Why change to a monitor? Most would be a significant downgrade from your Vandersteen's anyway, especially since you're "happy" now.
Sure, you're going to get alot of responses saying XYZ Monitor is the best ever and how they miraculously have the "DEEP" bass you want from some tiny woofer. For the most part, it's jibberish, and it won't take long for you to start missing your Vandersteen's.
You're going to need stands anyway, which take up as much real estate as a floor stander. Unless of course, you're putting them on bookshelves, in which case it would be a waste to spend $4-5K on monitors.
Frankly, I would consider looking at the new Vandy Quatro which has 2 active subwoofers built in to the cabinet and would free up your amp from those duties. Among other things, I doubt a monitor is going to give you the deep bass that the Quatro can give you in that size room,
Sure, you're going to get alot of responses saying XYZ Monitor is the best ever and how they miraculously have the "DEEP" bass you want from some tiny woofer. For the most part, it's jibberish, and it won't take long for you to start missing your Vandersteen's.
You're going to need stands anyway, which take up as much real estate as a floor stander. Unless of course, you're putting them on bookshelves, in which case it would be a waste to spend $4-5K on monitors.
Frankly, I would consider looking at the new Vandy Quatro which has 2 active subwoofers built in to the cabinet and would free up your amp from those duties. Among other things, I doubt a monitor is going to give you the deep bass that the Quatro can give you in that size room,