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


Steve gives them an excellent rating. Nice shout-out to John Rutan at AudioConnection. His reviews are quirky, and I know not everyone is a fan of him but since I own these speakers and love them, I love the review! 😎

Vandersteen 2CE Sig III review - Guttenberg on YouTube

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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

Hi patrickdowns, being a long time critic of Vandersteens it doesn't surprise me that making the treble more accurate bothers many. Every time I listened to the older version they sounded similar to whatever I had IF you tossed a thick towel over the tweeters. Don't be bothered by the detractors, nor me. Beauty is in the ear of the listener! If your happy, it's perfect! Personally I am glad to hear that he is making them more accurate. I have always wanted to like Vandersteens, and perhaps I now would. That's me though, it's you who needs to be happy with them, don't worry about the rest of us!