2.0 Stereo speakers on a $2000 budget?

If you are located within driving distance of southern California, there is a  pair of awesome VMPS RM30 speakers with auricaps, silver wiring, side 10" woofer, two 6" woofers, two 6" passive radiators, 3 neoribbon midranges, and a FST ribbon tweeter per speaker.  They need to be picked up--110 lbs. each.  There is a picture and description on p.36 of Audio Circle--VMPS speakers.  The seller was a demonstrator and seller of their speakers.  I was also and owned a pair of these.  I still have their big brother RM40 in a very nice system.  If John still has them for sale and they aren't bought yet, it would be hard to beat these at his $1500 asking price.  There are a couple of reviews you can read online.  These were about $5300 new--dynamics, clarity, soundstage, good clear bass, and adjustability to any room or system in the mids, highs, and bass.  At $5300 they were a steal.  If you don't live close enough, that's too bad.  I friend who bought a similar pair from me uses a Japanese theater amp and a cheap cd player and swears they sound stunningly good.  They sure did in my system--the 40's have deeper bass, can play a little louder, and a slightly higher soundstage.