Vandersteen 5a Carbons

Yeah, I've heard vandersteens a number of times including Richard vandersteen's tour of dealers, which was cool of him to do. They do a good job marketing and putting the speakers out there. Relatively easy to audition, in America at least.

Heard the Vandy 5C during his tour, it was pretty good, but it was not the end all for me at that price point. I can see why some people might like them but for me, at least, it was good but not at the top of my list.

Joey, that's why there are so many choices out there. What are the top three in that range that you like?

Sonus faber Stradivari, BW 800 diamond.

I've heard the Summits, very nice but to be honest I've never listened to a ML speaker that I would choose over a Vandersteen with proper amplification and source, in other words, all thing being equally ideal. Haven't heard the Vandy line lately but living with a pair for many years and hearing numerous models at shows and particularly dealers over the years I feel pretty certain things haven't changed YMMV.