Vandersteen VCC-1

Just goes to show that everyone's experience is different. I use the Vandersteen VCC-1 on top of a large rear projection Pioneer TV, just as Sdcampbell describes. My Vandersteen sits between Soundlab Ultimate Ones, so the description given by Mmowry should make my VCC-1 sound absolutely TINY, given the radiating area and dispersion pattern of the big Soundlabs.

My Vandy is driven with Atma-Sphere OTL, so it might have some advantage over others who have been disappointed with the VCC-1's performance, but in my system it is absolutely wonderful!

We stopped our Tuesday night music session (with LP only) to play the Nora Jones and Bjork DVD video's. Everyone in the room was amazed at the sound and one of my regular guys always says, "Man, I've GOT to get one of those dialogue speakers, they’re incredible."

I can't understand how we can all be so far apart on the same speaker.

I have a good friend who is a Vandersteen dealer. Maybe I will ask to borrow one for an audition. Given my satisfaction with the small one, I’m sure your recommendation is a good one.

On the subject of Vandersteen, This evening my wife, son and I had dinner with the parents of one of his school mates. The father is the guy who‘s running his CD player into the Jolida 502B and Vandersteen 3 A Sig's I got for him here at Audiogon.

I can’t get over how nice his system is for so little money. Sure mine is better, but damn, I got his entire system for about the price of one of my Purist Audio Dominus Power cords.

People should be coming here in droves to put together reasonably priced audiophile systems.