OPINIONS Best FULL RANGE used speaker for SS

In your price range the 801/802 are excellent choices (room size MUST be a factor when considering the 801).

Look around for some Hales Trancendence 3 or 5. Parts availability is an issue if you ever break them, but the current market should allow for that ... giving you a huge bang for your buck.

Although not embraced by the popular press, ACI makes a kit speaker (Sapphire?) and Sub (Titan) that provide a great option as well. I spent time listening to a set built by Gary Galo around the time he reviewed them for speaker Builder or The Audio Amateur ... really nice.

Depending on your need for bass (you cite 'full range' as a criterion), there are lots more very good speakers with extension into the upper 20 to low 30 hz range that in a small to medium room can be just slamtronic as say the 801s would be in a room large enough to support them.

- quick follow up to my lst post - was just on Ebay and saw a pair of Hales Concept 5s for 1500. Might be worth a look.

For the price you're talking about, if your room is big enough to handle them, a pair of Duntech Crown Prince's or Princesses would be an excellent match for solid state amps, as those speakers have a little warmth in the midrange that works better with solid state than tubes and otherwise they give you many of the virtues of the Dunlavy SC IVs, which I feel sound better with tubes. IMHO, based on having auditioned them both and having chosen the Duntechs almost 14 years ago over the 801 Matrixes, B&Ws will be more revealing, Duntechs will be a little warmer and more forgiving. Both are excellent speakers, but remember with any full-range speaker that you'll need a big enough room to handle those lower bass notes.

Energy Veritas v 1.8's are an excellent choice, and can be had on the net used for around 2k. I have had a ton of speakers, and these are the best speaker for jazz and rock i have ever owned.

The Gershman Acoustics Avant Garde or the less expensive Cameleon which retails for 1699 new. The Avant Garde's are 4400 and sometimes show up used for 2k to 2.5k - both are great speakers with style - check out the website on the Audiogon manufacturers list. If you need more info go to audioreview.com for details on the Avant Gardes or go to a dealers site - soundvideo.com.