One reason the 5A's sound so good is that your amps will only drive the mids and highs, allowing the power robbing lows to be directed to the built-in vandersteen amps. Therefore YOUR amps will loaf and be the best they can be. The Sound Labs are excellent speakers as well, but have an entirely different sound. I cannot say which speaker is better...its like hearing the New York Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall and in Avery Fischer Hall... You might like one over the other, but both are fine for listening to real music in real space.
Vandersteen 5A vs Martin Logan Prodigy
I know it is a long shot but has anyone ever done a comparison between these two speakers? Or, have owned them both and/or around them enough to give an opinion of them and how they differ.
I currently have Prodigies but am thinking of going to Vandersteen 5As to improve upon my system.
Recently, I upgraded my amps to Cary Audio 805 AEs and now the Prodigies sound much much better. My thinking was that if these sound this much better, a better speaker would just sound amazing with these amps!!
I mainly play vinyl but do have a DAC for digital play. I am looking for an articulate but romantic sound that will keep me up all night listening to one LP after another.
I currently have Prodigies but am thinking of going to Vandersteen 5As to improve upon my system.
Recently, I upgraded my amps to Cary Audio 805 AEs and now the Prodigies sound much much better. My thinking was that if these sound this much better, a better speaker would just sound amazing with these amps!!
I mainly play vinyl but do have a DAC for digital play. I am looking for an articulate but romantic sound that will keep me up all night listening to one LP after another.