Vandersteen 2ce Signature, I don't get it!

[Woochifer]

They hacked off several things that many spekaers were in fact doing very nicely on dynamics pace timing envolvement and look basically at imaging and the soundstage - most of which ow sounds homogeneous and compressed more than it ever was - but boy do voices come from the middle more now than before(even when they shouldn't).

So, I guess that a "dynamic" sound that seems to beam out of two point boxes, and forces you to practically wear a restraint that locks your head into that small sweet spot to get any kind of stereo image is preferable?

And how would you know when a voice should not come out of the middle? You mean a "homogenous and compressed" speaker will magically shift a sound mixed into the left channel into the phantom center mix? That would be quite a feat! Let me know of an example where you've observed this phenomenon, and I'll verify it on my "homogenous and compressed" system.

The reviews have a tough time because to stay in business they need makers to keep sending them stuff and advertising - If we did have a "perfect" attainable sound then how on earth can one publication positvely review completely different sounding speakers from Horns, stats, line arrays and whatever the heck Vanderstten is all about. They are not reviewing against correctness but reviewing what they THINK some people might like.

Quite the contrary, Vandersteens are often cited in the reference rigs that reviewers use at home. At least two of the reviewers at The Absolute Sound, one at Stereophile, and one on Soundstage (or Hometheaterhifi.com) have noted that they OWN a set of Vandersteens for their reference system. And Widescreen Review uses Vandersteens in two of their three reference theater installations (the ones that they use for their DVD and equipment reviews). So, they're not reviewing based on what they "THINK some people might like," they are basing it on what they feel is best reference system.