Vandersteen 2Ci

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,290
    edited June 2011
    THIS, I would like to hear. Seriously. :eek:

    Details, I want details!!!
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2011
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Hey Mark
    I thought of ANOTHER sales pitch for you!

    Imagine, you would have like 30 minutes to teach me about why Tyler Acoustics is horrible! ;)

    Out of respect of you selling a pair in here, I'm very particular when it comes to custom built loudspeakers. My standard is very high...no more no less. They sonically sound very nice but they're just not my cup of tea overall. You win some, you lose some and you enjoy them, who gives a fluck what I think. For every doro, there's 10 non-doro's I'm sure.

    Consider the Vandersteen SOLD, well, I'll mark them SOLD...and we'll work out the small stuff later. They're not the gem of the overall lineup nor do they present either high or low perfectly but the timing and soundstage is forgiving in almost any room. Vocally they have always had an impact on me in regards to weight, proper tone and fluidity in how they rolloff between the entire crossover array. That's not easy to do.
    It's a loudspeaker that allows you to play with other aspects because half the battle is done.

    I'm buying them for the deal, it's a Polkie I respect very much, to keep them close to our inner circle Polk family and drop them off to my step-Dad as an upgrade to his OMG Original Monitor 10 :eek:

    At $250 and a few extra bucks for a meet and greet with a good friend is totally worth it for me.

    Trey - Hopefully bring some good BBQ from your end, and I'll bring you some good stuff from mine. We'll talk offline about tweeters and sure we can work something out. This deal is all business, cash on hand, the rest is private.

    You can't beat these for a very nice, overall presentation when it comes to midrange in a staggered, REAL time aligned array. The Polk RTA12 is the bar standard for this style of array when it comes to Polk but they're better head to head. What has always struck me as a Vandersteen attribute is the smooth soundstage and ease of which it integrates into almost any setup. Again, very room forgiving and a easy loudspeaker to listen to for hours.

    You guys that were sitting on the fence on these are just dumb.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,822
    edited June 2011
    Sounds good!

    Road trip!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2011
    Trey - Hopefully bring some good BBQ from your end

    I would charge at least $75 extra.
    Just sayin!:biggrin:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited June 2011
    Thank god they stayed in the family, after the deal Troy offered two weeks ago, was it?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited June 2011
    " What has always struck me as a Vandersteen attribute is the smooth soundstage and ease of which it integrates into almost any setup. Again, very room forgiving"

    I have a set of 2ce sig. I agree with this part of them.
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2011
    I was just about to take a nap and some wild eyed Polkie came banging on my door.....Vandersteens in hand. I thought Trey was coming next weekend so I was totally unprepared but thankfully dressed.

    I can't believe he drove from his house to deliver these but am greatful. He was on a mission to return home so I gave him some goodies from Polk and saw him off. His new ride is super cool BTW and you couldn't deal with a nicer Polkie, aside from me of course :biggrin:

    Thanks Trey, safe traveling and thanks!
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,822
    edited July 2011
    Thanks Mark!

    You are the ****! THanks for the props!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,822
    edited July 2011
    BTW the freebies are freakin SWEET
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited July 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I was just about to take a nap and some wild eyed Polkie came banging on my door.....Vandersteens in hand. I thought Trey was coming next weekend so I was totally unprepared but thankfully dressed.

    I can't believe he drove from his house to deliver these but am greatful. He was on a mission to return home so I gave him some goodies from Polk and saw him off. His new ride is super cool BTW and you couldn't deal with a nicer Polkie, aside from me of course :biggrin:

    Thanks Trey, safe traveling and thanks!

    so how do you like them?
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2011
    I've heard them before and just bought them to give to someone else.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,608
    edited July 2011
    So tell us about the freebies. :biggrin:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2011
    Well, I wanted these to go to my step-Dad but he said there's nowhere to put them. Ugh, so I'm going to use them in the pool room once I figure out a nice all-in-one piece of electronics to drive them.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited August 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Well, I wanted these to go to my step-Dad but he said there's nowhere to put them. Ugh, so I'm going to use them in the pool room once I figure out a nice all-in-one piece of electronics to drive them.
    Or, you could just karma them to me. I'll even pay shipping! :biggrin:
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