I've recently played with the 3A sigs and VR4SE on the same day, and, to my ears, it was no contest, the Vons where by a large margin my favorite.
That said, speaker selection is a highly personal experience, if you don't listen with your own ears you'll never know. With a purchase this expensive I would really go out of my way to hear these speakers, even if it means a cheap $200 round trip plane ticket to a dealer or a few hours in the car. FWIW, my local dealer of Vantersteens tells me that he can't sell the 3's, he sets up the 2's with the vandy sub and, after hearing the latter, noone buys the former, nor does he push the 3's as he feels the same, fwiw.
That said, speaker selection is a highly personal experience, if you don't listen with your own ears you'll never know. With a purchase this expensive I would really go out of my way to hear these speakers, even if it means a cheap $200 round trip plane ticket to a dealer or a few hours in the car. FWIW, my local dealer of Vantersteens tells me that he can't sell the 3's, he sets up the 2's with the vandy sub and, after hearing the latter, noone buys the former, nor does he push the 3's as he feels the same, fwiw.