Loudspeaker for second system

Doug, I have heard their line for years now.  Like many other lines out there, you don't always get better quality by moving up.  Often times they have a totally different design as you go up and it's not always better.  Often times budget companies do a nice job for the price points, but once they step out of that realm, they lose their value.  Happens very often I feel.

IMO an excellent ELAC dealer is Alan at HiFi Buys in Atlanta
awesome ancillary gear and many other brands of speakers to compare with
no business affiliation, just a many time happy customer 

The entry level Wharfedale's are good choices also. I have a small pair of their original EVO-3 towers in piano black. Have them in a second system. They are 16 years old and still going strong. My wife absolutely loves them. :-)

I agree that Alan is an excellent dealer to go to. He's always taken care of my friends who live near HOtlanta.  I sent a good friend there last month (he works for an IEM company, Empire Ears www.empireears.com) and they are only 20 minutes away and didn't even know the store was there, lol.....  Anyway, he went in to audition the KEF, ELAC and then heard the Vandersteen's when he remembered that was what I owned.  

All I can say is that he is now saving up for a pair of Steen's and an Ayre Codex.  He said the Elac's were way too bright for him (again, many love that sound). Said that after 30 minutes he was fatigued.  Alan was using the Parasound I believe.  That was telling as he is part of the group at EE that listen to prototypes when they are voicing their in ear monitors.  He has a very good ear.  

What I personally liked about sending someone with a great ear in was that he wasn't jaded by anything.  He had no idea what Steen's I owned and I never really spoke to him about my system in any detail that would have jaded him.  I even told him that they carried the KEF's that he owned (he purchased a used pair of lower priced one's a month before he went there).  

Lot's of great choices.