Best Floorstanding Speaker under $1000 USD

Darn good point, Eldartford. I might also suggest Martin Logan's (though Quads have already been recommended).

if you can find a used pair of Boston Lynnfield 400's they are without a doubt the best deal - imo. this was Bostons high end offering several years ago. i have a pair of Lynnfield 500Ls and imo they hold their own against the Aeriel model 8 which is considerable more money

drawback is that they need alot of power.

look into vandersteen 1's or 2's you should be able to get them used for under $1000.00 no sweat.

Bought a pair of Vand. 1 ended up to be too big in my area. Returned them. However sounded pretty good but still far from what I am used to.