Some may scoff, but my NHT SuperTwos have more than held their own among Spendors, Maggies, B&Ws, PSBs and others costing quite a bit more. They've been out of production for a number of years, but each time I try to find a clearly superior speaker for a reasonable price, I find I can't do it (of course, I haven't tried EVERYthing). The SuperTwos do so many things well--including all the things you mentioned--and so few things, if any, poorly that they have stood the test of time extremely well. Just my opinion.
-Bob
-Bob