Help amp for Vandersteen 3A sig w/ Anthem pre 2L

Dylano, Richard Vandersteen will guide you on bi-amping his speakers. His crossover requires a seperate ground path for BOTH sets of terminals. DO NOT use multi-channel amps with Vandys. Both Mr. Hardesty and I found out the hard way this does not work! An Aragon 8008bb would work! Sorry, just kidding! The McCormack is a good suggestion, I assume 2Wqs are in your future? The sub crossover makes life much easier on any amp you do choose. My 3A Sigs and 2Wqs are sounding very close to as good as anything I have heard after MUCH hard work. Happy Listening, Z.

OK, Dylano first. I would not use the Aragon with the Vandys, unless you are willing to de-tune it with warmish, TARA sounding copper cables. These amps are a bit grainy up top. The Vandys will reveal this. I am using yours (!) and the one I already have in a bi-amp system for my shop. The 15 year newer design McCormack does not have this "problem". Again, I assume 2wqs which make life MUCH easier for a smaller amp. I say go with the Anthem, I admit my experience is they do digital well. Now, Bob and Phil, before I got my Krell FPB-400cx, I used my TAS, and the MAT feature to bi-amp the 3As. I called Richard to ask... something... and he said that with this setup I would fry his midrange, if I remember correctly. I did not believe him. SILLY ME. Shortly after this the amp failed. I was never happier I paid retail in my life after this was repaired under warranty. The Vandy haters out there say his crossovers resemble a dead short. My advice is call Richard and he will explain this to you in words only another rocket scientist would understand. If ones preamp has two sets of outputs, by all means use two stereo or four monoblocks on Vandersteens, I do. I hope this answers everybody. Dylano, I will think fondly of you as the lights dim when I fire both bbs up this weekend! Z.

Bob, Don't be confused. If anyone has the electronics knowledge to be able to understand Richard, you do. Please call him and then translate the major points in English for the rest of us! All I need to know is that what he says is fact. I will not disobey, ever again! BTW, Krell amps, and many others are stable to 1 ohm or less. I don't think it is as difficult as it is expensive! Vandersteen impedance values do not swing wildly at different frequencies. This is what causes speakers to be typed "difficult to drive". Vandersteens do not fall into this category. Please call Richard, you will learn more in 15 minutes with this man than...but I bet he spends an hour with you!!!Z.

Bob, I would never poke fun at you. I feel I am the big winner so far in our short history. My shop sounds better than most folks' living rooms! I don't think an amp cares about phase angle, but I do. That is why I have Vandersteen speakers, they are BOTH time and phase correct. Richard has yelled at me too, but I'm still hoping you will give us a translation after talking to him about bi-amping his speakers with multi-channel amps. He told me NOT to do it, then explained why, and it was way over my head, electronicly speaking. Curious minds want to know!