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Replacement for current speakers suggestions

Greetings! I am 64 years old and started the hi fi journey at 19. I am thinking of replacing my current speakers. I have a pair of Von Shweikert VR 2's driven by a Mcintosh MA 250. Analogue sources are a Clearaudio Emotion Red with a Hana EH cartridge, the second deck is a Technics SL-1200 GR with a Clearaudio Maestro Cartridge. My VR 2's sound outstanding with the Mac however, they are sounding clinical these days. I realise that at 64 with all my health issues hearing changes for the worse. Diabetic for 39 years, Cardiac issues, (massive MI in 95, double bypass in 05) and the latest is stage 4 cancer, no remission possible! I like a warm sound that recreates music in great detail without sounding clinical, not sure if that makes sense! Disability does not pay all that well! The days of affording 3k to 5k are done! Looking at some Wharfdale towers, Maggies and possily Monitor Audio. I want to stay abour or below 2k.I will appreciate your opinions!

Thanks, Bogiedr

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p05129
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Bogiedr1- you have good equipment. If you want more warmth, have you thought about adding a subwoofer or 2?

As for your comment about MC, nobody takes his posts and advice seriously. In this post, MC recommended x number of springs, then after somebody suggested more, then MC increased the # needed. Maybe 10 springs would be better? Maybe 12? Why this is misinformation, any isolation product for a speaker has to be designed for the weight of each speaker. If you put a spring that's rated for a 20 lb speaker under a 200 lb speaker, the spring will be fully compressed and will not be beneficial. Same goes for any number of isolation products, make sure you purchase 1 that can handle the weight of the component

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