Very interesting comments regarding the Vandersteen versus ZU equation.
I've spent a lot of time with a friends pair of Vandy 3A Sig, using similar ARC gear and same songs/res level. Two different monsters. Once one add's the Radian upgrade to the Omen Def's, the prices of these two speakers brand new is near par. I've been very lucky to go back and forth listening to mine and same said friend with 3A's, the differences are much smaller than one would expect. The Vandy's certainly go deeper unassisted, but the liveliness of the ZU's is their hallmark trade. This same friend also has a pair of VR33's and to me, they are not a speaker I can live with for past ten minutes of moderate listening. I was shocked at how much more I like the Vandy over the VR33. Their size, weight, driver configuration is similar with rear firing 10" drivers.
In the end, no amount of listening to the Vandy 3A Sig would ever move me from my ZU Omen Def mkII's with Radian's. The obvious difference for me is recognizing I like the energy of a super efficient speaker, the immediacy of voice presence and especially drum thwack. Those who like a little more polite, evenly distributed frequency response are well served by the Vandy's. No losers in this price range and or options available.
Welcome to the Omen Def club Greg!
I've spent a lot of time with a friends pair of Vandy 3A Sig, using similar ARC gear and same songs/res level. Two different monsters. Once one add's the Radian upgrade to the Omen Def's, the prices of these two speakers brand new is near par. I've been very lucky to go back and forth listening to mine and same said friend with 3A's, the differences are much smaller than one would expect. The Vandy's certainly go deeper unassisted, but the liveliness of the ZU's is their hallmark trade. This same friend also has a pair of VR33's and to me, they are not a speaker I can live with for past ten minutes of moderate listening. I was shocked at how much more I like the Vandy over the VR33. Their size, weight, driver configuration is similar with rear firing 10" drivers.
In the end, no amount of listening to the Vandy 3A Sig would ever move me from my ZU Omen Def mkII's with Radian's. The obvious difference for me is recognizing I like the energy of a super efficient speaker, the immediacy of voice presence and especially drum thwack. Those who like a little more polite, evenly distributed frequency response are well served by the Vandy's. No losers in this price range and or options available.
Welcome to the Omen Def club Greg!