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Downsize my HT advice House to Apt.......

A move to a small apartment is forcing my sale of a pair of Martin Logan SL-3's and a Logos center. It has also re-fired my stereo bug! I have a Sunfire cinema grand amp and Theater II pre-amp. I am going to keep my Sunfire Sig Sub. My budget is probably less than $3000 for the new speakers.

Has anyone found a good match for the Sunfire amp,pre-amp that will serve 70% HT and 30% 2 ch stereo? Also any advice on some mid level XLR connectors between the sunfire equip, I have a random collection of interconnects now!

Looked at B&W, Sonus Faber, Dynaudio etc.... any hidden gems. Is my amp suitable for the Vonschweikert 4 jr's should I blow my budget?

Really appreciate your help and thoughts
skclarey
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sbank
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If space is at a premium, it's worth considering the new Magnepan HT speakers. They might not be up to the task for 2 channel, when compared to something like the VR4jr, but they certainly seem to be a problem solver for HT in an apt. I've always been amazed how good their lower priced speakers are for the money...Cheers,
Spencer
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If space is a premium, look for speakers that can be placed against a wall or on a book shelf with no adverse effects.

I can't say that my soliloquy sat-5's are in the same ball park as my coincident conquests. However, they are not ported and were designed to go on a wall/bookshelf. 5 of these for home theater with a 400 watt velodyne made me happy and please the wife.

There are plenty of other speakers designed for tighter space like thiel pointsource or kef or vienna acoutics.
gaudio_eek
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The Sat-5 and Magnepan recommendations above sound very good. Magnepans need a lot of power which you do have.
Another option, if you are keeping the Sunfire Sig. Sub, is to get 5 Gallo Acoustics Due's. You can probably make a deal and get them all for $3K. However, this will leave you with no funds left for cables. They are also designed to go on the wall and have a wide dispersion due to their CDT tweeter.
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