Which integrated Amp for Vandersteen 2ce Sig2 ?

Thank you guys - for all ur response.

I am using a Vintage Marantz CD15 without any DAC.

I am basically v happy with the way my system sounds now except when it starts playing complicated CDs (symphony, orchestra) tats when it gets messy and in my chain, i can only point towards my integrated amp as being the weak link - PM15S1 - while its marvelleous at rendering JAZZ and VOCALS (esp females), its a little short on bass...

Or maybe its just the upgrading bug : ) - come to think abt it, its slightly insane that i hv auditioned so many pieces of amps and yet to decide on 1. PERHAPS and v likely, the JAPANESE sound indeed have grown on me such that all the US amps sound so different ....

The amps i had refused are all i hv auditioned b4. The amps i had shortlisted are the ones i had NOT auditioned b4. Seems 'grass is greener on the other side' syndrome is setting in now...

nonetheless, from the many amps that i had auditioned, 2 left the most impression (can say BEST)

- Luxman L-590u - class A
- BAT vx300 - hybrid tube solid state

after all these trials, can finally conclude that Jap vs US integrated amps enjoy 2 different sonic signatures just like TUBE vs SOLID STATES. It may be difficult to switch once u are USED to one....i think the typical laid back Jap sound has caught on me rather than the brute US sound ... and on the notion that i prefer more power, Luxman L509u it shall be... : )

I have heard the Rogue Cronus integrated amp (new at $1795)with the Vandersteen 2C Signatures at Audio Connection in NJ and the results were absolutley sublime. I have never owned Vandersteens, and my system is far more costly, but I have to say when I heard that system, I asked myself "do I really need anything more" as it was so musically satisfying.

Include the Rowland Concentra...one of the best ever.

Agree with Raindance about placement. Assuming you have the Sound Anchors stands, make sure you have the tilt-back set appropriately for the distance of your listening position and height of your ears from the floor. If the speakers are too upright the tweeter might be emphasized as it aims at your ears--and you can lose the speakers' time coherence.

At a distance of eight feet and with a low couch, my 2ceSig2s are tilted back three inches (the manual explains this procedure well), which was a night and day difference over two inches. You'll hear everything cohere when you get it right.