Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K

Yup. Definitely thinking about buying used. I am however somewhat scared of buying something used and then finding out later that it doesn't meet my tastes but maybe I will take the plunge.

I don't blame you.  I would be too.  But why limit yourself to being scared in taking a plunge with only used?  The same applies to new also.  Unless you can hear the speakers, you really have no idea if any of them will suit your tastes.  You now have close to thirty suggestions (myself included) and are you any closer to finding the best speaker with a small footprint under 2K?

There is no best of anything, especially loudspeakers.  There is only what is best for you.  You must now make an effort to go out and hear some of the speakers that were suggested for yourself.  You may hear some that weren't even mentioned in the thread and find out these were the right ones.  Your amp will drive most of them so no worries here.    What your doing right now is akin to selecting a vacation destination, while blindfolded and throwing darts at a map.  Good luck with that!

Buying used removes much of the concern over buying 'unheard'. Item can be resold without great loss if purchased at fair price. With speakers shipping does become an issue. However, you can purchase a set of $2K speakers for under $1k buying used.

Reread the above suggestions for opportunity on used speakers. Research selected ones online for further input. Good luck!

Used B&W Nautilus or S 803's.  

I have new KEF Q500 that are now broekn in and they have a lovely balance sound. They are in a somewhat small room being run with an Accuphase E307 Integrated Amp, Kimber 8TC speaker cables and Kimber interconnects, Linn Basik turntable with an Akito tone arm and Rega Exacta 2 Cartridge, PS Power Cords (2), Marantz CD5004, airport Express with an optical cable, Using a Gdrive to store and stream  2000 CDs. In this system the speakers have a surprising good sound and the speakers are under $2000.

IF you are open to dipole/planar speakers, and IF you have at least 3’ (5’ is better) to move them out from the wall behind them, there is a mint pair of Eminent Technology LFT-8b’s on U.S. Audiomart right now at an asking price of $1800 (retail $2500). Somewhat similar to the Maggie MG1.7 (both being 5’ tall magnetic-planar dipoles), but with an 8" cone woofer for 180Hz down. Some listeners prefer the LFT-8b to not only the MG1.7, but also the MG3.7! THE best value in a dipole/planar loudspeaker at the present time, imo. Including the bass enclosure, the speaker's footprint is about one square foot.