Components match for Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures

Any Rotel Product is sublime if you intend to keep it affordable. B&K also is nice. If you want to wander into the tube audio heaven, try Modulus, hard to find but worth the search. Haven't heard this combination, but Conrad Johnson could be very nice. NAD is a great solid state choice. Good luck, great speakers at double their price.

I used to sell the Vandersteens and they are still one of my favorite speakers. I think that one of the best matches for the Vandersteens is an PSE Studio IV or a pair of PSE Studio Vs, they are just so smooth with the Vandersteens, I used to sell lots of this combo. I can also recommend, in order of preference Acurus, NAD, Rotel, Adcom, or Marantz Mono block amps, these will work great and will let you get the most out of your Vandersteens. Once you have the speakers and the amp picked out I would recommend that you stay with the same brand as the Amp, all of these companies have good stereo or HT pre-amps. Good luck

Depends on the sound you want. I have a Golden Tube Audio Se-50 Mk II, and Mus Fid X-dac, with Alpha-Core MI Bi-wired. About $1600, leaving you $400 for a transport. Sounds very full, smooth and musical. I'd audition the Alpha-Core whatever you go with. A quote from Richard Vandersteen: "I've never met a tube I didn't like."

A used/demo Audio Research integrated would be great or the B&K St-140 amp and Pro-10 preamp is also a very convincing match for these speakers