floor speakers upgrade

Agree with above posts. At least Tekton offers a 60-day trial period, although you'll probably be out some shipping dollars if you return them. The mini Lore and Lore Reference are in your basic price range and may be worth a look. Another choice, especially if you like the sound you're getting now, would be the Elac F5. Like your Pioneers the F5 was also designed by Andrew Jones but likely offers meaningful improvements in driver technology, cabinetry, etc. The other option is obviously to buy used, and then you can start looking at speakers like the Silverline Preludes or the Monitor Audio RX6. Not knowing your system or what sound characteristic are important to you make these blind recommendations, but at least you have some ideas to work with. One big thing is to make sure whatever speakers you choose match well with and can be driven by your amplifier. Best of luck.

You might find some worthy candidates here. I've had Wharfedale diamonds and have heard many of the other brands on this page and they're all good values.

The Elac Debut F5 is desined by the same Andrew Jones who designed your Pioneers, but with a bigger budget, more sophisticated drivers and more rigid cabinet design. In other words, from a design standpoint it is precisely a good-sized step up from your current speakers.

He's also designed several 5-figure state-of-the-art speakers for TAD, Pioneer's premium speaker line.

Let us know what you're using for amplification. It makes a big difference on what comes out of the speakers.

Good advice from Zd. I agree.

On the USED market if you stick to well known brands and buy at good prices the "try them at home issue" becomes a moot point ... if you do not like what you buy, recycle (resell) and try something else! That is the beauty of AudiogoN, eBay, etc.

ELAC F5. Incredible value and sound.