Best Speaker New or Used under $1.5K

Hello
I just did a quick check to see what's on sale used here within your price range. Here are some winners!

PSB Stratus Gold i
Can't go wrong at this price. I had them and loved them..will rock the house, never sloppy. No sub required, may last forever.

Vandersteen 2ce sigs. I had them here too, great full range, no sub required.

Meadowlark Kestral II
Fast, articulate, beautiful, you will need that sub. Had them here too.

Magnepan 1.6 qr, requires some power, never had them here but...

Triangle Antel ES..never even listened to these but , within your reach.

Spendor S5e, great reviews! Sub required.

good luck!!

Hey, Shoe provided some fine choices, I like them all. The Z7's are very room friendly. I think you'd be fine, plus they have a small footprint. I've owned PSB, Audio Physic, Vandersteen, Meadowlark Kestrels and Ospreys, Mirage, Klipsch-blah, blah, blah. I am as impressed with the Z7's as anything. That's me. At that price you won't believe the sound.Probably the same place I got mine in cherry finish. The $$ you save you can get a sweet little integrated or cd and be very happy.
Beernut

Paradigm 100 V3's, Vandy 2ce Sigs (love these), Magnepan 1.6qr's (needs big amp), see if you can find some of the Powered Paradigm 40's from a few years back. Great sounding rock speaker, and you don't need an amp.

Good choices also Macdad. The 'Steens offer tremendous value. Maggies are nice but our friend has space issues and maggies need room to breath. I must admit to being a 2 channel guy, never heard music done right in surround. My suggestions were purely from the musical aspect. As mentioned before PSB offers great bang for the $$ in the Image series. Owned a pair and couldn't believe the sound. But like many of us-always searching for the holy grail. Axiom also is another consideration-high value ratio there. Confused enough? he he

Hey Beernut, I apreciate all your input. It sounds like we have similar tastes, when it comes to music, I prefer 2 channel also. Yes I am getting alittle confused but I like all the suggestions. I am slowly going through the list. I'm torn between between having bookshelf type speakers because of space and floor standing types becuase of better sound. Ok all, what is a good stand mounted speaker that has the fullness of floor standing?