speakers for symphony at minimum budget?

Magnepans have always been one of my favorites for classical music, though I am not familiar with their recent models. I used to like the sound of them off axis, which is nice if you listen around or out of the room as in a "household full of music". The Mag's are not really dynamic sounding but they sure do get the instruments right with proper equipment and they keep your mind on the music. I recently listened to a pair of Silverline Sonata's that were also very nice on strings, brass and piano when ran with ARC tube gear. I think that they may be over budget though even used unless you could find a very good deal. The Silverlines are large box speakers that I auditioned in a room larger than yours.

I had a pair of Maggie 3.5R's before I got my B&W 801's. The Maggies create a beautiful soundstage when set up properly. I also found them to be tonally accurate. The Maggies are a good choice as well. A pair of new 3.6R's will only be slightly higher than you target price as you indicated. You may be able to stretch it after listening. Good Luck, Doug

I listen to a lot of classical music, and have been very pleased with my Vandersteen 3A Signatures. They pretty much do it all, and you can find used models for about $2500.

On the "Nestorovic" thread below, you can find nice review, that speaks just about that.