For your price range, i would go with a Yamaha HS8 active monitor for around ~700-ish (no amp needed). Set it on stands on either side of your desktop. It is not some sterile sounding monitor, but a very musical speaker.
You could put it on something like a Schiit Jotunheim (R2R dac + preamp) and have some high quality sound, i.e. you would need to spend a lot more to beat that level of sound whilst sitting nearfield or midfield.
The Andrew Jones Elacs typically need a higher quality amp, etc (might fall outside your price range) to reap their full potential.
I am a picky audiofool and dont want to thru a merry go round.