I have had several Vandersteen speakers ,they used to be a great value , not by todays standards , the Xovers inside always average at best , Maybe the $30 k
speaker they are good , and drivers ,not even sure who makes them .
look at Dynaudio for a great example of excellent engineering and a excellent value in all ranges, when he started going from gtratvalue to $50 k Way over priced.
i dissected the trios onetime fora friend rebuilding theXover and the drivers were not That robust imo, and X over most certainly didnot have good quality parts.
i am critical since I do my own rebuilds in most speakers the Xovers which is the
heart of the speaker are average at best , I look at Magico ,annd Marten 2 great example the A5 Magico uses the mid grade Mundorf Evo caps those are a bit above average quality for $25 k youshould get at least their Supreme line ,Marten has exactly the same and they get 50% off on parts go figure.