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Hey Tim! I had some Vandersteen 3A's and ....

Posted by Cougar on October 9, 2020 at 11:27:25:
These were really nice sounding speakers but one day I was at Jeff's Sound Values and Jeff let me barrow some Classe M-700 mono blocks he had just got in. First off, these were some heavy amps. Anyways, I hooked up to the Vandersteens and I could not believe how much better the Vandersteens sound. Sound was so close to sounding real I just couldn't stop listening. If it wouldn't have been for the weight if these amps I would have bought them.
So what I have found out since then that every time I use a good amp with alot of power 300+, the speaker sound way better. The only draw back is if you accidently drop a needle down on the record or forget you have the volume up too high when turning to another station or selecting a different input while music is playing, you could damage your speakers. Other than that, more power is always good! :)