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Vandy Owner needs help

Hi, I own a pair of Vandersteen 2Ce speakers that I love very much. Unfortunatly, I am moving into a smaller place and don't have the room for floorstanders. I was wondering what bookshelf speakers are at least close to the Vandersteen sound. I have listen to a few speakers so far, and am leaning towards the ProAc Tablette 2000. My budget is $1200 and I am willing to buy used. The rest of the system consists of a Rotel 951 cd player, Lexicon CP1+ preamp, Adcom 545 II amp, DH Labs interconnects and MIT Terminator 4 biwire. I'm relatively new to this, so any help you can give is greatly apprecieated.
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whknopp0713
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Try the Alon Petite. It fits all your criteria, and has that same sweet rightness that the 2ce has, but with better resolution and a more extended top end. The Petite will have less bass warmth but better articulation and phenominal imaging. I owned them both, and drove them both with the same amp for a while.
sean
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I would look into some of the offerings from Castle Acoustics. Very pleasant sounding and somewhat rich ala the Vandersteen sound. I was pretty impressed with the full but not bloated bottom end on these, especially given the size. Specifically, i listened to a set of the Richmonds, but i'd assume that some of their other models sound similar. I think that the Richmonds list for about $500, but i've seen brand new ones ( possibly store demo's ) go for about $400. Sean
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buddd
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You've got to listen to the Spendor 3/5's. In a small room they will make you forget you ever had the vandy's. Magical midrange. Used price is $600-750.
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dekay
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I agree with Sean on the Castle Richmonds. You may also want to take a look @ their Pembroke model wich is a slim floor stander with a small foot print. This will give you more bass and a cleaner look (sans stands).
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lpsforever
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I also have the Sound Dynamics RTS-3'S..........
These are one of the best small speakers I have ever heard!!
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