Mini monitors for vinyl....

Try the Quad 11L's or the 12L's. They are pretty darn good for the price. Good luck.

Hmmmm. I would not expect this gear to sound warm. I could be wrong, you never know, but I would not bet on it. Anyway, I'd be looking at some Cardas cabling to goose the musicality, perhaps Spendors. Someone is asking $1000 on 'gon right now for a pair of S5e's in black ash, list is $1800. I'd snap those up. Think of them as floor standing mini monitors.
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If the Vandy's aren't too large for your room they would be great. Since you mention floorstanders such as Vandy's you should also look at a pair of Vienna Acoustic Bachs listed recently. Another great small floorstander is the Meadowlark Audio Kestrel. A nice speaker that is regularly listed here in your price range. I replaced a pair of Vandersteen 1Cs with Kestrel Hot Rods and really loved them.

I've owned the ST-140, warm. I had it paired with an Adcom GFP-565, and I wouldn't characterize the Adcom as warm. Depending on cabling, I'd call it a bit lean-to-neutral sounding. You should have a complementary pairing there.

I second the recommendation of the Kestrel's. If you have to go with monitors, the Vienna Hayden's would work nicely.

You might be able to find a pair of Silverline SR11's for around $600. Damn good speakers. Fairly neutral, but a bit on the romantic side.