Magnepans have always been one of my favorites for classical music, though I am not familiar with their recent models. I used to like the sound of them off axis, which is nice if you listen around or out of the room as in a "household full of music". The Mag's are not really dynamic sounding but they sure do get the instruments right with proper equipment and they keep your mind on the music. I recently listened to a pair of Silverline Sonata's that were also very nice on strings, brass and piano when ran with ARC tube gear. I think that they may be over budget though even used unless you could find a very good deal. The Silverlines are large box speakers that I auditioned in a room larger than yours.
speakers for symphony at minimum budget?
A classic music lover is seeking speakers at reasonable budget (<$3000 used fine) to play sypmphony at modest living room (15'X 20'). Already have a nice mid-fi system with used ARC Pre/Pow(~120W@8Ohm) + ProAC/celestion (monitor) + subwoofer. They sounds good. But still like to experience larger scale music at more "live" level. Is it possible? Welcom suggestions! Thanks first!