Hi, I had Vand. 2ces in a 12 X 14 room-- too much speaker, too little room. I presently have Vand. 3Asig. in 14 X 22 room and they're great. I have them 4.5 ft. from rear wall. Ceiling ht. is 7.5 ft., and I wish I had more. If you really have a "pretty small room", you may be much better off with smaller speakers, but I have no particular recommendations. Both the 3As and Stratus Golds are excellent, but they do need space. I'd look for a good stand mounted speaker with bass down to about 40 hz,-- some of the medium sized B&Ws come to mind.
PSB Stratus Goldi vs. Vandersteen 3A sig
Looking for opinions regarding relative virtues and vices between these two fine speakers, especially for classical & jazz. In addition to comments on the sound quality I'm interested in opinions regarding power demands, and whether one is more "forgiving" than the other with regard to room placement. My room is pretty small and I've read elsewhere that the PSB suffers if placed less than 3' or more from the back wall which could be a problem. Thanks!