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Good timing for me.

I just received a purchase offer for my house. My wife has been trying for years to get me to sell this house. I made a deal with her that if I could pick the next house,"AND" buy a new (used pair) of speakers for myself, that I would sell.
I am not going hog wild or anything like that. I have other interests also. I learned my lesson on going nuts with this hobby.
So far I have tried:
Proac Studio 250's
Thiel 1.2s
Magnepan MMG
Pardigm Variouse
Meadowlark Shearwater
and currently Vandersteen 2c's that seem to get real close to what sound I am looking for. I like classic Rock from AC/DC to Zep.
The rest of my system is a pair of Rogue Magnum 120's that are seeming to run out of juice for loud levels with the Vandersteens.
A ARC LS3
VPI hw19jr TT
I wiould like to keep it at $2000.00 Not much more.
I was thinking the obvious
Klipsch and JBL
I don't know much about the history though. Dates to avoid and driver info. Can anyone give some advice or info ?
Thanks, Scott
scottht

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scottht OP
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I know but, they are now. I am running them nude and the liven up quite a bit that way.
scottht OP
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I removed everything except the base. I made an amateure attempt at painting them and that did not work out real well. I think they sound much better. The sock material is very thick so you can't see through the speaker. The only problem I have is that they are likely worthless now as far as sale dollars.
I don't even know how I would ship them. But I figured it was a fairly cheap experiment.
I had the standard shearwaters. I couldn't live with the tweeter. And they were very forward sounding. Not to mention, they don't look real good. I will say that I like the newer enclosures much better. Props to Meadowlark for not only staying in this country to build their newer line, but to making a better speaker also.
I thought about the Paradigm Studio 100's V3.
What is the cabinet like ? Is it real veneer ?
I had also thought about weighting down the 2c's because when I have someone stand on the bases, the sound tightens up a whole lot. So I think if you remove all of the poles and top and socks. If you could weight them down with something. They will be awesome. I was thinking about making a mold and constructing a platform of concrete. Anchor studs in the concrete to secure the speakers. They would sound amazing.
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