The Paradigms offer lots of cheap bass in lots of cheap Canadian MDF. The mids and highs suffer, of course, but they do what they do pretty well. I prefer a more resolved midrange at the expense of less bottom octave, so $1k is better spent on great two-way 6" stand-mounts like the Alon Petites, Spendor 3/1p, etc., or a Revel M20 if you can steal a pair for $1k. Sorry to bend the thread.