Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase

Get them used, also please note whether you need balanced or not ( avoid using a converter) 
John R and the other great Vandy dealers listening will come up w a solution for you and help you finish the system 
don’t stress spend less on something else
its gonna be great regardless 
Interested to know the rest of the system

I have a codex too w an ultra rendu
mine bought new but they are a steel used but 
PS for half the price of a used Codex. You can get a new Pro-Ject Dac which I hear is pretty great and does MQA- then put the additional funds into a streamer 

Here's one way of looking at it. I, like you, scored some great Vandersteen gear, 2ce Signatures with stands and high-end custom bi-wire cables. One midrange was burned a bit but got it rebuilt by Vandersteen for a fraction of my used purchase! 

Later on, I scored a 2wq sub for a slightly less good deal, but still awesome. I needed the balanced crossovers. I contacted a dealer, got a slight discount even.

In the end I decided I wanted to actually give what is a small amount of cash to the dealers and to the company itself, compared with the original cost and all the enjoyment I've had from their products and top-rate service from Ray and Richard over the years. Until then, they'd never seen a dime from me. 

Now I have better bass than I imagined possible. 

Finally, though you won't ever recover your investment in the crossovers, you've improved the overall resale value of the speaker package with the variable crossovers and you've given over some cash on an admittedly high-margin product to this company. Win-win I'd say. 

Enjoy! 

Paul 

 

At least, disconnect the drivers and use an ohm meter to make certain the voice coils are not either shorted or open.  Also, if the ad did not specifically say the speakers were non- functional due to missing crossover parts, you might have some recourse.

Audiophile thought process:

Step 1
"and it seems now the cost of new ones are a staggering $1295.00. This was for sure not in my budget as I am needing a couple of other pieces to complete this puzzle."

Step 2
"Hopefully I will be able to come up with an option that doesnt cost nearly half of what I paid for the speakers themselves. Live and learn."

Step 3
"I just went ahead and ordered a new pair of crossovers. I didn't want to wait for a used pair and didn't want to riak a failed DIY project."

Just giving the needle :) Hope all works out. Great speakers.