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Budget tower speakers that rock!

Hey all!
First timer in here. I know how subjective this gets but I'll ask anyway... I'm looking for a pair of budget tower speakers (under $1000) that really cook w/ rock n roll music. Vintage is OK. I want to play them loud and I like solid bottom end extension. Maybe it's not the most refined sound in the world, but these speakers would (in theory) be exciting to listen to...meaning I'm not concerned w/ a neutral delivery. Again, I know a good speaker is a good speaker regardless of the genre of music being played...but humor me. What do you think are some decent choices to consider? Also, I play mostly vinyl on a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon thru an Outlaw SS2150. Thanks!
samcbride
middlemass
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Based on your stated preferences, a vintage pair of Cerwin Vegas should work just fine.
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b_limo
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Psb Gold i ....
erik_squires
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NHT?
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zufan
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Dude. Zu. 
oldhvymec
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Vintage VMPS speakers if you want to Rock and Roll. Some of the best rockers ever made, AND they play Chopin just fine.. They are a big heavy speaker. TII se, TIII se, RM30s, RM40s (if you can find them) Elixirs (Never gonna find them), RM50s, V60s. I’ve used them over 35 years now.. They use to call him Mr. Bass at NASA, they use to have some of his subs, there for testing purposes.

I have QSO 808s (58lb each monitor, 3 way) 1-300.00
TII se (110lb, full range floor stander, round drivers, single ribbon UHF driver, 4 way) I do a mid range upgrade to a soft dome, quite nice. 4-700.00
RM30s (120lb ea. full range narrow baffle planar base & WCF bass/sub drivers, 3 way) 1-2,000.00
RMx Elixirs (390lb ea. full range, hybrid line source, planar & WCF bass/sub drivers, 4 way) Narrow baffle HDF not MDF.. Impressive 4-7,000.00

Infinity if you know what your looking for.. Some great OLDER speakers, new not so much.. 100-1500.00

A real goodie if you can find a pair is VMPS RM40, with TRT, silver wire. WCF, FST, sound coat and a real cool finish.. There were some great ones..(finishes) One great speaker at close to 250 lb each. 13-2200.00 BIG bang for the buck...

Regards
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