Vandersteen 2c vs Mirage M1

Hate to be a jerk but the Adcom will not really be up to the task, Get something that will take them for a real ride if you can swing it (I know,I know $$$) I run my monster thumpers with Krell Ksa-250 (Can be had for around $2500).

The mirage m1 are at their best in a large room and away from the rear wall as they can get a little heavy in the bottom end if to closed in. You will need lots of power as they are very power hungry. The m1 and m3 mirage are the best they have built and are some of the best full range speakers I have heard. If you like the vandy you will like the mirage if you have the room to set them up. Think of Darth Vader. It would take the larger model vandersteens to compete with the m1 or the m3.

The M1's were a Mirage statement speaker to get them on the map, They got very good press. The M3 was very close to the M1 sound wise. In any case they both were very good speakers.

When you posted on this a while back I was trying to be nice to the Vandy people because they can get a little upset if you nock (One of the best buys in HiFI) them against another speaker. The Mirage M1's are more in line with the vandy 5's or maybe the three's with subs if you really compared them (Not the same sound,but just as big and full sounding). The Mirage was a statement speaker that they came out with so that people would take notice of a new and upcomming company, lots of companys have done this. The M1 and the M3 were upgraded to the si models which was a tweeter upgrade If I can remember back. The Adcom will be fine but I just wanted you to know that: (Even though they sound GREAT),they can still sound better. Two of the best speakers ever made IMHO were the Snell A's and the Mirage M1's for shear melt away get out of the big box sound. That's were I'm comming from when I say that the Adcom won't do it, The M1's really need to be out at least 4-5 feet into the room and sound best if you can feed them from at least 4-500 watts to get an idea of what they can really do (like a good planer). They will still sound good with the Adcom amp,you'll just know that they could sound better$$$$. Enjoy, You have a great speaker system.