Op which legacy did your friend have if they are older then five years the newest legacy loudspeakers are substantially better legacys heil drivers are really amazing great detail yet not bright, and the carbon silk midrange is stellar.
Considering Vandersteen Treo
My profile is out of date, but my current speakers are QLN 3's, which I very much enjoy. The soundstage is wonderful, and they play nice in my smallish room at 12.5x11. However, they seem to lack some fullness, and not just in the bass category, I can't quite put my finger on what is missing.
To date I have demo'ed Spendor D series, Wilson Sabrina, Audiovector R3 Arrete, Sonus Faber Olympica Nova II and the Vandersteen Treo. Each of them had their merits, but the Treo was the standout among these choices.
Along with good sound, my requirements, and concerns, surround:
- How well they play in smaller rooms without overpowering the room.
- How well they play at lower listening levels, 65-75 dB. I am not a believer that this is entirely a function of speaker sensitivity. Some speakers 'wake up' at certain levels, and can be quite dull at low volume.
- Soundstage, and the ability to disappear. I like a broad soundstage and phase aligned speakers. All of the speakers did pretty well in this category, but the Treo's were better, presumable due to their phase aligned design.
- One concern and actually an annoyance with the Treo's is the speaker connections. I have significant investment in time and money finding speaker cables and I would not be able to use them on the antiquated screw terminal connections forced on owners of these speakers. Anyway...
Just tossing this out there to solicit opinions from those who have heard or own Treo's or QLN's. Let me know your thoughts.
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@audiotroy He has the Legacy Focus SE. I do like the Legacy's, but not sure I love them. The real stopper is they are all quite large and not a fit for my space. Thanks for the info though. |
I think your room is too small for the trios. Check with Richard or look at the owners manual. Vandy‘s need 8 feet minimum for the drivers to align. It’s part of their design philosophy. That would only leave 4 feet for the speaker cabinets, distance against the front wall, and distance from your head to the back wall. |
@audiotroy Thanks, I will check out the Signatures. @paullb Just saw your post, thanks, I will do some more research. It is really a balancing act in room this size. |
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