Topic: Vandersteen 2C - Any experience?

[nickgregory]

A guy in raleigh is selling a pair with the stands for $450...curious on any thoughts or experience folks may have had.  I see a bunch of people have 2CE and 2CI, but have not been able to figure out the difference yet...any thoughts?

Thanks in advance...

[fsulloway]

See if any of this helps you Nick.

2c  http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/914/index1.html


2ce http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/284/


2ci

info from audiogon about diff between 2ci and 2ce:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1112295054&read&keyw&zzvandersteen

[nickgregory]

thanks frank...good info!

[Nick's Picks]

Carl had the 2ce signatures.  they were pretty good..., i thought.

[carlbeck]

For the money they can not be beat. They need some room to breathe & they are what I would call a little dark & a little laid back. Similar to Sonus Faber VS. B&W. Quite honestly, they are a great vallue & what many consider to be the entry point of high end, I would agree. The differences between the model numbers are versions of the series. Richard kept improving them along their lifespan, I owned the sigs. Another good thing is when you call you will probably get the owner/designer of the company, I had a great conversation with him one time about my drinking 

[nickgregory]

thanks for the info guys...unfortunately by the time I had gotten in touch they were gone...maybe next pair!

[carlbeck]

That stinks! There are other pairs out there for the same money. If you sit tight I will have either a pair of Triangle Antel's for sale or a pair of B&W CDM1's. I will be trying both pairs in the next two weeks & will be selling one from my office system.

[nickgregory]

yeah, they always pop up...probably for the best at least for the time being with a new born on the way in less than 2 months...Spent some time listening to some B&W offerings at the local audio store the other day and was really impressed...will have to do some research...

[carlbeck]

I had never listened to B&W's before last week but since I am gong with a Mcintosh amp I figured I at least needed to hear them. Not bad, a little polite with the gear I heard them with, not as dynamic as the VS's. For my office I am going for a totally different sytem though so I am willing to give these a try. The Triangles are supposed to be a bit more lively & dynamic so those will get a chance too. I will sell whatever I like the least.

[Nick's Picks]

I had never listened to B&W's before last week

dont you recall having my dm603's for a week...what, that was only 5 or 6 years ago.

those were nice monitors for the money.

[carlbeck]

I stand corrected although I haven't got a clue on what they sounded like!