Vandersteen 5

I think I've got everything up and running to a decent degree now. I've got the LFE set up for home theater and it sounds great. V5 and rear 2Cesigs set to larger no subs (currenlty trying to sell them). 

When I play music on two channel the V5 - 225 combo sounds amazing. 

I still need to send the crossovers in for the battery change, they're about 1 year overdue. She sounds amazing now. I'm curious to see what the fresh batteries do. 

Does anyone know how to properly adjust the 11 band equalizer on the back?
    1.) Do I buy a sound meter? 
    2.) Is it better if I just set the screws to neutral and call it a day?
    3.) Leave at whatever setting its at now?
    

Would the V5 subs benefit from fancy audio power cables or are standard cables fine? I bought them with fancy cables which don't fit the V5 plugs (Anticable 3), which didn't fir the plugs so I've been using standard cables, and may try and sell the fancy ones. 

mz.     

yes buy a meter as called out in the manual, the analog Radio Shack
Ebay from a seller w good feedback is normally the best source. The Vandertones are compensated for this particular meters foibles and positive attributes. About $40 seems to be street value for good condition functional meter.

a small camera tripod to keep meter at listening position also good, but I recommend an assistant also.

before you get all that together by all you can certainly set all the screws to neutral, they are not marked and there is more cut than boost intentionally which you will discover by rotating the potentiometers- a jewlers screwdriver works but you might try to get the yellow tool that comes w steens...Jaclyn in parts will know... I am away from my 7 or I would get you p/n but it’s not an exotic thing..partsexpress will have them

You got yourself some good speakers, Enjoy!

You can take out the components and send them back to Vandersteen for the battery change. Its really not that hard and you’ll have a sense of accomplishment when done. There are written directions - only a phillips head screwdriver is needed - no soldering.

(((There are written directions - only a Phillips head screwdriver is needed - no soldering.)))

A number 2 Phillips driver for the 8 silver screws holding the modular Vandersteen X overboard in.
 a couple small screws are also removed with a number 1 Phillips driver on the face.
  you will also need a couple phone books under the fives bass power amp to support it and to remove the black and red drive wires that
are installed into that amp, a small straight blade driver is needed for these. Make certain you take a picture and mark exactly where the RED / Black go back into.
 Upon return, you will need a small strait blade and needle nose to
 reinsert the internal X over feed wires back into the amp.
 Make sure these wires are clean and fully pushed in and snug after insertion.
 Make sure you get 8 10 year lithium-ion batteries when you send them into Vandersteen. 6 for both internal x overs and 2 for the High Pass units. Protect the modular boards extremely well when shipping.
 reset strait up and down out all of the 11 room compensation pots on both speakers especially pots 9 10 11.
 
 Best,
  JohnnyR