Your thoughts on the DQ-10 vs Vandersteen 2C

Vandersteen 2C has deeper bass. DQ-10s do everything else better. I had the 2C for a few years but went back to the DQ-10s. Vandersteens always sounded blah while the Dahlquists sounded like music. Add a subwoofer to the DQ-10s and they really get exciting, even by today's standard.

Point of clarification: are you referring to the old 2C, or to one of the newer, updated models: 2Ci or 2Ce? If you are referring to the original 2C, your impression that the DQ-10's sound better may be true. The original 2C was superceded by the 2Ci in the mid-to-late 1980's, and there have been a number of improvements since then.

If you apply high grade parts to the Dahlquist i.e. "upgrade" the passive parts as Vandersteen has done to his speakers over the years, i think that you'll find that the DQ does some things better. Not nearly as much bottom end, but what is there is more tuneful with better definition. Too bad you can't combine the two of them without designing a speaker from scratch. Mid's and tweeters should never be mounted side by side unless the speaker was primarily designed to be turned on its' side. In that respect, the Vandy's will image better. Sean
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