Vandersteen Treo vs Harbeth 30.1

About a year and a half ago, I spent almost two hours with the Treos trying to figure out what was wrong with my ears or the amp, or the front end, or the cabling, or the speaker rake angle. I even used a bubble level to make sure the speakers were verticle and my head was flat. I swapped in another brand speaker and was able to establish that there was nothing wrong with my ears, the amp, the front end, the cabling or the speaker rake angle. Didn't have to check if my head was flat.

Take what I just wrote with a grain of salt. Vandy fanatics will blame my hearing, the amp, the front end, the cabling, the speaker rake angle, flat head and low brow, and so forth.

Unfortunately, no Harberths to compare. Real audiophiles have no regard for the other speaker brand, so no point even mentioning it.

Forget what I just wrote. It can't be right.

You're very kind Zd .... I think speakers are the hardest part of our hobby to get right -- a personal and subjective choice at best. Flipping an amp or pre or a TT can be challenging, but heck, the stuff comes in a box. Most of the time 50 pounds or less. In with the new ... out with the old.

Speakers are balky beasts. Aahhh. I would love to audition 3 or 4 other brands that are on my bucket list. I'm just not inclined to run around to different B&M stores to audition speakers. Also, I think it's really bad form to take up a salesperson's time if I intend to buy preowned anyway.