 5a vs Genesis 5.3 ?

hifiman5 - In a word, no. I used the Genesis as a reference for tuning the bass on the Vandersteens so in essence they are the same or as close as can be obtained. That is where the damping controls on the Vandersteens are invaluable.

Looks like genesis 5.3 because of price difference and no overwhelming consensus.

Had a guy who spent many dollars 
w his sound room acoustics
we played vandertones and with the Genesis speaker his room was still up 12 dB at 55 hz 
when playing Vivaldi Fabio Biondi
he said his speakers w same Electronics couldn’t do it the way the tunable vandies did
took them in trade and he was satisfied