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Best used floorstanding / full range around $1000

I have a dilemma, or two:
First, which has a better value, a pair of speaker monitors with good stands, or floorstanders of a similar price? And, to extend on that, what are some recommended floorstanders around $1000 *USED*?

Now, I realize these questions have been asked a million times, and the answers are indeed subjective. However, I looked and can't find anything pertaining to this price range. I am looking for your opinion, so please if you have to reply with "listen to them yourself", don't bother. If you have something interesting to say, thanks in advance!

Here's some details on what I have right now:
I have a pair of Monitor Audio GR10's, and looking to buy speaker stands in the range of $150-300; something sturdy and stylish, but not overly expensive. I'm looking along the lines of Sanus steel series and if I could find it, some old Osiris or Target stands. Then it hit me. Instead of nice stands, perhaps it would make more sense to invest in an extra midbass driver, in other words a floorstander? I bought the GR10 here on Audiogon for about $700, and I have seen GR20's go for as low as $1100 on here and on Ebay. What are my other options? There has to be some good value used floorstanders for $1000 used, more or less (maybe $2500-3000, new, old model, etc.). Those of you who think I should just go for the stands, please state your reasons, too.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
rakuennow
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dbphd
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Rakuennow,

The newer amps may sound better, but either the Proceed Amp 2 or 3 sound very good to me driving my KEF Reference 104/2s. I use a Proceed PAV/PDSD pre/pro, a 2 chassis AVP if you will, although the AVP was said not to be as good. For HT, I invoke a pair of KEF Reference 102/2s and a 200C. Cross over to a Velodyne HGS-15 is at 80 Hz. Sources are a Sony 9000ES for CD and SACD, a PlayStation 3-80 for DVD, and a DirectTV HD-DVR. The result is a very satisfying system for music, film, or TV.

db
tweak1
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bondmanp
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Here's a speaker I've heard, and was very impressed by, that you can buy NEW for $1K/pr.: www.dcmspeakers.com. The TFE200 made beautiful music with a 15 watt/channel Jolida tube integrated and Jolida CDP at HE2007 in NYC. The room was not one of the small guest rooms, but a conference room bigger than most living rooms. They are not small, but bang for the buck is off the charts, IMHO. Plus, if you don't like them, you can return them for 30 days. You lose only the shipping fees. (I am not associated with DCM Loudspeakers.) I am looking to upgrade speakers into the $3-6K/pr range, and I am not so sure I shouldn't try the TFE100s ($800/pr) first (the 200's are too big for my room). They were that good, IMO.
shiva
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Check out the NHT 3.3. It is full range speaker with a pair of side firing 12" drivers. I have not heard them in quite some time, but they sounded quite good when I did. There are some for sale on this site at about your price point.
rakuennow OP
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Thank you everyone, I greatly appreciate your suggestions. It seems everyone has a different idea and there is no common ground. This hobby is frustrating sometimes... :) I am leaning on just sticking with my current pair of speakers for now, having already overspent recently. I made two impulse purchases on ebay, one for a Nad T175 and a Proceed AMP5 -- good prices I just didn't want to pass up. I think I am going to demo between the Nad and my Cary Cinema 6, and between the Proceed amp and my Rotel/Odyssey amps, figure out which ones I want to keep, sell the rest, THEN revisit this speaker issue. Meanwhile I'll keep all your suggestions in mind and do more research. Thanks!!
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