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Loudspeakers for classical music to be married to a Marantz 2500
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Vandersteen 2Ce Signature II are $2,345 with stands and will bring out the best in the music you describe with your Marantz 2500. Of course, I suggest you listen to as many loudspeakers as you can so you can decide based on your ears, perception and preferences.

http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/107vandy/index4.html

Another route I would suggest would be to buy a pair of Magnepan MMGs and have them sent to Peter Gunn for the Magnestand modification.

http://www.indiespinzone.com/magnestand.html

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jackfish wrote:

Vandersteen 2Ce Signature II are $2,345 with stands and will bring out the best in the music you describe with your Marantz 2500. Of course, I suggest you listen to as many loudspeakers as you can so you can decide based on your ears, perception and preferences.

http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/107vandy/index4.html

Thanks Jackfish. I just took a look at them and they seem to be wonderful pieces. The one thing that worries me is their recommended amplification that is 40-160 whilst the Marantz will shoot a peak 330 or so. Would that be safe?

Oh I think that at 8 Ohms that may be fine.

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250 wpc RMS into 8 Ohms should be just fine with the Vandersteens. It will yield reserve for dynamic peaks.

The Magnepans will hardly break a sweat with 330 wpc into 4 Ohms. I'm using 350 wpc with mine and I know several people who are using 1kW per channel with their MMGs.

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