Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000

knowledgeable well informed diy always saves money relative to buying high grade branded gear ....and can bring other pleasures too (i.e. sense of personal accomplishment in improving a piece of gear) - there are risks too obviously

best of luck

Listen to logic ,in truth ,most speakers as a rule roughly 25% actually goes into the speaker including packaging ,the rest overhead and markup.

Walter  at Underwood  Wally bought LSA Loudspeakers and electronics and has had his engineers do some major upgrading ,you cut out the middle man and these speakers sing , even great stands for $250 delivered if you needed them 

give him a call he has a great pr with AMT drivers coming out ,and for just over $1k

speakers at a retail dealer would be $3k no BS  ,to be using tweeter that cost him over $30 each is a lot Waay better then anything at $2 k ,I have been modding speakers for years , these new LSA speakers , and Electronic line is the real deal 

well worth your time to check it out the info is more on the bottom half of the page .

Can’t go wrong with Dali speakers. Check out the Oberon 5’s. I have owned the Helicon 400’s for years just bought the Oberon 7’s for a second location.. For serious music listening and attractive design and first rate construction..Dali cannot be beat! .Oberon 5’s are highly regarded and in your price range. Suitable for a large space as well.

Polk Reserve R200.

Monitor audio has a nice balance of form and function.  I'd find a pair of their "8" model from any of their various Silver lines.