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Best speaker in nearfield listening
Try the Audio Physic Avanti Centuries it blows the Virgo's and the new Avanti III's away. This is a special edition Avanti that uses the tweeter from the $20K Audio Physic Caledra. I believe there is a pair on Audiogon for under 5K....good luck. 
Finally gonna buy new speakers, ideas?
You might want to check out the Audio Physic Avanti or Avanti Centuries. 
Audio Physic---Avanti Century speakers
The importer is Immedia, website ttp://www.immediasound.com/, they were the only place the Centuies were avalable. I would give them a call and see if you can still get them. 
Audio Physic: Virgo or Libra???
I would also consider the Avanti's. The special edition Avanti Centuries use the Caledra Tweeter and sound a lot better than the Libra's or Virgo's. Good Luck! 
What to do? What to do?
Audio Physic Sparks. 
Vienna Accoustics Mahler / Mark Levinson
You might want to look at Audio Physic Avanti Centuries. They are a similar set up to the Mahler. I am using a ML #380, #39 and a 27.5 amp. The Centuries are about 8K, but you should be able to pick them up for between 4-5K. They sound MUCH better... 
Best Speakers - low volume & nearfield.
Also look into the Audio Physic "sparks", they are a slim floor standing speaker with a little more bass than the "steps". Check out http://www.audiophysic.de/ for the complete line. 
Audio Physic Virgo Solid State Amps ?
Hi John, I have Audio Physic Avanti Centuries and use a Levinson 27.5 it is 100 watts (200 watts into 4 ohm) and drives the centuries very well. The Centuries are similar to the Virgo's, but have a little better bass and the levinson does drive th...