Vandersteen 3a Signatures compared to Treo’s

I have owned them both along w 5a and the 7’s. ( still own the Treo CT and the 7’s - you can see both setups as well as others in the vintage room. The Treo CT has a better tweeter, midrange and super importantly cabinet than the “ sock “ series which offer stunning value for $$. They are much more pistonic with greatly reduced cabinet coloration and should be carefully level matched - easy to sell the louder speaker. The 5a has the killer push pull sub and if setup correctly is a wayyyyyyy better speaker than the 3a ( as it should be ) however a 5a pulled to far out into a room will lack the slam of a 3a within 2-2.5’ of the rear wall due to the acoustic coupler. You have one of the absolute best speakers on planet, enjoy the music. Stop by for a listen IF u get to Seattle or Carlsbad sometime.
best to you
jim

BTW my brother has my 3:a signature with a Naim/Lampizator/ARC front end Driven by a big Threshold - super sweet sound.

Also, try going backwards after living with the More Pistonic triwoven or ultra pistonic carbon drivers and low coloration cabinet.....

as always, your actual mileage May vary

Tomic601,
thanks for the input.
pretty sure I’m sticking w the 3’s at least till spring.
they definitely punch above their weight, at least in my opinion!
and if I get back out to Long Beach for work I’ll take you up on your offer.
cheers
z

Ya man ! For sure :-) Long Beach is just a hop, skip and a jump - I spent many moons there on the C-17 and other nearby fun.

i assume you have the soundanchors on the 3A and have them biwire ? An external biwire is best. You can also download ( free ) vandertones and see what is going on w room and bass. Enjoy the music :-))))

jim