Need speaker advice

[Ryukyu]

I'm new here and haven't really kept up with what's going on in the audio world for a while, so I'm looking for a little help.
I have a Yamaha CR-840 receiver that I've recently taken out of storage, hooked up my cassette deck and phono, and have really been enjoying listening to my old recordings. The thing that struck me was the warmth of the analog recordings.
I presently have them hooked up to a pair of floorstanding Cerwin Vega HED speakers, but they are old (bought them in 1981) and starting to distort and rattle at pretty low volume levels, and I've had the speakers re-coned once.
I think it's time to replace them.
What I'm looking for is a floor standing model that would give me some decent bass without a sub-woofer. This system is strictly for music, not home theater.
I've done some searching in the forums and saw a lot of brad names that I'm not familiar with, but from some reviews I've read, it sounds like the Wharfdale Diamond 9.6 might be what I'm looking for, but there is no dealer around here that I'm aware of.
I'd like to stay in the $500-1000 range.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.