No simple answer. It really depends on your system, your room, and your listening preferences. There are some good bargains to be had in used floorstanding speakers, if you don't mind a nick or a scratch. You can usually end up paying half or less. A used set of La Scalas?
BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE
Im curious what you guys recommend for speakers at a reasonable price. floor standing and center. cheaper kef, svs, klipsch, what? i was looking at them three not looking to spend a ton but dont want to go super cheap. can someone give me some recomendations for midddle priced speakers. dont want to spend over 2500 for 2 floor standing id say let me know your thoughts please. going to use a svs subwoofer and FOR NOW onkyo tx-nr809 receiver HELP PLEASE THANK YOU