Dave: My suggestion here is to rethink the distribution of your budget a bit. For example, you could buy a used Adcom GFP-750 preamp (rated "Class A" by Stereophile mag) for about $750 on Audigon, and get an amp that would pair well with it for about the same amount of money (maybe an Adcom 5500, or a Rotel with similar power). That would give you another $500 -- about $1500 total) to spend on speakers. In my opinion, there aren't very many dynamic, warm, full-range speakers under $1500 (used). I listen to a lot of classical/symphonic music, and have owned a variety of speakers over the past 30+ years. If I were to recommend only one speaker that might fit your needs, it would be the Vandersteen 3A. You find them for sale (used) on Audiogon every so often, usually priced around $1750.
thank you all i already feel the suppot.
thank you so much for the advices, you all. many of you told me to decide what music i would be listening to the most. i'm a classical musician and naturally, i listen to a lot of classical music. i of course listen to other genres of music(rock, trance, jazz, etc.) however, classical music is the essetial part of my listening hours. any suggestions for the components that produces quality sound(warmth, big sound stage, and dynamic) for the classical music? suggestions will be greatly appriciated. thank you.
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