Yes Mr. M. your Vandy Treo's do compete with Persona 3F, they would not compete with the Persona 9H, the Vandy 5A and the 7 would, if you prefer a more holographic soundstage, deeper bass, and overall much greater clarity the Personas 3F will outperform the Treos.
The word compete simply means that it is in the same league, a $32k set of Blades or Persona 9H can both sound fantastic and can compete with the performance of the Vandy 7 which you prefer will come down to what you like and the matching equipment.
If you prefer a warmer midrange, a more recessed top end, and a more defusive sound stage then the Treo's will be for you.
We prefer a much more transparent speaker and we find a huge advantage in having the tweeter and midrange drivers made out of the same material vs the Aluminium tweeter and composite trilaminate cone of the Treo,s or the Balsa wood CT tweeter and the composite trilaminate cone of the Treo CT.
You would say bright upon hearing the 3F,we would listen to your Treo's and go dull.
It comes down to personal prefererence, system matching and what you find musical.
I find your honesty refereshing "Would I buy a different brand? Of course I would if I felt it outperformed the Vandy's in areas I thought critical. But I don't see that happening anytime soon."
Personally Mr. M. we could name a few speakers some which we sell and some which we don't that you might just like a lot better than your Vandys.
Please enjoy your Vandys they are great speakers for many listners just the same way that Legacy and Personas, Focals, Wilsons, Rockports are great speakers for many others.
Dave and Troy
Mr. M. my computer is right in front of Reference demo Room One it is very easy to type out a retort while listening.
You might just want to hear one of our setups if you are in our neck of the woods to see for yourself just how good some of our products may sound to you, howerver, we doubt you would take us up on that offer.
The word compete simply means that it is in the same league, a $32k set of Blades or Persona 9H can both sound fantastic and can compete with the performance of the Vandy 7 which you prefer will come down to what you like and the matching equipment.
If you prefer a warmer midrange, a more recessed top end, and a more defusive sound stage then the Treo's will be for you.
We prefer a much more transparent speaker and we find a huge advantage in having the tweeter and midrange drivers made out of the same material vs the Aluminium tweeter and composite trilaminate cone of the Treo,s or the Balsa wood CT tweeter and the composite trilaminate cone of the Treo CT.
You would say bright upon hearing the 3F,we would listen to your Treo's and go dull.
It comes down to personal prefererence, system matching and what you find musical.
I find your honesty refereshing "Would I buy a different brand? Of course I would if I felt it outperformed the Vandy's in areas I thought critical. But I don't see that happening anytime soon."
Personally Mr. M. we could name a few speakers some which we sell and some which we don't that you might just like a lot better than your Vandys.
Please enjoy your Vandys they are great speakers for many listners just the same way that Legacy and Personas, Focals, Wilsons, Rockports are great speakers for many others.
Dave and Troy
Mr. M. my computer is right in front of Reference demo Room One it is very easy to type out a retort while listening.
You might just want to hear one of our setups if you are in our neck of the woods to see for yourself just how good some of our products may sound to you, howerver, we doubt you would take us up on that offer.