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Vandy 2ce sig versus 3a

It seems to me that a pair of vandersteen 2ce signatures can be had for about the same price as the vandersteen 3a. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the specific differences between the two are, because they seem very similar, and should you spend the extra couple hundred dollars for the 3a's.
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samhar
1,048 posts
 
I'd take the 2ce Sigs the 3a is "darker" sounding.
ljs_fin
14 posts
 
Yes, the 3A is easily worth the extra $200 or so. The biggest difference is that the 3A has superior bass. Also, the 3A has better drivers. The 2ce Sig II uses the same midrange driver as the 3A but I don't think that that the 2Ce Sig does.
rufipennis
118 posts
 
You should post this on Vandersteen's "Tech Advice" board - get the info straight from RV who seems to answer such questions with candor. Understand that Vandersteen is frequently updating the design and not always are changes reflected with a new model name or number. It is apparent to me that Ljs_fin is confounding the "3A" with the "3A Signature", the latter being the model that shares the tweeter and mid-range drivers with the 2ceSig II. I can imagine - but don't have experience - that a late model 2ce Sig (not the II) will sound better than an early 3A (excepting for, possibly, bass performance). Again, RV is your most credible source for such info.
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