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help narrowing down my list of speakers, $2500

Hi, I will be buying some speakers shortly. I will have them paired with an Odyssey dual mono amp (plenty of power), Tempest (Odyssey) preamp, Ridge Street Audio interconnects and speaker cable, and an Audio Aero Prima cd player. Also I will be adding a sub soon, so bass shouldent be the deciding factor here. I have a small room (12' x 12') and my budget is $2500. I went to listen to some B&W's at the dealer and like what I heard from the Naut. 804's. Wide soundstage, clear, detailed, musical. Im looking for speakers like that. I usually listen to rock (old and new) so I want speakers that can handel that. My choices so far are:
-Dynaudio
-Vandersteen
-Avalon
-Totem
-Sonus Faber
-Aerial Acoustics
-Dali
-Merlin
-Silverline
-Vienna
-Spendor
-Tyler Acoustics
-B&W
-PMC OB-1

Any you think I should add to that list? Suggestions on what to take off? Thanks

-Jamie
jamiec001

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jamiec001 OP
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Eandylee you are exactally right, I need to narrow down this list a lot.
jamiec001 OP
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Also ProAc response D15 on that list.
jamiec001 OP
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Just so you know (this will sound stupid, because its something everyone wants) I want the most "real" sound I can get for my rock. A speaker with great seperation and depth. One that will grip my soul (emotionally involving)
jamiec001 OP
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Hmm, I was really looking at floorstanders. As for those bi-amped speakers, no thanks. I like being able to alter the sound of the speakers by using different amps, that part of the fun of audio.

-Jamie
jamiec001 OP
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good responses. Any that I should eliminate off my list? That just arent up to par with the others?

-Jamie
jamiec001 OP
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Narrowed it down to speakers...Here ya go

Speakers:
-Dynaudio Contour 2.8\Contour 1.8mkII\Audience 82
-Avalon Avatar
-Focus Legacy\FS 688
-Totem Forest\Hawk\Staff
-Vandersteen 3A Signautre
-Aerial Acoustics
-Soliloquy 6.3
-Theil CS 2.4
-Gershman Avant Garde RX-20
-Anthony Gallo Refrence III
-ATC SCM20SL\SCM35
-Silverline Sonata II
-Von Schweikert VR4-JR
-Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7U\Taylo Refrence II
-B&W Nautalis 804****Not planning to buy, just using for refrence
-JM Reynaud Offrande
-PMC OB-1
jamiec001 OP
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Ok, so, I can get a floorstander with a lot of bass and not need a subwoofer, a floorstander that focuses on mids and highs and is 2-way, like the Tyler Acoustics Taylo, or monitors and a sub. I hear Vandersteen can rock?? so I am keeping it on the list, heres what im down\up to
-Dynaudio
-Avalon
-Focus
-Totem
-Vandersteen
-Aerial Acoustics
-Dali -1
-Soliloquy
-Merlin
-Theil
-Gallo Refrence
-ATC
-Silverline
-Von Schweikert
-Tyler Acoustics
-B&W
-Reynaud
-PMC OB-1
jamiec001 OP
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Merlin VSM-M I can afford, and have upgraded to VSM-MM. Any I actually added more to the list, I need to know what to take off.........Any companies better than others?
jamiec001 OP
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Oh yeah and dali isint supposed to be on that list.
jamiec001 OP
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Already on the list. Yeah im 14. heh, this list is never going to get smallllllerrrrrrrrrrrrrr, gaaaaah. Someone, tell me on the list what you think sucks. If anyone flames you I will beat them up. lol.
jamiec001 OP
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Soo scratch the JM Reynaud?
jamiec001 OP
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Hmmm, I heard vandys can rock, thats why I kept them. And the Avante Garde, people use that in a small room all the time with great results from what I hear. But I will scratch off that Tyler Refrence II.
jamiec001 OP
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By the way, thank you Maxxc, youve been the most helpful person in my research so far. :)
jamiec001 OP
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Well I hear JMR's can not rock compared to the likes of Totem and Dynaudio. So im scratching them. Narrowed the list down to this, paired with Naim electronics all around:
-Dynaudio Contour
2.8\Contour
1.8mkII
-Totem
Forest\Hawk\Staff\Mani 2
-Neat
-Silverline Sonata II
-Anthony Gallo
Refrence III
-ATC SCM20SL\SCM35
-Tyler Acoustics
Taylo 7U
-Rega R9
-Sp Technology
-Living Voice
jamiec001 OP
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VMPS are HUGE!!! There is no way they are getting in my room without breaking some walls down.
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