Terry you have a lot of choices for that kind of money and you will get a lot of suggestions here. Eventually you will have to decide what sounds best to you. First I have a question for you. What amp are you planning to use and what is its power rating?

Here are a few suggestions on speakers that I am familiar with-

Because you need to turn up the treble-Paradigm S6's and S8's These and the B&W's tend to be a litlle brighter sounding.

My personal favorite's are Thiels (1.6 and 2.4) http://www.thielaudio.com/ and Magnepan's but I dont know if you would like the door panel look of magnepans (MG 1.6 QR and 3.6's). www.magnepan.com

B&W 803's and 804's

PSB synchrony one's.

And check out these Salk speakers. http://www.salksound.com/v3.shtml