Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs

I'm so jealous.  Richard must like Cowboy Junkies as all Vandy dealers show with that song, lmao...I love it!!!!

M, that table is sick.  I was friendly wiht AJ after I got it and he said that the only upgrade it needed was his Vector 4 arm. I tried to find one in good shape, but no one sells those things used, lol.  He said that with that arm, it will outperform any under 20k table he's heard. Now, that's HIS baby, but I now many who have said the same thing.  He said that it's not overkill for that table Jim has now.  That alone says a ton.  

Jim, I know you will eventually get that arm and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it, lol.  I actually have one of AJ's power cords that he sold me for cost before he left us and it made a nice difference in my DAC.  I love the new AQ cables better, but AJ was a great engineer for sure.

maybe we should start an AJ Conti / Basis appreciation thread....

the Basis arm is a no brainer and a move I may well make when / IF one in decent shape come available...

right now I am using a nice Cardas power cable I picked up for a song.....

I'm getting mine for a dance (j/k) lol...

That arm is so special. Have heard it a few times and wow is it good.  Let me know if you start a thread.

Thanks for the reference to that interview - hadn't seen it before.

RV worked out his theory on a model you rarely hear about, in the 1980s - the Vandersteen 4 and later 4A (which as a significant improvement over the 4).  Didn't make many - something like a couple of hundred pair, I think, and they now come up for sale at ridiculously low prices because no one knows what they are and they were never reviewed.

I liked my 4As so much I still have them after a quarter century, albeit in my 3rd system, because I just couldn't bring myself the sell them.  If you ever see any for sale, give them serious consideration as they still provide a bigger slice of audio reality than many much more current speakers.

Like his current models, they have an on board sub (a push/pull pair) with a high quality cap to roll off the bass to the other drivers, and  the sub bass requires separate power amp(s)

I heard those 4's many times.  I forgot they were powered subs.  They were a big ass speaker for sure.