@slaw - I only had the Vandersteen 3's for a short time. I bought them locally, knowing they had some issues. I replace a tweeter and re-glued a woofer surround and they were good to go. However, they were too big for my room. Went back to my Infinity RS1.5s and used them ever since.
I previously owned Reference 3A MM DeCapo (i) and liked them a lot. Was hoping the Refernce 3A Veena floorstander would get me where I wanted to be, regarding resolution, airiness and enough low end to satisfy my needs. Jury is still out. They definitely have less bass than the RS1.5s, but I knew that going into it. We'll see if I can live with less low end.
