Vandersteen 2ce


After going through umpteen speakers in the sub $2000 category I understand why Vandersteen is the top selling audiophile speaker. I bought a pair of Vandersteen 2ce's for $430. Best speaker I've ever owned by far. You guys were right about they sound great with any amp. I like them better with the Harman Kardon HK4390 than my much more expensive Vectuer Club Six. I'm sure 120 vs 60 watts has a lot to do with that. It will be very hard to pull me away from the Vandersteen lineup from here on out.
petewhitley

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I'm with Wolf_garcia--I too like to do those things and even replace low- to medium-quality parts with better ones. I have 5As and have replaced a few parts in their x-overs, but physically the boards are jammed with parts. Here's a pic with original parts.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k220/jeffreybehr/0%20Vandersteen%205as/Boardtop1_1280w.jpg

Here's a pic with the 3 bypass caps replaced.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k220/jeffreybehr/0%20Vandersteen%205as/10Jun2011_1uFPltnmoverall_1280w.jpg

I've upgraded parts in my new VCC-1 centerchannel speaker; that required removing the bottom plate, removing staples, and pulling the sock up to remove the driver and x-over.

It can be done, but it requires patience and a bit of work.
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