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Speaker Upgrade, Vandy 3a, Thiel 3.6 ect

I am thinking of making a speaker upgrade. Unfortunately I don't know where to begin.

My budget is somewhere around 2 - 3 k and I am considering buying used.

I currently have Mirage OM-10s driven by a ATI 1505 in a HT setup. My room is problamatic for the bipolar design as one side is open and the other closed.

I don't think I will be changing amps anytime soon, I would wont something that would work well with the ATI, which I have heard is on the bright side. I may also try using the ATI to Bi-amp the front speakers.

I think the Vandersteen 3a Sigs and the Thiel 3.6 may fit into my range (used). What do you think about either of these paired with an ATI?

My pre/pro is a sherwood AVP-9080r but if a decide to bi-amp, I'll be using a Yamaha DSP-a1 as a pre for the front and use the a1 internal amps to drive the surrounds.

Anyone have any advice?

Thanks,

Mike
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Thanks for everyone's helpful responses. I just got a crazy idea that I may try to explore.

One of the things I don't like about my Mirage OM-10's is the lack of low end. I see that the old m3si can be had for under 1000 used. I may try to pick a set of these and see how I like them. Old reviews on these speakers were very positive. The other advantage of going this route is that the m3si's have a better chance of integrating with the rest of my HT setup(all mirage stuff)

the other thing I will have to do is try to listen to a bunch of other speakers to try to discern what different solutions offer.

Thanks again.
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