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Best Speakers new/used for around 2k

I'm looking for the best speakers for around 2k. I'd like your thougths or insight to speakers I've listed or any I might be missing. I listen to primarliy 50% 2 channel and 50% HT. The room is about 20 x 20 and has two openings. I have a Denon 2809 that I know I will have to either replace or upgrade with another Amp. I've heard just about all of these except the Gershman (but they get glowing reviews), 1.7 (obviously) and Zu.

1) PMC FB1i
2) Proac Response d18 or Studio 140
3) Spendor A6
4) PSB Synchrony One
5) Zu Druid
6) Gershman
7) Magnepan 1.7 (daughter's cat might shred)
8) B&W 804
9) Martin Logan Vistas
10)Sunfire CRM2

Thanks in advance. Any thoughts would be welcomed.

Best regards
slinker001
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tpreaves
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Asking someone else to choose speakers for you is not a good idea.What Joe Blow likes might not work for you at all.You say that you've heard most of the ones on your list.What do you like?If possible listen to some of your favorites with your system.Speakers will sound very different in your room with your equipment than they do at a dealers.Just a thought.Good luck.
jax2
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I don't know about that Joe Blow dude either. I've seen him giving some pretty shaky advice here as well. You might want to choose your new amp at the same time as the amp>speaker interfaces is absolutely critical. You might also consider that your room dimensions are less than ideal for a listening room (square dimensions are usually pretty bad in my experience). Perhaps some investment in treating the room or creative dividers (bookshelves, plants, etc) might be worth considering as well.
slinker001 OP
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Thanks for the advice and agree. Do you love or hate any of the aforementioned? Just trying to narrow down the field a little.
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