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Vandersteen 3A Signature in a small room?

Do you think that Vandersteen 3A Signature can perform in a 15 sq. meter room hooked up with McIntosh 6900? Are they a good match? Due to family and financial reasons I recently downgraded from McIntosh 46/402 combo back to 6900 which is still a great amp and the one that can keep me happy for years and also decided to try and built a system in my small (15 sq.m) room once again based on McIntosh 301 SACD/CD player and 6900 integrated. My Sonus Fabers stay in the living room with MHT100 for HT purposes. As for the small room I thought about changing the strategy with speakers - instead of trying monitors I'm looking for floorstanders now - either vintage with 12 inch woofer or modern ones like Vandersteen 3A Signature (which impressed me a lot at the dealer's). The main question is how would Vandies perform in a small room like that? I'm sure that model 2 can play good there but 3A Signature offers a serious leap in sound quality based on what I heard. Can they perform well with only 30-40 cm between them and the back wall? The other question is - how do they mate with 6900? Knowing the rather laid back character of Vandies I'm a bit afraid that 6900 will not make 'em sing...
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dre_j
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I'm posting this for clarification only:

This is a quote from Richard Vandersteen about the drivers in the 2Ce Signature II as posted on the Vandersteen Website 12/23/2006.

Sorry for the all CAPS but that is how it was posted.

THE NEW 2Ce SIGNATURE II DOES HAVE THE TWEETER AND THE MID-RANGE OF THE 3A SIG'S. THIS AND DOZENS OF OTHER CHANGES INCLUDING STRUCTURAL PUSH THE PERFORMANCE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE 3'S. THE MODEL 3'S ARE LARGER AND HAVE MORE ADVANCED DRIVERS IN THE BASS SO THE MID BASS AND BASS ARE STILL SUPERIOR BUT THE GAP IS CLOSED AT THE HIGHER FREQUENCIES. I SUGGEST WHEN YOUR DEALER GET A PAIR AN AUDITION. I WILL SAY IT HAS TURNED AN OLD CLASSIC INTO ONE INCREDIBLE SPEAKER.

Hope this helps,
Dre
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