I went from Vandersteen 1Cs to Ohm Walsh 2000s. I also eventually bought a used pair of MWTs for the surround channels. Short answer, IMO: The MWTs have it all over the Vandy 1Cs. More accurate timbre, much better when pushed hard, smoother in the brightness range (~4-8kHz), and much more low level detail. The Vandy's did tend to project sound toward the listening seat a little more than the Ohms, but if the recording uses phase trickery to make sound seem to come from the listening area, the Ohms will do that. You get what's on the recording, with nothing extra or omitted. As for the center image thing, no problem. The Ohms have a solid center image but not too narrow, so that mono material still has some dimensionality. The Vandys became frustrating at moderately loud levels, when they tended to congeal and become pinched and unpleasant, and induced fatigue. They were also not kind to poor recordings. The Ohms let you know when a recording is good or bad, but they are all quite listenable, and listening fatigue is non-existent. I didn't have the space for the 2Ce Signature IIs, so I looked for another brand, and found Ohm. The Ohm audition period is 120 days, and you do pay for shipping, both ways. I kept mine and couldn't be happier. I have since added the Ohm center, and the consistancy of sonics throughout the various Walsh models is among the best I've heard from any brand of speaker.
