I note that the OP indicated a budget of $1500. My suggestion is that he go to the Audiogon home page, click on "speakers" on the left side of the page, then click on "continue to all speakers listings" on the right side of the page, and then in the "narrow by price" boxes on the left side of the page enter a min price of $1000 and a max of $2000. That search presently returns 147 listings. I suggest looking through those listings, picking out several speakers that strike your fancy, and asking for comments on those specific models.
My guess is that the sweet spot in that price range for price vs. perfomance, together with minimal condition-related risk, will generally be speakers that were made between about 1990 and 2010.
Regards,
-- Al
My guess is that the sweet spot in that price range for price vs. perfomance, together with minimal condition-related risk, will generally be speakers that were made between about 1990 and 2010.
Regards,
-- Al