$2000.00 to spend on new speakers.

I'll actually second @kcpellethead on the MA Silver 300's. I just picked these up a few weeks ago for a second 2 channel system. This was actually my first experience with MA. Yes, I bought them unheard trusting all the great reviews/press. They were all true. These speakers are magnificent! I had actually bought a pair of DALI Opticon 6 for this 2 channel system and although I thought they did a lot of things well I felt they lacked a bit of detail. So I returned them and gambled on the 300's. These have got to be one of the best allrounders I have heard especially in that price range. The best part was I got a nice discount on an open box pair. There is another available for $1650 (and this is the same place I have made many purchases-these guys are GREAT!).


  Monitor Audio Silver 300 Floorstanding Speaker Open Box (Pair) — Safe and Sound HQ

for an additional $99 over your budget they also have a pair of the Silver 500's open box.

Good luck and don't settle plenty of great speakers out there in your price range. I would also highly recommend Dynaudio.

@travisg

Keep in mind I have about 25-40 watts per channel. So the sensitivity of the speaker is a factor.

Just FYI, the Fritz did well with my 60w tube amp, but they also play more easily with lower watt amps than their sensitivity number might reveal. Fritz would be happy to tell you his experience with lower powered amps on his speakers.

Yes these are just over your budget, and yes I hate it when people do this to me as well, but there are the newish Sonus faber Lumina III's that were well-reviewed on Part Time Audiophile.  Then as well as Zu you could look at either the Tekton Perfect SET, either the 2-10 or the 15 which match up well with tubes according to Jay at Next Best Thing.

PSB

MoFi distribution, Falcon LS3/5As, $1995.