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Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
Pick up slightly used Revel F206s, or something in their league, and mate with a REL or JL Audio sub of $1000-$1500, and you have a KILLER system for under $4000     The vast majority of speakers under $10k just can't do that bottom octave justice. 
Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C.
owned the VAND 2c for many years.  the bad news first.  it requires POWER with a good damping factor from the amp.  It is rather inefficient.  around 86-87db.it CANNOT produce low bass, so if you want that,  choke it at around 50-60hz and use a de... 
Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under
You mention no sub.  I might suggest you consider a sub.  Run something like a Revel 206 or 208 with even a good $2-3k sub from JL Audio or Rel, and you’d have a spkr system that has great sound, great imaging, is super dynamic, and has fantastic ... 
Best sounding compact integrated amp < $2k?
the Parasound Integrated.   $1999 slightly used.   very nice pc for the $$$ 
Good Speaker within a budget of USD10,000
just went thru this drill.   Revel 206s or 208s with something like a JL Audio E-110 or better....  incredible sound!    and slightly used 208s with a high quality sub can be done for around $5500 or less,  WOW WOW WOW 
Slight hum in my amp. Is this normal?
have experience with this one.  DC is in your line.  It not only can cause hum from the transformer, it can damage it (AND WARRANTY will not cover it) if you use it like this over time.  Bought a DC filter from EMOTIVA,  around $100 as I recall.  ... 
Paradigm and Revel
I listened to a lot of speakers when upgrading mine this past year.  Spent a lot of years in the industry. Bottom line, Revel F206 + good sub like a JL Audio E-110 or better, is simply FANTASTIC.  Most experienced listeners realize that virtually ... 
Add a Subwoofer to my Vandersteen 1ce s or replace with Revel Concerta2 F36
I can tell you this from many years of audio. Integrating a good to excellent sub will make a monstrous improvement in your system. Period.  Very few speakers under $5k can come close to a sub like a JL Audio E110.  The musical improvement will fl... 
Speakers with warm treble and good bass
Add a JL audio E-110 to any mid priced speaker you've mentioned.  Astounding!  Will make more of a difference than going from a $2k/pair speaker to a $5k/pair. A year ago I added this to Vandy 2's, and WOW!!!!   None of these speakers reproduce th...