Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K

You now have close to 20 speaker recommendations but you have never told us what kind of amp you have.  So how would any of us know if any of these fine speaker recommendations could be properly driven by your amp?

Per your criteria, you want a small floorstanding pair of speakers under 2k.  But what good would they be if your amp could not properly drive them?  Might be a good idea to let us know this.

Thanks brimel1974.

Your amp puts out a respectable 125 wpc into 8, 200 wpc into 4 ohms and should have no problem driving most of the speakers recommended.  It also has a Class D power amplifier which many consider bright and I tend to agree.  So look at a warmer speaker that should compliment this amp design.

Suggest you try and hear the Vienna Acoustics Bach Grands.  Small footprint, warm and musical, smooth treble and outstanding bass from its 7" woofer.  Viennas are often paired with Primare amps that are also Class D with great results.  Highly recommended!

Yup. Definitely thinking about buying used. I am however somewhat scared of buying something used and then finding out later that it doesn't meet my tastes but maybe I will take the plunge.

I don't blame you.  I would be too.  But why limit yourself to being scared in taking a plunge with only used?  The same applies to new also.  Unless you can hear the speakers, you really have no idea if any of them will suit your tastes.  You now have close to thirty suggestions (myself included) and are you any closer to finding the best speaker with a small footprint under 2K?

There is no best of anything, especially loudspeakers.  There is only what is best for you.  You must now make an effort to go out and hear some of the speakers that were suggested for yourself.  You may hear some that weren't even mentioned in the thread and find out these were the right ones.  Your amp will drive most of them so no worries here.    What your doing right now is akin to selecting a vacation destination, while blindfolded and throwing darts at a map.  Good luck with that!