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Need recommendations on stand mount speakers

So my secondary system consists of the following:

VPI Prime TT + Nagaoka MP500 cart
Parasound JC3+
AR Classic 60 (60 watt tube amp)
Acurus LS 11 line stage preamp
Vandersteen 2ce speakers

 my room is rather small, 12 x 13 and I’d like to experiment with some stand mount 2 ways that will have a similar sound to the ole Vandersteens but more open.  

Im considering used but my brick and mortar is limited to Magnolia stores. I heard some B&W 2 ways ( not the metal tweeters, but the lower model) and they sounded nice but at $4k +/- that’s more than I’m willing to spend. 

Im thinking $2k +/-.

any thoughts?
last_lemming
gochurchgo
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@gratefuleric I have seen lots of praise for these but also remarks the bass is "flabby". Has this been your experience?
turnbowm
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gratefuleric64 posts12-26-2019 7:19am"Love my Tekton double impact monitors $2000 and will make the KEFs sound like a clock radio"

The Tekton website does not show a Double Impact monitor, just the Impact. The Double Impact is a tower speaker. Needless to say, I'm confused.
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bubba12
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My recommendation is that you stick with a small floorstander. I have owned the Dynaudio C1 Platinum and the Kef LS50. The Dynaudio's are fantastic but after a little time passed I felt that I was missing something. Salk Sound makes the Song3 that has a pretty small footprint and ticks most the boxes for around 3K.

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milpai
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The Dynaudio Special 40 is a monitor that you need to audition. If you get a used Atohm GT1 HD, it is an amazing loudspeaker that makes you feel you are listening to a floor standing loudspeaker with speed and clarity to match. Good luck.
last_lemming OP
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Team,

thanks for for all of your input. Lots of interesting suggestions, some in my price range some not, but all very interesting. I will not be able to audition most unfortunately, since I am in a black hole of brick and mortar audio stores, so I will be limited to companies with a decent return policy. 

And while buying speakers unheard  heard is a bad idea, just about all my pieces in my main system I was purchased that way, even my Thiel CS2.4’s (big learning curve there!). But I am very pleased with that rig. So I will probably throw the dice and see what happens and do the same thing again. 

once I make a decision and acquire the loudspeakers I’ll report back!


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