What to do? What to do?

Check out the Diva line by Swan.These may be the best value speakers today.My friend just got the 6.1 and they sound and look like they should cost over $2000.They go for $1299 They make a 5.1 which goes for $899 which may be all you need.Check them out at av123.com

I suggest Vanderstein 2CI's or whatever alphas currently follow the number 2. They are easy to drive, play very loudly with little or no distortion, have a great open soundstage, and are very good with all types of music. Best of all, the Vandys are around $1200.00 new and appear in this website for a fraction of the price often. If you buy them, make sure you buy SoundAnchor Stands for a couple hundred bucks more.

westlake audio, which is primarily a pro sound company, makes a fabulous pair of monitors that sell for $1200. i heard them at ces 2001 played through boulder gear and truly found them among the best 3 or 4 systems i heard. they do rock as well as anything i've ever heard at the <$2k pricepoint.

listen to paradigm reference studio line studio 60 $1200, studio 20 $600 to $800 i think. you can listen to the studio 40 but with stands they approach the cost of the 60's. i would move up to kimber 4vs ($3 per foot) for speaker cable and check out homegrown audio interconnects. they are copies of kimber silver streak ($300 meter) and kcag($440 meter) but cost under $100 and if you can solder you can get them in kit form. on the premade ones you have 30 days to test.

Vandersteen 2s do sound good with just about electronics but I'm not sure they really rock (I own them and now mostly listen to acoustic music). However, they might be a good match to your electronics if (as other posters say) they are a little bright, as they do tend to be a little laid back. They would sound great with jazz and chamber for sure.