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My Venture into Hifi with Vandersteen Model 1

First off I must truly say how much I love this form and the wealth of information, the members provide. I was lucky to pick up a pair of Vandersteen Model 1 Speakers for a prayer. Lets say they were almost given away. The aesthetics of the speakers are I would have to say about a 9, seems as though they were frozen in time. I do not know much about these particular speakers. My question to the knowledgeable members out there, are these speakers any good and are they worth giving a go! I was planning on using them with my McIntosh MC30 tube amps. I got these from my Step father, he no longer has any use for them and figured I would like them. I guess I will hang on to them for a while and see how the Vandersteen sound with them.

Any input will be well appreciated.

Thanks
dhunte21

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audioconnection
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(((Merlin TSMs - they are small monitors, and will not have the bass of the Vandersteen, but they are phenomenal speakers down to about 40Hz))
40 hz yea with 12 DB of wall gain maybe
Pubic 57 why would you confuse him to go to a less efficient merlin minibox when he already has a full range easy tube load 90 db 8 ohm phase and time correct speaker
Vandies are also amazingly good with live recorded music.
audioconnection
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Public 57{would you take a Vandersteen 1c with a 2wq over a pair of 3As}
In his system with the 30 WPC power amps he would be best served with the 1C/2WQ combination. The 3A Sigs would need a more robust amp to properly drive them.
Johnnyr
audioconnection
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The oldest Vandersteen 1s are still a solid speaker and you will enjoy.
They sold for about 549 the pair back in early to mid 1980s
The later Vandersteen 1 Bs were a nice improvement over the 1.
1 C used new improved drivers, crossover improvements woofer moved from a 7 inch to 8 inch,newer tweeter offered to play louder with lower distortion and driver alignment.
The current model Vandersteen 1CI further improved by using the same tweeter thats in the Vandersteen 3A Sig, crossover improvements internal structural advances as well as improved transmission venting delivers a
noticeable smoother in room bass response,upgraded Binding post, same ones used in Signature models = improved transparency.
This now pushes this 1095 dollar the pair product into a whole different league.
Best Johnnyr
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