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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => Enclosures => Topic started by: 2bigears on 27 Apr 2010, 02:49 am
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:D hi all,always been interested in these speakers with a set for sale in my back yard.1000 miles away but it's what i call back yard.anyone heard these and what did you think ???? is it a good way to spend 4 grand ???? thks for any words.... :D :D
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Their not better than the Vandie 5A's Pat....
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:D i kinda didn't think so,,,,they were good value though,right.dang 5A's are doggin' me bad.thks Chris. :D
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Here's a past thread...
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=17286.0
,,they were good value though...
Do you need to buy just another speaker...because it's a "good value" ? Go for the better one..... :wink:
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:D Chris,your right.i just gotta buck-up the wallet....must end the speaker chasing.... :thumb: :D need a speaker that does it all for in round ten g.....[used] may not be made ???? :lol: :D
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Were these the one's you were looking at Pat ?
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1276044090&/Vandersteen-5A-natural-cherry-
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=16903)
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Here's a new listing for the 5's....
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1277431453&/Vandersteen-5-Cherry-Finish-ab
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:D you betcha.....looks like they are still on-the-block. Chris,is there a speaker in this world you have not got close to ???? i need to employ you for my last speaker choice....should have done that five years ago.... :D
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:D is the fellow true,the 5's are 98% as good as the A's.... :D
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:D is the fellow true,the 5's are 98% as good as the A's.... :D
Don't know....I've only heard the 5A....not the 5. But he may be right....
http://www.vandersteen.com/pages/M5lit.html
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I have only heard the 5. One of the best speakers I've ever heard. A whole lotta speaker for 6 large.
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Pat....
With all of the speakers that you have had "up there"....which one sounded the best to you ?
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:D my latest Maggie 3.6's are top-end killers,very sweet highs and mids.they need a couple subs to complete.i have not tried that yet.i thought instead of spending at least two grand plus for a couple subs,i would just go for a full range...... :D
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:D my latest Maggie 3.6's are top-end killers,very sweet highs and mids.they need a couple subs to complete.i have not tried that yet.i thought instead of spending at least two grand plus for a couple subs,i would just go for a full range...... :D
Well...those are nice speakers....but you'll be spending more again for a different set of speakers...
The Vandie's are different the Maggie's....more focused sounding.Maggie's are more open - more "air".
What type sound do you prefer ? That will answer where you go.....
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:D yes,electro's are very open with tons of air.i think my room is a weee bit small for the 3.6's....i am after the full range,sweet top end that is detailed yet light.a mid that kills with support bass that is articulate to the type of drums hit,we Canucks love our bass.i don't know if this is possible with the small budget i have..... :scratch: :D
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So....you think the 3.6's are too much for your room...maybe drop down to the 1.6's with a sub. (or the new 1.7's)
At the last Rave (4/24-now posted), in Emil's system are the Maggie 1.6's with a sub...sounded very good...and since they are a bit smaller, may be a better match for your room.
Too big a speaker in a room...never seems to work right. Helps to match everything....according to how your space goes... :wink:
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:D the 1.6's don't have a ribbon.....did Emil employ a couple subs ?? :D
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:D the 1.6's don't have a ribbon.....did Emil employ a couple subs ?? :D
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/ofier/Stereophile/NY%20Audio%20Rave%202010/04-April%20at%20Emil/_DSC2245.jpg)
Lots of stuff in the photo from Ravers....sub is in the left corner...
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:D still would love to buy Alan's 5a's,but he will not ship.... :D
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:D still would love to buy Allan's 5a's,but he will not ship.... :D
Then just keep watching for another pair.....good luck. :thumb:
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If you're looking at the original Blue Heron I'd proceed with caution. While they sound great the chink in the armor is the tweeter. Audax stopped production on that tweeter years ago and used/NOS pairs are very hard to find and very expensive when you do find them. Add to that a high failure rate on the tweeter (pressurized gas tweeter prone to deflating) and you're looking for trouble! And comparing this model ($8,800 new) with the Vandy 5A isn't exactly fair. I personally would only buy them at a fire sale price and do a little DIY to put some other tweeter in when/if they originals fail.
Now the Blue Heron 2 is another story altogether.
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What Ericus says is 100% correct. I owned Heron i for several years and came across that info while researching them.
My buddy has a used pair of BH1 for 6 years now and they are perfect. So while tweeter failure is possible, it is not guaranteed.
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:D Chris,your right.i just gotta buck-up the wallet....must end the speaker chasing.... :thumb: :D need a speaker that does it all for in round ten g.....[used] may not be made ???? :lol: :D
Salk SoundScapes-10's.
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=29491)
Pat, just save up for the Vandersteen Model 7's. You know you want to! :D
(http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2009/01/14/vandersteen-loudspeakers_FZSS4_52.jpg)
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:D is the fellow true,the 5's are 98% as good as the A's.... :D
Nope.
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:D still would love to buy Alan's 5a's,but he will not ship.... :D
You should have bought mine during my temporary bout with insanity. :wink:
I just listened to the new Wilson Sasha speakers (~$28k) and while they sounded quite good, I wouldn't take them over the 5A's.
George
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I just listened to the new Wilson Sasha speakers (~$28k) and while they sounded quite good, I wouldn't take them over the 5A's.
George
I don't think the Sasha holds a candle to the 5A. Not even a competition IMO. The Vandy's (all of them) are really nice speakers.
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:D AHHH shit,George i wish you wouldn't of said that.say you can get 5's for five grand on the used market.now,A's are ten plus.they are not twice as good .but,they must be better.the mod is nearly ten grand to get the 5's to 5A's.that helps Richard buy fuel for his plane to fly around the country just like John Travolta. :lol: the 7's are way outa reach cost wise.will someone please sell me their 5A's please..... :duh: :D
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:D AHHH shit,George i wish you wouldn't of said that.say you can get 5's for five grand on the used market.now,A's are ten plus.they are not twice as good .but,they must be better.the mod is nearly ten grand to get the 5's to 5A's.that helps Richard buy fuel for his plane to fly around the country just like John Travolta. :lol: the 7's are way outa reach cost wise.will someone please sell me their 5A's please..... :duh: :D
Pat,
It's not like the 5's are a bad speaker.
In fact, I think you would be very hard pressed to find a more complete, configurable, full range speaker for $5k.
George
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A more fair comparison would be Vand 5A and Meadowlark Nightingale. I'd pay to see that bout on CCTV! :eyebrows: