What floorstanding speakers should I buy?

Monitor audio or b&w check past stereophile recom componets

+1 on the PSB Stratus Gold. They effortlessly fill a room, go deep, and scale well from solo voice to big band or orchestra, especially with an amp as powerful as yours. One of the surprises of this speaker is its fast, transparent midrange. The speaker cab looks like it would be slow and murky, but it's anything but.

Read Stereophile's review here, and check out its measurements here. Particularly note its near absence of cabinet resonances, the really linear response including a very flat and unlumpy bass, and wide, smooth lateral dispersion.

I suggest not buying speakers around an amp, but buying an amp to power your prefered speakers.

If you live anywhere near Anaheim, there's a pair of Snell B Minor's for sale on audiogon for $1000. An absolute steal for a great versatile pair of speakers that are perfect for what you want. I have a pair and I can't give them up.

Cant go wrong with Vandersteen 2ce signatures, they are running about 1000 used right now. Or Spendor SP1/2e they run a litttle more about 1200