I hate to once again beat this dead horse (why do I bother? ;-), but a used pair of Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeakers (like Maggies, a magnetic-planar design, though with a dynamic woofer for 180 Hz down) can be had for around $1500. Considerably better than the named Maggies, imo. This is coming from a longtime Maggie lover/owner.