Amp for Vandersteen 2ci

Contact Parasound staff.  They will honestly tell you the differences.

Thanks lanx0003

From what I’ve read, the 21 is a significant step up over the 23, and the 21+ is a meaningful upgrade over the 21. I’d guess you can get a 21+ used for not all that much more than a 21, so that’s where I’d go without a doubt FWIW.

@highend64 is that a step up from the B&K?
(Or a sideways step… aka sidestep?)

if you do not have a subwoofer, then I would suggest that it could/should be a better, or more sure improvement, than just swapping amps.

Not sure about your preamp, but they can also be a source of improvement… so I’ll just assume that your’s is a keeper.

@holmz The B&K amp does drive the Vandersteen quite nice but my suggestion was more to improvement on quality than power wise. I do have a subwoofer available but I have decided to remove it from my system just because the Vandersteen produce enough solid bass for my room. Honestly I do miss the low extension subbass but for the level of listening and the kind of music I listen to usually does required it.

As for the preamp I am running a Rotel RC-995 which I recently purchase to replace a RC-970BX.