BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE

Eminent Technology LFT-8b has low distortion and transparency rarely heard in your price range.  Downside is it completely trashes poor recordings.   

As you can see, asking that question here is like asking a herd of cats which way to go. 

FWIW - I have a pair of the Polk Audio LSiM 705’s I bought 2 years ago and love them. Polk is currently offering a 50% off on their website. Wish I got in on that deal ! Might be just what you looking for and in your budget !

https://www.polkaudio.com/products/lsim705

@tblanka +1 for the Tannoy!- 

I purchased an all tannoy setup about 15 years ago for my A/V system  and still have them - they are all still working flawlessly
- Fusion 4 Towers for the front
- Fusion centre channel
- Fusion 1 for the rear

I also looked at Klipsch in the same snack bracket, and found a store that carried both that I could audition.

It was pretty close...
- Klipsch were very dynamic but a little bit brighter that the Tannoy and depending on personal preference they might be better for Surround sound
- The Tannoys won out on musical presentation

I drove them with a 70w/channel Denon 5.1 A/V receiver

There are higher priced/perofrming model/ranges like the Revolution models that use the Tannoy centre mounted tweeter.

The only thing to be aware of with Tannoy is that they can require a little more toe-in that other brands to achieve an excellent image.

Hope that helps

It is my opinion...many of todays speakers are fluff,hi tech looks and garbage...TheHOF audio engineers of yesterday are gone.....Too many of todays speakers are utilizing expensive parts to arrive at a less than ideal audible solution resulting in money flying out the window constantly in search of something to be lived with....The more spent the less satisfied.......Get a solid 2 way classic,well balanced and accurate and you’ll all save yourself alot of bucks..maybe put it into the electronics driving them....