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Replacement for Vandersteen 2ce

Hi everyone,
i have found this forum extremely helpful so I’m looking for some opinions on replacement speakers for my Older Vandersteen 2ce speakers. Been trying to do tweaks but wondering if I can improve the imaging and soundstage with something else maybe in the 2-4K region. 
Components are as listed:
Krell Digital Vanguard w/ Shunyata Delta NR PC
Acoustic Signature Triple X
SPL Phonos 
Marantz CD6006 w/ 
Digital from ITunes through RME DAC
Vandys have 15ft Taralabs RSC Primes which I was going to cut in half or replace but if I’m going to buy new speakers I’ll hold off.
I appreciate any help!
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audionoobie
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I owned the 2ce Sig II for a couple years. I had my own issues with them, but soundstage and imaging was not one of them. They do this remarkably well IMO.

I agree it could be a setup issue and recommend you call John Rutan per above.

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audionoobie
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Also, sorry for the obvious suggestion, make sure you dont have the polarity reversed on your speaker cables.
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kalali
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"Room is 16” wide x 14” deep snd have them 3 feet from back wall toed in slightly and tilted back a few degrees."

In my experience with the 2Ci model, the set up without any toe-in yielded much better results in terms of soundstage and imaging. Also, the use of sound anchor stands and how they're coupled/isolated to/from the floor, depending on the type of floor, made a big difference.
They also scale with the quality of the electronics feeding them.
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@kalali okay I will square them off. Yes Sound Anchors with lead shot. Wood floors. 
tomcarr
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No toe-in, no rack between the speakers, proper tilt-back per RV, listening seat at least 9'  from plane of speakers, acoustic treatment, acoustic treatment, acoustic treatment. Also try getting speakers closer to front wall, the rear-facing acoustic coupler works wonders that way. Bi-wire almost mandatory. They sound significantly better from mids up with bi-wire setup.
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