I must admit that I never did listen to the Vandersteen surrounds but for some
reason I felt that a more open, more dynamic speaker would be better for
movies. I have listened to the Vandersteen Subs and they do work great with
most music, but the M&K has far more power, much stronger rumble then the
Vandersteen. Size was also an important consideration, as was the fact that
the dealer offered a nice discount for the floor models. I am using the M&K
THX750 speakers for rear surrounds. These are actually sold as front speakers
and did try them in front. They lacked the full, rich sound and broad sound
stage of the Vandersteen speakers.

Jon

Just out of curiosity, is there a reason that you chose M&K center and
surrounds when Vandersteen makes such speakers designed to match the tonal
balance of their main speakers? I usually find that home theater systems
are much more cohesive and convincing when all speakers are from the same
mfg.

"Mr 645" wrote in message
...
A few of our customers have followed our advise to do something
similar, which is to add a three channel amplifer and processor to the
system, when can be switched on and off when needed or not. That does
just what you suggest, but most movie people simply won't pay for a
stereo system if they have a five channel receiver and most music
people won't pay for a five channel receiver if they have a stereo.
The more well heeled tend to buy both, why not if they have the space?
I just it impractical and wasteful unless you are going to have them
in separate rooms, which also means a dedicated pair of speakers for
the stereo system. What I find even more curious is people upgrading
the power sections of cheap receivers. I suppose everyone's situation
can be somewhat unique given theier surroundings, funds and usage.
- Bill


This is basicaly what I did. In my opinion, stereo music is the real
challange
to reproduce. Trying to duplicate the live performance in ones home, has
it
ever been truly done? At any budget? But for home theater, movies, the
audio
is exagerrated which I don't state in a negative way, but movies are not
about
realism, it's about the total experience. I mean we don't complain about
cars
that explode in a fiery Napalm ball upon the slightest impact.
I started with a two channel system that I liked. tried to do the
best
that I could within my budget. B&K, Vandersteen and then added additional
channels for home theater. I chose the B&K pre amp based on 2 channel
sound
quality but also only looked at multi channel home theater controllers. I
added M&K center and rear speakers based on theyr dynamic sound, overall
sound
quality, size, mountability etc.

Do I like the M&K speakers for music? Their ok but no where near as
smooth and
natural as the Vandersteens but for home theater they rock Open, dynamic,
and
with a big sub the whole house rocks when the movie calls for it.

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