Revel or Vandersteins 3A's /Which is better?


I'm thinking of moving from Vanderstein 3A's to the Revel Performa M20 or M22 or F30. I'm using Proceed CDD, Levinson 28 preamp, Threshold S500, Goldmund Memisis 12 DAC. Any help is appreciated. Dave Taylor
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These questions are always impossible to answer. When you ask "Better, better" at what? Something may be better to one person and absolutely suck to the next.
I find the Revel F30's kind of bright and not as much bottom. I find the Vandersteen 3A (not 3a Sig) a little conjested and maybe not as transparent as it could be-certainly not as transparent as the 3A Sig. However, it's easy to listen to, accurate(as for frequency response) and it's bass goes deeper. It does jazz and acoustic music very, very well. Voices come off a little more realistic.
Shoe likes the Revel, I like the Vandersteen. He is certainly not invalid in his opinion. His tastes run a little different to mine.
The point is, listen for yourself and make up your on mind!