Vandersteen 2CE Signature III — video review on YouTube by Steve Guttenberg (1/15/2023)

"Toe-in is also important. When Vandersteens are properly set up, the performance is excellent."
That's interesting.  When my step father ran his 2Ce's, we did a fair amount of moving and testing and measuring in his listening loft, and toe in made things measurably worse.  Granted, rooms have everything to do with the need or harm from toe-in, but it was holographic with NO toe in.  He also had the flat Sound Anchor stands without the lean back.  Again, this seemed to give the best center focus and widest presentation.  Man, those speakers and that loft were something to behold.  It was like the perfect set up and experience, and super comfy!

Toe-in can certainly vary depending on the room, the distance between the speakers, and the throw to the listening position. I’m using more now than I did for a long time, based on the recommendation of somebody who’s set up a lot of Vandersteen systems

One great reason for a brand specific owners forum where the designer weighs in with real world experience based on setting up literally THOUSANDS of Vandersteen speakers in MANY rooms with MYRID gear is reading his comments about toe in….. something like “ toe out might even be needed in rare circumstances but listen and experiment “ my paraphrase. Tilt is much more prescriptive and is as stated based on ear height and distance from acoustic center to ear.

Good as the old 2’s were……and wow did we sell a ton of them… RV is relentless in improving…EVERYTHING… cabinet, components, drivers, wire, conformal coatings… watch the TREO build video….

I guess I am a fan boy ;-) 

And all the Vandy tweeters have no breakup below 30 K …..because it matters…

@patrickdowns You are welcome to visit again any time…. The Treo CT with a Sub3 are sounding sweet with Kuzma CAR-40 on the front end….. even powered with an ancient but highly modified 1961 amplifier……

Fun

Enjoy the music

Jim

Thanks, Jim @tomic601 ! I would love to.