My room is 15 feet long by 8 and one half feet wide.
Well as long as you accept that you get about 60% of any speaker's potential in a room like that, you should be ok.
Vandersteen 5a, 15 years old vs. new Vandersteen Quatro Wood (upgrade or downgrade)
I currently have a Vandersteen 5A purchased about 15 years ago in great condition. My equipment is Thor 150 watt tube EL-34 monoblocks with a Thor linestage, Sony SACD player and a middle of the road VPI turntable. Was reading about the Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT which I believe retails for $15,000.00. The wood has the carbon tweeter, my 5A's do not. The Quatro also has a 250 watt amplifier for the built in sub while my 5A's have a 400 watt amp. If I purchased a new Quatro Wood and sold my 5a's would the resulting sound be better overall in my 8 1/2 by 15 foot room?
My rationale for considering this upgrade, is that I would be getting a speaker with all new parts and would obtain a new warranty. Any thoughts would be helpful. In short is todays' Quatro Wood CT a better sounding speaker than my old 5A? Would this change be an upgrade and would it yield an improvement in sound to justify the cost?
Thank you.
M
My rationale for considering this upgrade, is that I would be getting a speaker with all new parts and would obtain a new warranty. Any thoughts would be helpful. In short is todays' Quatro Wood CT a better sounding speaker than my old 5A? Would this change be an upgrade and would it yield an improvement in sound to justify the cost?
Thank you.
M
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