What are best speakers for VTL 125 amps and 90dB ?

Daber_audio/Elevick, I have posted this problem with Vandersteen 2C's numerous times. Vandersteen speakers cannot be played loud for long periods of time.

I am listening in the high 80's to low 90's dB for 2-4 hours. Sabbath is as metal as I get. Queen, Cars, Drive By Truckers, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Karma To Burn, etc.

What would be a good speaker choice?

I've blow every speaker inside once or twice. It hasn't been as bad since I switched from a Bryston 4B to the VTL 125's mono amps.

In theory one of the tradeoffs of the gentle first-order crossovers used by Vandersteen is reduced power handling.

If you've blown every speaker you've had once or twice, I suggest that you'll save money in the long run by going with speakers that use prosound components. This means stepping outside of mainstream home audio, but the combination of higher efficiency and higher power handling makes such speakers far more survivable in a challenging application. You might look at Klipsch Heritage series, PiSpeakers, GedLee, and Tyler Acoustics' Pro Dynamics line. The PiSpeakers 3Pi at $1700 a pair is a real good starting point.

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