Years ago I drove a pair of Vandy 1Bs with an Acurus A250 amp and this combo provided a full range dynamic sound on everything I listened to. The "most audiophile speakers fall apart" comment is silly and in my experience utterly unfounded, as any supposed "audiophile" speaker should be expected to play anything well, and most actually do within possible sound level or bass response limitations, but LS3/5As shouldn't be expected to sound like something with 10" bass drivers. I use mains now with very small 3.75" mid/bass drivers (Silverline Preludes) and a couple of REL subs…65 watt pc tube amp…this rig will play anything beautifully from low levels to ear damage warning zone, and the "music style" specific speaker concept is ridiculous…Mahler and Landreth both should feel as good as mandolin solo works, and in most reasonably sorted systems they will.
Vandersteen
After hearing many good things about Vandersteen speakers I purchased a pair of 3a signatures. They sound beautiful with chamber music or small group jazz but quickly fall to pieces with symphonic works or rock. Have other people noted this deficiency with Vandersteens?