Best small used monitors under $1000

Some great suggestions here. Another is the Eminent Technology LFT-16a, a magnetic-planar/dynamic woofer hybrid that retails for $1250.

If you go used

Proac tablets

Proac response 1sc great if you can find a set most people keep them

sonus Faber has a bunch of nice small speakers that can be had under a grand now consertino domus comes to mind

ls 3/5 as people mentions but they need more power then most small speakers

Monitor audio and Dynaudio have some wonderful speakers under a grand too

That's a start so many more 

Let's talk about all the components in the system not just speakers.
brian

Silverline  Minuet, Elac UB5,  and if you are willing to go just a bit over budget, the KEF LS-5o is among the best around at any price in a small room.(That is what I use in my 9x11 room with great results) Any of these could be driven to good effect with modest, but carefully picked out electronics. As you know, when you are assembling a world class playback system at any budget, make sure to select the best source components you can afford. A lousy source will make even megabuck efforts sound not nearly as good as they are capable of..

Hi yogi, I have a pair of s 3/5 spendors. They sound a little veiled. I have to try with solid state. It might be the speaker itself since I purchased used.

mapman I have followed you journey with the audio note kit and really enjoyed it. What is your current system?

i have minuet supreme plus in the office with a Yamaha rx 777 and like those but was wondering about the quad12l. 

Im more curious about others systems and the synergies. 

Guru QM10-2 used if you can find one. Really fun, great prat. Awesome little speakers. 

Epos Elan 10s or Epos Epic 1s with one of the new Yamaha integrateds would make a great match for that room size. You'd have plenty left over for some heavy, good quality stands, which impact the sound more than you might assume.

I've owned the Epic 2 speakers (larger and probably too much bass for your room) for 4 years and they compete well with most speakers under $3K. Of course, speakers all come down to personal taste, but these Epos models are great all rounders IMO, and don't have any blatant weaknesses. 

Maybe Vienna too.

Save money and get an old pair of KLH5's, or if too big, Dyna A25's

 ATC SCM 11 or Genelec 8020 or KEF R300

Zu Omen Bookshelf speakers.
What is your budget for the remaining equipment?
B

REGA RX1 or its predecessor models, the RS1 or the R1

http://www.stereotimes.com/speak121305.shtml

".....The Rega R1 becomes my new budget reference speaker. In addition of its ability to get the fundamentals of music right, it adds clarity and resolution, and an ability to lay out a vivid and coherent 3-dimensional stereo image. In small room applications, what more could you want?..."

Silverline Minuet.

Check out what’s available here from time to time.

http://ohmspeaker.com/outlet-store/

Any LS3/5A type of speaker. The Spendor 3/5 can be had for well under a grand!