Entering the world of audio, help with first setup- speakers to pair with Peachtree 220SE

After many years of education and limited budget (tough to finance anything while in medical school...), I finally have the means to make a decent budget setup for a home listening system.  It's intended to be a 2-way system in a smaller room, and the pieces of the puzzle that I currently have are a Schiit Mani phono preamp, a good condition Technics SL-23 turntable (craigslist find), and a Peachtree 220SE purchased for a good price from a friend.  Looking for a pair of floorstanding speakers with a max budget of 1.5k for the speakers.  Having searched the forums and classifieds, and given the budget, used seems to be the best bet.  Some speaker options that I have run across (including some specifically on the classifieds here) include used smaller Magnepans, Vienna Mozart Grand, Dali Mentor 6, Elac Uni-fi UF5, Vandersteen 3a.  Any recommendations? Taste in music varies greatly, playing anything from rock to classical.