In that price range, you should look at the new Revel Performa3 line. First impressions are off the charts from users and dealers. You may also want to seriously consider some direct to consumer brands. SVS and Emotiva both have speaker lines right within budget and at that budget you'd be able to get a full speaker package plus sub that would do great. You can also consider Golden Ear. They are probably pretty good for HT user but I was disappointed when listening to the brand for 2-channel.
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LOOKING FOR THE "BEST" SPEAKER PACKAGE MAINLY FOR HT USE. WILL BE USING BIG BOX RECEIVER BUT LIKELY WILL ADD GOOD AMP IN TIME AND USE RECEIVER AS PROCESSOR ONLY. BUDGET FOR SPEAKERS IS APPROX $5000 PLUS SUB BUT THAT'S NOT SET IN STONE. LOOKING AT APERION, ASCEND, ETC. INTERESTED IN USER SUGGESTIONS. ROOM IS RECTANGLE 20L X 13W X 9H. WILL USE FOR 2 CHANNEL AS WELL BUT ONLY WITH SONOS SO SUPER REVEALING ISN'T HUGE ISSUE. LOOKED INTO SALK AS WELL BUT PRICING ON THE WEBSITE IS TOUGH TO FIGURE. THX IN ADVANCE.