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Narrowing down to JM Reynaud or VMPS...Help

After researching bass-nondeficient speakers in the around $3K price range, I like what I'm hearing about the VMPS and Reynaud speakers.

I have a medium large room (20'X35'), am using all Cary solid state Home Theater gear with 200WPC on the amp. There aren't too many places around here to audition lots of different kinds of speakers (Louisville, KY), so I want to narrow down the choices and maybe even fly to another city if need be to check em out.

From what I've read, the VMPS might have an overall better sound, but the Reynaud's may have a better wife acceptance factor, and be easier to drive and maybe less fussy overall to deal with.

I'm probably looking for floorstanders given the size of the room, but don't want anything too huge - the wife just won't go for it.

Does anyone have any helpful experience/insights to consider between these two brands? I'm probably looking at the Tower II in the VMPS or the Countour, Evolution 3's or maybe even Tents.

Any feedback would be appreciated..
larryb

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sogood51
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The VMPS RM-2 is around $2800 new and is a fairly small floor stander. A list of VMPS dealers and owners can be found at the VMPS forum http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewforum.php?f=39.

Dave
sogood51
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Hi Larry

I think that was Soliver that had that opinion, not me. I did not offer an opinion because I have not listened to the speakers you asked about. My link was to a dealer or user whom could give you a listen..there are several listed at the top of the forum page.

I do however own some Vmps speakers (Supertower/r and Qso-626) that were my old hometheater speakers..I have kept them for other uses.

I did mention the RM-30's (I've never listen to them) because I thought you may like their use of ribbon technology for mid/high somewhat more than the model you were thinking of in that line.

I'm a planer guy myself (Apogee Duetta Signatures and Centaur Minors) so can only guess that I may like the Hi-bred Vmps more if I were to listen? Maybe not.

Dave
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