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VANDERSTEEN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Click on the question to see the answer.)

	New Questions Posted 03/16/05
1.	Why do you recommend that Vandersteen subwoofers be placed in a corner?
2.	What is the purpose of the “Q” control on Vandersteen subwoofers?
3.	How does the 2Wq subwoofer differ from the V2W?
4.	Why do Vandersteen speakers perform best when positioned away from the room boundaries?
5.	Can Vandersteen speakers be used against the wall?
6.	Why do many Vandersteen models have simple cloth-wrapped enclosures?
7.	I’ve heard that first-order speakers have limited dynamic range and higher distortion. Is this true of Vandersteen speakers?
	New Questions Posted 11/01/04
1.	Why is it important to have speakers that accurately reproduce the time and phase relationships of the original signal?
2.	Aren’t coaxial drivers inherently time and phase correct?
3.	Aren’t planar speakers time- and phase-accurate?
4.	Why do 2Wq subwoofers connect to the speaker level signal rather than the line level signal like other subwoofers?

1.	What is a good loudspeaker supposed to do?
2.	What drivers does Vandersteen Audio use? Are they exotic?
3.	What is time and phase correct?
4.	How about those new room/speaker electronic interface boxes that promise incredibly flat response through room correction?
5.	Will a low-power tube amplifier drive Vandersteen speakers?
6.	Why do Vandersteen floor-standing speakers sound different when I stand-up?
7.	What is bi-wiring and what are the advantages?
8.	What wire should I use?
9.	Why is it so difficult for subwoofers to blend into a system?
10	Why doesn't Vandersteen offer a larger subwoofer.
11	What's the low-down on toeing-in Vandersteen speakers.
12	What is the difference between 2Ce & 2Ce Signature.
13	What is the difference between 3A & 3A Signature.

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