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Good timing for me.

I just received a purchase offer for my house. My wife has been trying for years to get me to sell this house. I made a deal with her that if I could pick the next house,"AND" buy a new (used pair) of speakers for myself, that I would sell.
I am not going hog wild or anything like that. I have other interests also. I learned my lesson on going nuts with this hobby.
So far I have tried:
Proac Studio 250's
Thiel 1.2s
Magnepan MMG
Pardigm Variouse
Meadowlark Shearwater
and currently Vandersteen 2c's that seem to get real close to what sound I am looking for. I like classic Rock from AC/DC to Zep.
The rest of my system is a pair of Rogue Magnum 120's that are seeming to run out of juice for loud levels with the Vandersteens.
A ARC LS3
VPI hw19jr TT
I wiould like to keep it at $2000.00 Not much more.
I was thinking the obvious
Klipsch and JBL
I don't know much about the history though. Dates to avoid and driver info. Can anyone give some advice or info ?
Thanks, Scott
scottht
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swampwalker
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The Vandersteens are not typically seen as rockers, but I have owned them in the past and liked them quite a bit. If your amp is running out of gas, you might try a Vandersteen 2WQ powered sub, which would handle the LF which requires large amounts of power, leaving less work for your main amp.
scottht OP
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I know but, they are now. I am running them nude and the liven up quite a bit that way.
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boa2
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http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1115849682
These get my vote.
bbaxley2
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for yourmusic look for the legacy sig 3s or the focas..www.legacyaudio.com
rgairns
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The VSA VR-2 are reviewed as potent rockers, yet with finese when called for. Very popular and available at your budget (I believe)
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