I have been a Dynaudio fan for years, so I talked a Vandersteen 5 owner to try the Confidence 5 without hearing them. Having them side by side, C5 beat V5 in every single area by a mile except low end volume. And frankly, not too many speakers on earth can match V5's bass because it's self power. The same guy actually found C3 was more coherent than C5 and later on "upgraded" to the new Special 25.
There are lots of good sounding speakers at V5's price range. Yes, V5 is probably the best bang for the buck for a full range speaker. But all other speakers in that price range usually do one or more thing better than V5.
There are lots of good sounding speakers at V5's price range. Yes, V5 is probably the best bang for the buck for a full range speaker. But all other speakers in that price range usually do one or more thing better than V5.