jules

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mmg's or monitors?
forget the maggies with the smaller jolida try a pair of spica tc-50's in a small room they are excellent need litle watts love tubes and can be found relatively cheap used just put them on a stamd at least 25-27in high 
Apogee Acoustics Caliper,which amp?
Sorry to say but I must agree with everyone on this one and say krell or classe are abut it 
Thiel 2.2 power amp match?
a good tube amp will tone them down a bit as will mit cables 
Supreme recording!
tough tough question but I think the first I would try would be Patricia Barber Companion a live recording and just incredible 
Best beadroom speaker under $350 (NHT?)
try aused pair of spica tc-50's especially with the jolida 
Musical system for under $2K?
just off the top of my head I would suggest a pair of magnepan mmg's a jolida integrated or used counterpoint sa-12 or 100 and a counterpoint 2000 or 1000, mit terminator 2 cables for speaker and interconnect and a rega planet cd player just a qui... 
Musical system for under $2K?
I think the size of the room would be very important to know before suggesting a system I beleive that to be the most important factor in order to put together a system of any price in a small room you can save on power and speaker alone 
My ProAc R2.5's too big, need alternativ
the 2.5 should be fine in your room if you love the sound don't change as long as you can get them out away from room boundaries you shold be fine just make sure you also have ample power