Vandersteen Question

The Signature upgrade is pretty darn significant providing greater transparency and increased response top to bottom. I don't agree that "the don't yield much improvement". I do agree the 3A Signature is substantially better.

Great...now I'm going to have to save for the 3's. I was happy thinking they were too big for my space. Ignorance is bliss.

Thanks for the help.

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YMMV....I've listened to the 2ce's, the 2ce signatures, and the 3's. I bought the 2ce signature - for my $ they sounded the most uncoloured of all 3 - all you get is music.

What kind of differences did you notice between the 2ce & the 2ce Sigs? What is the rest of your system?

I own both the 2ce sig and 3A sig. A lot of people want to focus on the room on deciding between these two. I would focus on your electronics. The 3A sig will reward the best electronics you can use. Top end stuff on the 2ce sigs will sound nice but really won't reach their full potential. I know this from my own experience. I was using a preamp/amp combo that cost almost three times what the 2ce sigs cost and was very pleased until I went to the 3A sigs and found out what I was missing. The 2ce sig are now in another system with a very nice integrated (but not in the same league as my preamp/amp combo) and they sound about the same as they did with the better electronics. I prefer the 2ce sigs with that integrated over the 3A sigs - the 3A sigs are just too revealing and demanding for that level of electronics. I don't know what the rest of your system is but I would take an objective look at your electronics before purchasing the 3A sigs.