Best floorstanders under $1000 new or used

Maggie MG-12

Thanks for the ideas. Some of the integrated's that I'm looking at are a McIntosh MA6450 or MA6500, MF X150, or NAD 372 and the source is an entry level NAD 521BEE (to be upgraded eventually.)

What types of music do you listen to ? Do you want to be able to play air-guitar to AC/DC or bathe in the sound of a string quartet ? (I do both ... but finding speakers that do it all is tricky and/or expensive).

used castles

Martin Logan Aeriuses. I'd be sorely tempted if I weren't so happy with my Spica TC-60s. The Aeriuses are a little over your budget though, going for around $1,100/pr. used plus $200 shipping in the U.S. Spica TC-50s with a powered subwoofer make a great <$1,000 setup, and they're reasonably gentle in the treble. None of these are for head-banger music, and the Spicas might have a little trouble at very high volumes. Too, dynamic punch is not these speakers' forté. For vocal and acoustic material at modest levels, though, any of these will give you good detail, smooth midrange, unfatiguing treble, and spectacular imaging. The Martin Logans, in particular, offer terrific detail and subtlety, clearly differentiating the two low baritone voices at the opening of the Manhattan Transfer's "Blues for Pablo" better than any speaker I've heard, including the $3,000 Gallo Reference 3.