Vandersteen 3A Sigs vs Klipsch Forte III

Tomic601, I'm in the San Francisco south bay area. That's cool u chatted with the Man this am. Flashlight trick is smart helomech. So the woven mid cone is a big improvement mr_m. I'd hate to leave technology on the table with sight unseen speakers. Almost like u have to buy new if u can't get full disclosure and inspection. I can imagine that if Mr V is doing unpublished "tweaks" over the years, a later 3a sig could sonically be better than the same model a few years earlier. That would suck to discover that after the fact. 

You owe it to yourself to at least search out a demo of the Forte III. I think you will be surprised at how much improvement has been made over the original versions.

Oz

I only listen to classical music and a bit of jazz .
Once upon a time i worked for one of the biggest Klipsch dealers in the USA . The only place I would listen to them was from another room , they were that bright .
SOLE exception was the Forte , they had a balance and  "breathed" in such a manner Classical was  good on them even though they were still a bit bright .
I can well imagine the III's might do very well on most anything .
If the 12" of snow in St  Paul ever melts (9 degrees tonight) I plan on trotting
down to klipsch dealer to hear for myself .






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Schubert, I just picked up ur comments coming off the golf course here in northern California. It was a cool 75° today !! Sorry, can't imagine 9° except when I'm skiing. 
Well you've been around Klipsch enough. Interesting on the Forte being the exception to brightness. I have to hear them. 
I called around the whole bay area today,  65 mile radius, and could not find one dealer carrying the Vandy 2ce Sig II or Sig 3a, and several scoffed when I asked about Klipsch Forte III's. What's the deal? Terrible profit margins with those lines? I have to drive 6 hours or fly to San Diego or LA to audition. 
Tomic601 probably has best solution to save time and $$ and just buy both, do an a/B, and then sell a set. 

heardthat...62 degrees and marine layer in Carlsbad today....i don’t envy Shubert any at all...freaking 9 degrees....

i actually have kind of a running joke going on starting a mobile Audio business called VanderVan, where we just load up a pair of everything in a Sprinter and travel to underserved markets across the USA....and then I think, retirement is better !

IF you do fly down to San D Bruce at Stereo Unlimited is a very worthwhile visit, great store with like 7 demo rooms, lots of vinyl and many brands of speakers, except Klipsch