Vandersteen 2WQ

My speakers are Coincident Super Eclipse III's and I use a 6 watt SET tube amp. Adding a pair of Vandersteen 2Wq subs was such a major system upgrade, I could not be happier. Previously tried JL Audio and Cain & Cain subs, could not get them dialed to where they did not draw attention to themselves. The Vandy's blended in seamlessly even before tweaking the setup. Also the midrange is more clean and pure with the subs in the system.

Bondmanp , do the mains have to go down to 40hz? What if they do not? Is that a factor as to whether or not the 2wq will blend with certain speakers?

I used a pair with Quad ESL63s. It was the most successful sub with them I ever tried. I'd still be using them, but a change of room, and careful room treatment made them unnecessary. For whatever reason, I didn't have as much luck with them on Martin Logan CLSs... not bad, but found Velodyne ULD-12s worked better with those.

Bob , It sounds like you never owned a 2WQ subwoofer.

I owned just one 2WQ for years and was completly happy with its performance and blend.
I was able to move it around the room for different bass response. A 25ft pair of cables come with each 2WQ sub so you can move it around the room. It does not need to be close to the speakers whether you have one , or two subs.