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Looking for spkr suggestions

Ive finally decided to upgrade my late 80's DCM TimeWindow 1a speakers and Im looking for suggestions. My Elecronics are ok..

Rotel RB980BX Amp (120 per channel)
Rotel RCD-950 cd player
Adcom preamp

My musical taste is generally 60's - present rock. Everything from the indigo girls to AC/DC and all points between. The largest chunk of my cd collection would be from music made in the 60s/70s.

Ive done some reading and my list of speakers to demo consist of.

Vandersteen 2ce signature
Meadowlark Swift/Kesrel 2
NHT ST-4
Magnepan mg12/mg1.6
B&W CM4
Dyna-Audio Audience 72
and a couple PSB models.

Just wondering if anyone has strong feelings of which is better from the above list or has a possible alternative suggestion. Any help would be appreciated.
jeff4dea
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ejlif
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I have heard a few of the above speakers, and if it were me and I had the space to set them up properly I would go with the 1.6s, they are simply awesome for the money
s7horton
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I've had some experience with a couple of these speakers. I would agree with Ejlif, the 1.6's are probably the best on the list. PSB's are way too inefficient. Probably more so than the maggies. That's what I've found anyway. The Swift is an okay speaker, very small amount of bass, plus for the 1000 dollar price tag, you could find a used pair of 1.6's. I owned the B&W CM2, and it just couldn't rock. Granted, it was a monitor, but I heard the CM4, and thought that same thing. Not good if most of your music is rock. Hope this helps.
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kotta
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If I had your system and listening tastes I would look for a forgiving,warm,and dynamic loudspeaker. Perhaps a soft dome tweeter& a bass reflex design. Of the spks on your list, the PSB Gold/Silver/Bronze stand out in my mind. (The original gold's w/wood veneer.) Also, the older (Mid 90's) Snell J/D/E and up would be something I'd consider as well. Good luck, hopefully one of these spks. will come up for sale near you and you'll be able to audition. Bill
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timo
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Check out Legacy Audio's line of speakers! They have a website: www.legacy-audio.com
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Considering your equipment I'd suggest the Vandersteens if you room can accomodate them.
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