best used speaker for around 2500?

I have the RM 40's and a friend has the RM 2 's which also sound great - in fact better than the Andras I also have.

There is a pair of almost new Genesis APM1s on sale for around $2700 on Audiogon - these things went for $9000 new. Yes, Genesis is out of business, but parts are available... A very good speaker at that price.

You can buy brand new Living Voice Auditorium for around $2.5K. that would work very well with tubes.

http://www.livingvoice.co.uk/audit.htm

http://www.livingvoice.co.uk/auditrev3.htm

http://www.livingvoice.co.uk/auditrev4.htm

Meadowlark Shearwaters Hot Rod...and with money to spare...

around $2750 to $3000 (depending on the "vintage"/condition) and try a pair of Merlin VSM-SE's. Great speaker, especially with tubes and your music preferences. They can also be updated to Millenium status at a reasonable cost (the Millenium version will set you back $7K plus new).