Vandersteen 2 ce vs. B&W N 804, Any opinions?


I am considering these two speakers. I know the 2ce's are 1/2 the price.

I am using an Air tight-2 80 WPC stereo amp. The speakers can not be more than 1 foot from the rear wall. In addition, one speaker will be 4 feet from a side wall and the other about 10 ft.

There are high ceilings and a medium sized room, 500 sq feet or so.

Opinions?
drken

Showing 1 response by sdcampbell

These two speakers have quite different tonal characteristics, with the Vandy being on the warm side of neutral, with rather full lower frequencies, and the 804's somewhat brighter and balanced toward a leaner, more forward overall sound.

Your proposed positioning for the 2Ce's may be less than optimal, since they have a rear-mounted acoustic coupler that needs to be at least 2 feet away from the rear wall. The space to the side walls should not pose a problem, although the different distances may make the speakers sound somewhat unbalanced.