I've owned 3s for 8 years and they are wonderful speakers. They've outlasted everything else in my system. I love them, but they are relatively inefficient (85 db) and they don't do well near walls. I've had them in 3 different rooms and they need a good 54" from room boundaries (muddies voices). They are excellent for jazz, but I'm less enamored with their classical capabilities. As far as power, I would look for somewhere in the 100-200 watt range. I've used NAD, Forte, HK citation and Levinson. Levinson was by far the best. As far as the PSB, I have only listened to them once and they didn't sweep me away. Midbass was bloated. Because of frequent moves imposed by my employer, I'm probably going to get smaller speakers and couple them with a sub. This will be less imposing on the rooms I'm forced to use and is more flexible.
PSB Stratus Goldi vs. Vandersteen 3A sig
Looking for opinions regarding relative virtues and vices between these two fine speakers, especially for classical & jazz. In addition to comments on the sound quality I'm interested in opinions regarding power demands, and whether one is more "forgiving" than the other with regard to room placement. My room is pretty small and I've read elsewhere that the PSB suffers if placed less than 3' or more from the back wall which could be a problem. Thanks!