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Time to move UP, speaker-wise...

My vandersteen 2ci’s dropped dead after a couple decades of sweet service. Over the past year, I’ve had mixed success with a pair of reference premier Klipsch speakers, but now I’m wanting something a far more subtle, perhaps a touch more sweet, and definitely able to reveal more sound-field information. Perhaps I’m being redundant... I’ve been intrigued by the open baffle concept and I’ve read some reviews on Spatial Audio products as well as Tekton’s open baffle offering. There are fans of the spatial, and then I discovered there are people that are blown away by the Tekton open baffle design. Tekton is also running a special on the Electron SE @$3000, which I feel inclined to try... Another area of interest is the Ohm speaker lineup... can any of you speak to them, and particularly how they compare to Klipsch Heritage speakers, or open baffle designs, or Tekton's...?

I have to say, I’m die-hard for the musical information, for the layers of musical fabric. Wolf_garcia claims the heresy III is the best $1500 he ever spent, in a discussion addressing open-baffle designs, among others, and so I’m wondering where to put my bills... What should I check out? It’s time to move up. I’m thinking $3300 is about my limit... I’m running 80 watts per channel from the nuforce sta200, a schitt saga pre, Cambridge transport.
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jackd
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@listening99 
I have never owned a pair of Tekton's but have listened to two different models at a friends house.  I was not enamored with the sound and certainly not with the looks but that is my opinion and yours could be different but I wouldn't buy them blind unless you buy used where the depreciation has already occurred. Another issue to me is the constant turnover in models. Where continued innovation is good I think he has gone a bit overboard.  As to Vandersteens I have owned 2CE Sigs, 3A Sigs and  early Treo C T's all paired with a pair of 2WQ subs.  
audioconnection
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Grow with sophisticated goals in mind?
1 Perhaps start slow with the latest 2 Sig series with serious refinement since yours.
2 The Hi-Pass Bi-amping advantage with Vandersteen plays an enormous advantage in performance growth while maintaining ((full range phase and time response)) as Jack d above mentions. When you hi-pass with any Vandersteen 2WQ / Sub 3, Quatro CT, newest Kento, and Seven series, this formula with its tunable analog in-room compensation concept takes the room out of the picture speakers disappear.
4 relieves the heavy lifting of your main amplifier dramatically improving clarity and transparency of the whole system.,
5 Further allowing Bass Q adjustments to your preference in your room.
When its all together we experience a rare genuine density when listening to recorded music,
Best JohnnyR Vandersteen dealer


mrdecibel
3,063 posts
 
On another recent thread ( amp thread, I believe ), someone was using a pair of Nuforce STA 200’s in vertical biamp configuration, on his Vandy 2ci sigs ( a fairly new pair ), and is quite happy with the results. Just an fyi. The Klipsch RP 280 F has a very resonant horn assembly ( imo ), and if you were to remove them, and damp the backs of the horns with Dynamat, much of your complaint with them will be gone. As far as liking them, or the sound of any speaker, it is always a personal opinion, and spending 3K on a pair, without hearing them, should be a no no. Happy holidays, peace and good health to all. Always, MrD.
frazeur1
345 posts
 
Dropped dead? What does that mean, really? My initial thought when I first read the thread, other than maybe wanting something different/new, why not fix what you have if you have enjoyed them for so long, certainly more than likely, a cheaper option?


Maybe things have moved on some as the Vandies have had continuous improvements to them over time, but....doesn’t make what you have bad or worse.
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tomic601
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@frazeur1 makes a good point, a call to Vandersteen for a service quote might be in order.
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