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Large room but not large budget-suggestions please

We are moving to a new house in December that will have a fairly large listening room (about 22x25)with a 2-story vaulted ceiling. I originally posted this question in the amp forum a couple months ago when I thought I would be moving to a similar sized smaller room and could upgrade amp and speakers but that is not the case now. My budget is $1000-$1500 tops.

We listen mostly to Classic Rock, Jazz, Blues as well as some vocal and classical. Most listening is moderate volume. We currently have a Cambidge Audio Azur Integrated (60wpc)and some Altec bookshelves. The speakers will not be doing HT duty. I am considering the Totem Arro's, Monitor Silver 6, Vandersteen 2Ce Signature, and Revel Concerta F12's.

I know I should probably upgrade the amp as well as speakers but the budget will only allow one for now. I want to get the most bang for my buck and I'm thinking that the speakers will make the biggest impact. What are some opinions on the speakers I'm considering, are there any better ones (used/Audigon) is fine.
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I wonder if you would be better off upgrading your Cambridge Audio integrated. I used to believe speakers were, by far, the most important component in a system. I have learned that the room itself, AC power, and amplification (in that order) are the absolute starting points for a well designed system.

I bet you could find a pretty nice integrated within your price range here on Audiogon -- perhaps, a SimAudio I3, or better yet an I5. Then, once you have extracted the full potential out of your existing speakers by careful room tweaking and speaker placement, you could start all over by looking into speakers...
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