Treo CT

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"... you cannot get a more purely musical loudspeaker in this price range than the Treo CT. A true delight."

-Neil Gader, The Absolute Sound

The Vandersteen Audio speaker lineup continues to evolve due to the research and development efforts that delivered the patented carbon-fiber Perfect-Piston drivers used in the flagship Model Seven. The Treo CT feature this patented pistonic tweeter resulting in an unmatched amount of air, space, and natural purity previously heard only in Vandersteen's top speaker models: the Quatro Wood CT, KĒNTO, and the Model Seven.

Carbon driver cones offer the pistonic linearity of metal drivers without the unnatural sonic colorations inherent in metal drivers. While the Perfect-Piston Tweeter used in the flagship Model Seven is the fully embodied ideal of high-frequency purity and resolution.

Like the legendary Model 2, the Treo is a paragon of cost-effective performance proudly made in the USA, but in an elegant outer package. The Treo is essentially a passive version of the Quatro Wood CT, sharing the same driver complement sans the powered-bass system. It too is offered in an array of wood finishes in a strikingly attractive form factor.

The Treo is a time-and-phase-correct full-range loudspeaker. Because such great demands are placed on the drivers, the Treo's drivers are the same quality of highly advanced transducers typically found in cost-no-object designs. The proprietary transmission-line loaded tweeter and Vandersteen's proprietary Reflection-Free 4.5" midrange driver break up energy from behind these drivers before they can pass directly back into the room and to the listener's ears. The 6.5" Tri-Woven woofer offers superior transient response and definition in the crucial lower-midrange/midbass frequencies, with the bass foundation supplied by the ported, carbon-loaded 8" woofer with an ultra-long motor assembly.  

The impedance-compensated crossovers are ultra-high-performance designs featuring extreme-quality parts and individually tuned in an anechoic chamber. Vandersteen's Minimum Baffle enclosures ensure maximum rigidity, free of time-smearing reflections and diffraction. All of this technology allows the Treo CTs to offer the kind of exceptional resolution, imaging, and natural musicality Vandersteens are known for.

• Vandersteen Loudspeaker Design and Applications
• Treo CT Manual

• Apr 28, 2017
  Treo CT

  " ... in my home there is a new speaker in town. The Treo CT’s ticked all the boxes and did so at an attainable price point. A sensible price and performance without compromise is the key .."

  Eric Neff

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• Jun 12, 2016
  Treo CT

  "... you cannot get a more purely musical loudspeaker in this price range than the Treo CT. A true delight."

  Neil Gader

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