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Best way to spend $1000 on used bookshelf speakers?

There is so much experience and wisdom in this forum, so I thought I would ask for some advice. Based on what you know now, if you had a budget of $1,000 (give or take) and were looking for the best bookshelf speakers you could afford, what would you be looking for?
ohmy
elliottbnewcombjr
5,400 posts
 
true bookshelf is a different category than small monitor's.

either should be located/stand mounted to get the tweeters at seated ear level.

in any case, I advise no ports, if ports only front facing.
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sbank
3,379 posts
 
Proac Response 2 would be a great match considering the amp & desire to rock out with something small...not often easy to do. Since they are an older model $3K originally, used ~$1K is possible. Looking for 2 seconds, I found: https://reverb.com/item/45210640-proac-response-two-s-speakers-free-shipping-in-original-boxes-to-co...

Cheers,
Spencer
grinnell
1,097 posts
 
May take some time but Ref 3A de Capo i's can be found for around $1000
tweak1
3,664 posts
 
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soix
9,456 posts
 
+1 @tweak1 on the LSA-10 Signatures — that’s a ton of excellent speaker for that price. 
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