Just browsing tonight I came across the following on Audioweb, Audioreview, Audioshopper and Audiogon: ACI Sapphire2, Spendor3/5, Legacy Audio Studio, and a floorstanding alternative, Mission775s. Check them out and also look for Dynaudio Audience and Totem1s. I am partial to the Totems but they are all worth a look. For the larger standmounts Partsexpress has heavy gauge metal stands for about 100 bucks, for the smaller ones Atacama stands can be found almost as cheap. There are lots of decent box speakers out there, good luck.
Best Monitors used under $800
Hello:would appreciate any info on best monitors used under $800 for simaudio celeste integrated,my preference is for an open,neutral,transparent and extended type of sound,currently i have paradigms studio 20's and would like an upgrade path that would better them in vocals,mids,more refine highs and maybe bass aswell,speaker cables are dh labs q-10,interconnect are synergistic ref and cd player is an EAD ultradisc 2000,thanks to all in advance,regards,AL