If you apply high grade parts to the Dahlquist i.e. "upgrade" the passive parts as Vandersteen has done to his speakers over the years, i think that you'll find that the DQ does some things better. Not nearly as much bottom end, but what is there is more tuneful with better definition. Too bad you can't combine the two of them without designing a speaker from scratch. Mid's and tweeters should never be mounted side by side unless the speaker was primarily designed to be turned on its' side. In that respect, the Vandy's will image better. Sean
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