What to do? What to do?

Audio Physic Sparks.

For rock I recommend older Klipsch speakers. They are horns, but the old ones are not bright or harsh. They are incredibly efficient (LaScala's at 104db/watt). They are also incredibly dynamic, which is what you need for compressed rock recordings. What they don't do is image very well. They play very loud and tonally very accurate, but do roll off at the top and bottom ends. Their other downside is their size, so if that's an issue you might consider Klipsch Cornwalls.

By the way, these are not the greatest speakers for Jazz and Chamber. They aren't bad for Jazz, but for Chamber I don't really care for them.

check out biro technology L/1. absolutely the best bang for the buck in this price range and way above too. these speakers will wow you on both classical and rock. a real bargain for the price. TAS recommended too.

I suggest the Dynaudio Audience 60 speakers. They're floorstanders with a silk-dome tweeter. I've listened to them, and I think you'll be hard pressed to find anything better under $2000. They do everything *very* well (this is not to say they are a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none speaker). They are excellent in rock as well as orchestral as well as intimate jazz. They retail at $1199. Give them a listen. They may not look exotic, but the company only concerns itself with how well they reproduce music. djjp