Speakers for $600.

There is a pair of Spica TC50s for sale on A'gon. Check them out.

live a little. go to the pioneerelectronics.com website and check out the malt whiskey speakers. 600 bucks a pair, lively, balanced, off the charts for a cool collectible at a great price. my brother-in-law, who also owns a set of jvc 'wood driver'speakers, and they sound 'more than fine' on rock and jazz.

I agree with Maddoggy...Klipsch kg4's are outstanding for what you can buy them for (I paid $160 for mine). If you don't mind larger....Klipsch Forte go for around $500 bucks (another outstanding for the money speaker).

Your amp will probably sound great with them!

Dave

Quad 12L2s come up under $600 on Audiogon pretty frequently (there were two pair for sale the last time I looked; I don't know the sellers). I have the original 11Ls, which I think are fantastic--fast, detailed, nice imaging, and fun to listen to. I've read numerous similar recommendations of the 12L2s on the forums here.

I second the Spica TC50s, if you understand and can live with their limitations. They don't dig too deep into the bass, they odn't get really loud (although I'd say loud enough), and transient attack may not have the greatest jump factor. But you get supremely evenly balanced tonality across the frequency spectrum, very high resolution, and a natural sense of dynamics within the limits of their volume. One of the most natural sounding speakers ever made, regardless of price. The Angeluses are also excellent. Although I've never heard them, the Spica designer John Bau, felt the TC60s were the best speakers he ever built.