Looking for Speakers circa 2K

Thanks so much for the suggestions. Please keep the ideas coming.

Brand new and below your budget at $1200. Originally retail $4k. I have the Canton tower speakers. Highly musical. You can buy their stands and you will have a great system.

The other speaker is the Salk BMR Monitors at $2.4. Salk makes a great speaker especially if you like ribbon tweeters. 

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/cantventoref92dcblka/canton-vento-reference-9.2-d...

http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=BMR+Monitors

Hi, I am Cuban myself, if you listen to Cuban folk, jazz, americana etc (irakere maybe 😉) midbass is important, I have discovered individual taste especially with speakers it is, well, very individual, try to find a close audio show near your area so you could listen to different speakers etc and have an idea what you like with your regular tracks / programme, I have learned a lot from this site but what I value in sound reproduction, speaker wise sometimes it is completely opposite of what most (reputable) people value.

The show will give you some guidance and it is fun and instructive too

Just my 2 cents

If I were looking in your price range, I would have these on my list.
https://www.musicdirect.com/speakers/ELAC-Adante-AS-61-Bookshelf-Speakers. With the stands, seems like a nice deal.

The open box deal is particularly appealing. These were the flavor of the month, not long ago. Now, dealers are dumping them!. Perfect time to grab a pair. I'm thinking a pair of the floorstanders for the New Year.

Speakers, in particular are a subjective,contentious topic. 

I wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions.  I'm willing to bet I'd be happy with most of these speakers.  I would love be patient enough to find an audio show or store somewhere and audition some speakers.  But I don't roll that way.  About every 20 years I get this itch to switch things up and take some chances, because I've lived most of my adult life without nearby audio stores.  I've been lucky.  I've found good gear remotely that I've wanted to keep. 

So after some discussions with @soix I purchased the Usher Dancer Mini-X speakers.  They are right on the mark.  I really appreciate his time in answering some questions. He's a good guy and really knowledgeable.

I've had the Ushers going for 24 hours or so, and they are certainly a step up from my Paradigms, with beautiful imaging and a nice airy high end.  And surprisingly a good amount of bass on the low end.  In my smallish room, I may not even need a sub. They seem to work well with any acoustic music.  Cuban music especially.  (Big fan of Los Munequitos de Matanzas.)  I'll wait a bit to see what they're like after some more hours on them.  But it looks like I'll be happy for another 20 years.  Again my thanks.