Bookshelf or stand mount help please

Actually ATC does not offer anything active near your target 1K price.  Passives are not far above this area used.

I might get fried for this but I would get a good blutooth speaker rather then assemble a budget system.

Why not offer your duahgter s/thing that can sonically challenge your own system and look good (it is your daughter, after all): Cabasse -- if you can, the Akoya. They are active, include a DAC & room correction s/ware, they sound excellent (e.g. in another league compared to the small to mid Kefs, etc), and they look good to boot!

Maybe something from Edifier's bookshelf active speaker range:

Airpuls A100 (incl. sub out), hi-res audio certified, available in 3 different colours

Audio Inputs: AUX, PC, USB, Optical, Bluetooth

Price: 1k bulls eye

For casual listening, I am more than happy with the 1380DB

(although without sub out).