Vandersteen VCC-1

I use a VCC-1 with my Vandy 3A Signatures (and a pair of 2Wq subs), and I have been very pleased with it. However, honesty compels me to tell you that a good friend of mine, who used a VCC-1 with a pair of Vandy 3A's, did NOT care for the sound of the VCC-1 and eventually sold it. I think our different experiences were due to 2 factors:
1. we have quite different living rooms;
2. I have my VCC-1 mounted on a stand, below and in front of the plane of my direct view TV, whereas my friend had his VCC-1 sitting on top of a large rear projection TV, with the front edge of the speaker flush with the plane of the screen.

I have found that the VCC-1 blends very nicely with my Vandy main speakers, and I suspect it will do the same with yours (I also owned a pair of 2CE's, so I have experience with them).

The VCC-1 is occasionally found for sale on A-gon for around $300, which makes it a very good used value.

Albert: Given your wonderful sound system, you ought to audition the VCC-5. I auditioned the VCC-5 (which is way too big for my system, but I wanted to hear it anyway), and it is the best center channel I have heard -- by a substantial margin. It ain't cheap at $2k, but I think it would be phenomenal with your Soundlabs.

Hi, Albert:

It's always good to hear from someone with a fine system that it's possible to assemble a high-resolution system for a reasonable amount by buying on A-gon. Most of my system, including all of my speakers, pre/pro, and power amps, were acquired from sellers on A-gon. The money I saved allowed me to build a much better system than I could otherwise have afforded. I realize that it's hard to avoid personal bias, but I found your comment about the Vandy 3A Sig's gratifying, They can form the foundation of an excellent, reasonably priced audio system. Getting a used pair simply makes the price-performance ratio even better.

Since you have a friend who is a Vandy dealer, you should by all means audition the VCC-5. If you do, please make a follow-up post and tell the rest of us what you think of this center channel speaker.