If the 1C will work, of course the 2CE will work much better . . . ;-)
I'm assuming that you are wanting to switch to the Vandys to get better music over the ARs . . .I have an old pair of 2ci that I used for years as my main speakers for music and movies (2ch only). Loved them, they are now in the bedroom, but oooh what the addition of money can do . . but that's another story.
I assume that you have listened to other speakers and liked the Vandys the best.
I agree that your money might be better spent getting a Vandersteen center channel and staying with the 1C (and upgrading to 2CE later--but look for them used, and you might be able to afford them now.) Let's see, you could go ahead with the 1C and center, and then turn them into rears when you could afford to upgrade the fronts. . .
They do like a little power, tho, so I'm a little worried about driving several Vandys with a 100W Pioneer multichannel . . . but then you can upgrade THAT . . .ah fuggedaboutit.
I wouldn't sweat the cables, just use competently built ones with enough wire gauge (not the interconnects that came with your equipment. Ditto the speaker cables. Signal cable has good value in this area.
I'm assuming that you are wanting to switch to the Vandys to get better music over the ARs . . .I have an old pair of 2ci that I used for years as my main speakers for music and movies (2ch only). Loved them, they are now in the bedroom, but oooh what the addition of money can do . . but that's another story.
I assume that you have listened to other speakers and liked the Vandys the best.
I agree that your money might be better spent getting a Vandersteen center channel and staying with the 1C (and upgrading to 2CE later--but look for them used, and you might be able to afford them now.) Let's see, you could go ahead with the 1C and center, and then turn them into rears when you could afford to upgrade the fronts. . .
They do like a little power, tho, so I'm a little worried about driving several Vandys with a 100W Pioneer multichannel . . . but then you can upgrade THAT . . .ah fuggedaboutit.
I wouldn't sweat the cables, just use competently built ones with enough wire gauge (not the interconnects that came with your equipment. Ditto the speaker cables. Signal cable has good value in this area.